Submissions by LightningBug (Kathy J Anderson)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Journeyman Poet.Writing poetry since... the 70s. Seriously since the 2000s.
FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
19th Jul 2022 10:22pm
19th Jul 2022 10:22pm
Her Chariot Life
The older she got, the less sure she was about anything.
She prayed to the One. Dismissed reality the very next day.
A digitial voice says, “ We know all about the lover.” That tarot card died.
Nothing new is discovered about the light or the dark. Or why do we talk to ourselves in persona of the gods?
Ra drives the Sun into her blissful skies.
She prayed to the One. Dismissed reality the very next day.
A digitial voice says, “ We know all about the lover.” That tarot card died.
Nothing new is discovered about the light or the dark. Or why do we talk to ourselves in persona of the gods?
Ra drives the Sun into her blissful skies.
#dreams
#mythology
#MovingOn
#SelfDiscovery
#determination
327 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
19th Jul 2022 4:37am
19th Jul 2022 4:37am
A Meety Stew
She was good enough
For cuddling and stuff
But not for a serious buff
Up to the point of licking her muff,
Even anything more than quick gropes
So all he did was buy dope
Take an offered herbal to cope
About the same as grass
In an empty smoke glass
That either knew
Wasn't a real screw,
Just morning dew
A case of Mountaindew
Syrup for a...
For cuddling and stuff
But not for a serious buff
Up to the point of licking her muff,
Even anything more than quick gropes
So all he did was buy dope
Take an offered herbal to cope
About the same as grass
In an empty smoke glass
That either knew
Wasn't a real screw,
Just morning dew
A case of Mountaindew
Syrup for a...
#anger
#heartbroken
#frustration
#confusion
#fear
351 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
16th Jul 2022 8:05pm
16th Jul 2022 8:05pm
Touched Venusian
My shadow wears
A cloak of willow withes
A facemask to hide my pain
Dark glasses to avoid notice,
Her hair is like an fine tooth comb
Thick yet sparse in spots
My shadow is a an alien from venus
Whose skin is fireproof
Always wanting to be touched
And wanting whom it isn't touching
A cloak of willow withes
A facemask to hide my pain
Dark glasses to avoid notice,
Her hair is like an fine tooth comb
Thick yet sparse in spots
My shadow is a an alien from venus
Whose skin is fireproof
Always wanting to be touched
And wanting whom it isn't touching
#sadness
#loneliness
#despair
#fear
#bittersweet
317 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Jul 2022 7:32pm
15th Jul 2022 7:32pm
Under Oak Boughs
Eliminate lofty ideals,
Instead relax into a spiel
Of idyllic contra phase,
Forming lingual catchphrase,
Under yon branching oak
Lending shade, a strong cloak
Covering all manner of folks —
Just sit down under
Accept lifes thunder,
Claim it for your own wonder,
Feeling it grow up
From roots to crown, hookup,
Do that shtup
To make up
Make logophile
Stake this guidepost while
Hours tick,
Don’t give a lick
Take up your schtick
Spread beneath moons watch,
Be the rare...
Instead relax into a spiel
Of idyllic contra phase,
Forming lingual catchphrase,
Under yon branching oak
Lending shade, a strong cloak
Covering all manner of folks —
Just sit down under
Accept lifes thunder,
Claim it for your own wonder,
Feeling it grow up
From roots to crown, hookup,
Do that shtup
To make up
Make logophile
Stake this guidepost while
Hours tick,
Don’t give a lick
Take up your schtick
Spread beneath moons watch,
Be the rare...
#happiness
#rhyming
#CallToAction
#StreamOfConsciousness
#obsession
405 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
14th Jul 2022 00:58am
14th Jul 2022 00:58am
The Nurse and the Lady
#lust
#funny
#men #UnrequitedLove
#men #UnrequitedLove
348 reads
0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
3rd Jul 2022 3:17am
3rd Jul 2022 3:17am
Gambols
The need fills the void of space
Space of companionships,
Companionships setting full sail
Sail to all horizon points tip
Tips to where dolphins get to play
Play underwater and spill
Spill to the ends of an earthen veil,
Veil of a blue and green airship
Airship that’s our own home place
Place of wild and beautiful trips
Trips into that once empty dale
Dale of veiled love-wave skips.
Space of companionships,
Companionships setting full sail
Sail to all horizon points tip
Tips to where dolphins get to play
Play underwater and spill
Spill to the ends of an earthen veil,
Veil of a blue and green airship
Airship that’s our own home place
Place of wild and beautiful trips
Trips into that once empty dale
Dale of veiled love-wave skips.
