Submissions by LightningBug (Kathy J Anderson)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Journeyman Poet.Writing poetry since... the 70s. Seriously since the 2000s.
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
27th Jul 2022 1:58am
27th Jul 2022 1:58am
Message in a Bottle
Dragons in a red wine bottle
Bottoms up to the sun gods arms
Where eagles fly with rainbows touched,
Glossy winged orange-yellow draco
Span horizons in sunny settings,
Dragons in a red wine bottle
Spill over upon yon cloud banks
Splashing them firey golden.
Noon reaches emotional peaks
Sprouting boughs of temporal trees,
Dragons in a red wine bottle
Left in the expanse between these pines,
Upwards bound to toast eight of cups,
Another round, six of cups is fine ...
Bottoms up to the sun gods arms
Where eagles fly with rainbows touched,
Glossy winged orange-yellow draco
Span horizons in sunny settings,
Dragons in a red wine bottle
Spill over upon yon cloud banks
Splashing them firey golden.
Noon reaches emotional peaks
Sprouting boughs of temporal trees,
Dragons in a red wine bottle
Left in the expanse between these pines,
Upwards bound to toast eight of cups,
Another round, six of cups is fine ...
#spiritual
#tradition
368 reads
6 Comments
FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
20th Jul 2022 4:34am
20th Jul 2022 4:34am
Breathe Between the Notes
She suddenly realized she might be alone for the rest of her life.
The spider bites the finger that lit the red candle.
Stung by the flames strung between the beats.
Blood circulates in all these lines painted in sands of time.
Songs sung thread out until she ends all breath.
The spider bites the finger that lit the red candle.
Stung by the flames strung between the beats.
Blood circulates in all these lines painted in sands of time.
Songs sung thread out until she ends all breath.
#love
#regret
#dark
#death
#aging
300 reads
2 Comments
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
374 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
397 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
373 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
455 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
386 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
388 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
336 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
426 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
459 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
333 reads
2 Comments
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