When lovers and nice things are gone

The Dystopian Tarot, The Lovers
Kerry O'Connor

https://kerryoconnorsother.blogspot.com/ 

Back to square one;
a Dystopian poem 

Technology's losing it today

Planes are falling from the sky

It's big dishes are on the ground

Removing you and me comes next

What we'll have left is innocent child

Eyes wide open and wondering of things

Things that were, we had it so good

Now everything has come to Glum

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - I am linked to Kerry O'Connor  in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/05/art-flash.html?m=1
  - Kerry has left a piece of her Dystopian art on her blog for you to see.   It is also supposed to be inspiration for our writing.
 - Flash Writing traditionally has 55 Words as does this one not counting the title words. 
  - SQUINT your eyes and in the PICTURE you can see the innocent little girl shining through as being in the background.

a Wordy Poem for Thursday Morning

Looking around;

 What do I see? 

The situation:

(Sitting in the edge of the bed

Directed poem I'll try to write

Directions were look around you

And write of what all you can see)

What is going on?

TV's on old "Murder she wrote"

Playing quite loud like when I came

Sleep timer's set for one hour.

It'll turn off when I'm asleep

Who is there?

Misses sleeping here when I came

Sleeping soundly her pill helped that

Not snoring now later she might

Two alarms set quarter to six

What else?

Those are the majors but there's more

Magazine handy I'll not read

Jumbo puzzle to solve or save

Piled pillow blankets I'll not need

Time to quit:

Now I've written my sixteen lines

Turn off the light and shut my eyes

Anything else?

Thank the Lord for what all I've seen

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - I am linked with Sherry Blue Sky in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/05/wordy-thursday-with-wild-woman.html?m=1

 - Sherry's directions  "Write about this present moment, just as it is. Let’s celebrate the ordinary, the small treasures, pleasures and comforts that surround us."
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See all my Daily National Poem Writing Month poems f

or April 2019 at these Archive Links:  

• 3/31/19 - 4/7/19
• 4/7/19 - 4/14/19
• 4/14/19 - 4/21/19
• 4/21/19 - 4/28/19
• 4/28/19 - 5/5/19
•  

Day 30 (of 30 days) -- NaPoWriMo -- I Finished !!! (one a day for 30 days)

  

Nibbles Excessive

Thin little stick of sweet

Candy treat for sugar starved

One nibble at a time

Those love bites are repaid

Potassium shortage

 Brings about heart problems

Licorice glut bitten back

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See all my Daily poems for April at these Archive Links:

3/31/19 - 4/7/19

4/7/19 - 4/14/19

4/14/19 - 4/21/19

4/21/19 - 4/28/19

4/28/19 - 5/5/19

 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved   

 - I am linked with Anmol (HA) in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-tuesday-platform-frontier-of.html?m=1 

 - Anmol's suggestions, "Write a poem in praise of a source of inspiration — your muse, your life, your own web of thoughts, your dreams or sleeplessness, your daily tasks, a favourite artist or musician, nature and environment, et al. Also, let's keep it between 30-60 words — there is a certain beauty in brevity after all."  I have 30 words plus two for the title, total of 32 words.

 - I used to be a Licorice glut myself but since the FDA has issued a warning of the dangers of "Black licorice contains the sweetening compound glycyrrhizin, which can decrease potassium levels in the body, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. That temporary potassium deficiency can cause abnormal heart rhythms, high blood pressure, and even congestive heart failure. Oct 31, 2017" from a Google search of "licorice health issues."

 - Obviously I do not have a package of licorice candy for picture taking, this is Red Chewy stick picture has lots of regular sugar and is made by the leading distributer of Licorice.  I have not tasted Licorice in about 15 years.

 - and with NaPoWriMo Day 30 at http://www.napowrimo.net/day-thirty-5/ 

Day 29 -- NaPoWriMo 2019 - What, when, how, if, why?? -- A Monday Poem for You

When I wonder;

not your ordinary book of Wonders;

we never finish asking

When I wonder how it would feel

like to be squashed by a Giant

I think of me squashing an errant ant 

When I wonder ... 

When I wonder what the wonders

of the world were like in their day

Colossus of Rhodes--think of Kids Artwork 

When I wonder what it'd be like

to smoke a joint of Mary Jane

If it were legal when I might have tried 

When I wonder when one should yield

grow old and gray and act that way

I ask the Misses but she's of no help 

When I wonder ...

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved 

 - I'm linked to Bjorn in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/04/poems-in-april-asking-questions.html?m=1 

 - and with NaPoWriMo Day 29 at http://www.napowrimo.net/day-twenty-nine-5/ 

 - I'm not an expert but I do have a couple of encyclopedia supplements called The Book of Wonders (1920's and 1960's editions).  And I have visited five of places of the Seven Wonders of the (Ancient) World (google search) but not to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (ISIS has probably recently destroyed this one) and four of the New 7 Wonders.

 - Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (again from google search, above)

• ☆Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one that still exists.
• ☆Colossus of Rhodes.
• Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
• ☆Lighthouse of Alexandria.
• ☆Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey)
• Statue of Zeus at Olympia. 
• ☆Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

 - The New 7 Wonders of the World Are an Instagrammer's Dream

• ☆1 The Great Wall of China — China. Getty Images. ...
• 2 Machu Picchu — Peru. Getty Images. ...
• ☆3 Roman Colosseum — Rome. Getty Images. ...
• 4 Taj Mahal — India. Getty Images. ...
• ☆5 Christ the Reedemer Statue — Brazil. Getty Images. ...
• ☆6 Petra — Jordan. Getty Images. ...
• 7 Chichén Itzá — Mexico.

Day 28 -- NaPoWriMo 2019

Reimagined

 

Unidentified Woman ca. 1950's - Walter Silver Photographs

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90070510-e04b-0131-be59-58d385a7bbd0

In the Box

At best for now she has a cat

She's always wanted a yellow one

But how it came about raises brows

Walking down the road hot sweaty

Blue blouse slung over her shoulder

Was wishing now she'd worn her bra

Blouse shouldered as the pickup slowed

She'd take a ride hope he would

Would keep roaming hands to himself

Wonders were blessing her that day

Old pickup the driver was slight

"It's a girl my Lord"** I'm okay

Long blond hair--would you like a ride

It's way to hot for you to walk

Panicky now no girl at all

Shy girl she wasn't good with men

No escape she found small talk come

Hottest day ever still April

Curiosity held in check

Didn't ask what was in the box

Sitting between them on the seat

Noises, the box soon came forefront

I'm taking my cat to the pound

Moved I can't keep him any more

He had to go there's no place else

Silence overcame them thinking

He seemed so nice and well behaved

Scheming woman she never been

But women have their subtle ways

Might it help if I would keep him

Yes yes would you please I'd much like

His things are packed and in back

Let's change numbers and keep in touch

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 - Poem Copyright,  Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - Photo copied from Margaret at the link below
 - I am linked with Margaret in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/04/poems-in-april-photographic-images.html?m=1
 - and with NaPoWriM 2019 Day 28 at http://www.napowrimo.net/day-twenty-eight-5/

 - **Note:  "It's a girl my Lord (in a flatbed Ford) " words from the song, "Eagles - Take It Easy" (link).