#love
#kindness
#uplifting #healing
#uplifting #healing
349 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Jun 2022 1:39am
29th Jun 2022 1:39am
The Weave of It All
How I got here is nil,
Of no importance to this spill
On grounds of being emotionally ill,
I let go and let flow
Under moon glow
Beneath milky way slow
Turning on its axis of light,
Shattering perceptions of night,
Garnering moss that fights
The chill of unsettled eyes bright,
So far away from this frey,
No shield can make V-day,
Till finds a rainbow
Whose pot O gold shows
There is always life in snows -
Blanketing ground for grists
To come next seasons mist,
Lifting...
Of no importance to this spill
On grounds of being emotionally ill,
I let go and let flow
Under moon glow
Beneath milky way slow
Turning on its axis of light,
Shattering perceptions of night,
Garnering moss that fights
The chill of unsettled eyes bright,
So far away from this frey,
No shield can make V-day,
Till finds a rainbow
Whose pot O gold shows
There is always life in snows -
Blanketing ground for grists
To come next seasons mist,
Lifting...
#hope
#frustration
#LookingForLove
#bittersweet
#emotions
293 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Jun 2022 11:21pm
26th Jun 2022 11:21pm
Unenchanted
You’re as warm as that cigar
Jutting from lips like a scar
That slices your face in half
In an arrogant smile or laugh,
Though the mockery isn’t math
Or rocket science in this lab---
Still you think you’re so fab
Till you feel her jab,
Words like swords in hand
Taking an upper stand
Against the warped dune-land’s
He thinks he commands---
But no knight of white ...
Jutting from lips like a scar
That slices your face in half
In an arrogant smile or laugh,
Though the mockery isn’t math
Or rocket science in this lab---
Still you think you’re so fab
Till you feel her jab,
Words like swords in hand
Taking an upper stand
Against the warped dune-land’s
He thinks he commands---
But no knight of white ...
#anger
#anxiety
#rejection #betrayal
#rejection #betrayal
385 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
17th Jun 2022 4:05am
17th Jun 2022 4:05am
Following
Only my heart can tell its shape,
In her designs she makes escapes
Into the dawn of days
Follows her own ways,
Unknown roads
Paved in codes.
In her designs she makes escapes
Into the dawn of days
Follows her own ways,
Unknown roads
Paved in codes.
#happiness
#dreams
#escape
415 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Jun 2022 6:04pm
15th Jun 2022 6:04pm
Umm Gaia
Asparagus is getting tall,
Apple blossoms have now fallen,
Mugwort skyrockets
Like raspberry shoots,
Lemon balm
Spreads green calm.
Apple blossoms have now fallen,
Mugwort skyrockets
Like raspberry shoots,
Lemon balm
Spreads green calm.
#summer
#spring
#nature
272 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
12th Jun 2022 10:01pm
12th Jun 2022 10:01pm
Java Intrigue
Making this coffee
It truly seems to be
Blessing wishes freely
To brew some for thee
Under the yon coconut tree
Dreaming by the azure sea —
Singing to the bonny bee’s
Beneath verdant canopies,
Buzzing flower to flower
Looking like lazy daisy heads lower’d
Heads not much like sunflowers
At all but, something sweeter,
Glistening nectars
Needed by nesters,
Baby bumbles and others
Otherwise known as bears —
Chugging java cups
Keeps them coming back up
Trees in mind’s eyes
To concoct more java
You...
It truly seems to be
Blessing wishes freely
To brew some for thee
Under the yon coconut tree
Dreaming by the azure sea —
Singing to the bonny bee’s
Beneath verdant canopies,
Buzzing flower to flower
Looking like lazy daisy heads lower’d
Heads not much like sunflowers
At all but, something sweeter,
Glistening nectars
Needed by nesters,
Baby bumbles and others
Otherwise known as bears —
Chugging java cups
Keeps them coming back up
Trees in mind’s eyes
To concoct more java
You...
#happiness
#animals
#nature
#bees
#ForbiddenLove
324 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Jun 2022 4:38am
12th Jun 2022 4:38am
Facing the Sun
Feet towards the sun,
I’m the lucky one
Following its run,
Across the sky
Wondering why
My day begins with sighs
Echos thoughts of goodbyes —
As the light passes
Lifting my lashes,
Knowing body is ashes
Yet full of life masses,
That stroke midnight highs
Beyond our skies
Into broader pitches,
Worn out stars drifting
Follow my lisping
Tongue in tune singing —
Now came too swiftly
For our yesterday only
Slammed into today,
Then laid us down
On the sweet green lawn ...
I’m the lucky one
Following its run,
Across the sky
Wondering why
My day begins with sighs
Echos thoughts of goodbyes —
As the light passes
Lifting my lashes,
Knowing body is ashes
Yet full of life masses,
That stroke midnight highs
Beyond our skies
Into broader pitches,
Worn out stars drifting
Follow my lisping
Tongue in tune singing —
Now came too swiftly
For our yesterday only
Slammed into today,
Then laid us down
On the sweet green lawn ...
#happiness
#love
#sun
#moon
#sky
332 reads
4 Comments
DU Poetry : Submissions by LightningBug (Kathy J Anderson)
