Monthly Archives: June 2022

query

Posted on 2022-06-18 by Brad Werner

nary a querycould quite carrythe flutter of a fairyor a sprite contrary the sprite just mightput up a furious fightfor a fairy isn’t lightexcept when in flight how did your wager faresold without a careby the hair of a hareor … Continue reading →

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pangea pancakes

Posted on 2022-06-09 by Brad Werner

do you cook your pancakeslike an archipelago of islandslittle golden silver dollarssizzling on the griddleyou needn’t fuss or fiddleuntil the bubbles fizzle or are your hotcakesperfect circles of splendoralways five inches of joyconsistent color edge to middlenever varied even a … Continue reading →

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you brew

Posted on 2022-06-07 by Brad Werner

immutable constantsdissolve like sandcascading downthrough the neckof a hyperboloidof one sheet of time you have a choiceget stuck in the neckof the inevitableor dissolve your egoand flow throughwith the sands of time your misconceptionsrequire interventionsto keep in checkyour view of … Continue reading →

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charactrees

Posted on 2022-06-07 by Brad Werner

individual characters stand aloneeach isolated like a stoic stoneyet they were hewn from one rockformed by sediment, flow, or shock flow is the normfor changing formwhat was once a veebecomes a bee sometimes they recombinea curve becomes a linea pair … Continue reading →

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wooing words

Posted on 2022-06-05 by Brad Werner

language is made to woo wordsto make them dance and play some words will invite othersto join their merry fray another breath, more words will comefor frolicking and fun some words will stand as iswhile certain words must flock whispered … Continue reading →

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one look at a book

Posted on 2022-06-04 by Brad Werner

one lookat a bookcan sinkthe story’s hookinto your mind within yourfertile mindsprout seedsof story reedsand cattails be a marshor be a bogeven a swampwith dense fogwhere creatures romp be a fecund farmwhere stories swarmideas buzz like fliesthrough plot lows and … Continue reading →

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gravity

Posted on 2022-06-04 by Brad Werner

gravity my loveI’m already yoursbut still i keepfalling for you you pulled me closewe danced a whilethen closer stillme you bring u i can’t resistbut still I dreamin flights of fancytighter still you cling dear sweet gravityi tried to break … Continue reading →

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yum-mango

Posted on 2022-06-03 by Brad Werner

my love left memorning mangopeeled past midnightperched in a cupwaiting for meto giddy upsuch sweet joystastebud tangoyum-mango

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Ashley and Lon

Posted on 2022-06-03 by Brad Werner

after a few false startson the road of replacement parts it slowly became clearthat the time for new wheels was near we needed a sibling for our beloveda new hybrid both gassed and plugged fortunately we found the teamwho delivered … Continue reading →

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banana-cup

Posted on 2022-06-02 by Brad Werner

half a banana in a cupwhich end is downwhich is up peeled along each hemwhich end was flowerwhich one stem the almonds don’t careas long as theyget to share this fruit and nutty blendto me a delightbut to themtheir end

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