Submissions by Tallen (earth_empath)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I am not really a seasoned writer. I write to Feel Less and I read to Feel more.
Pernickety on a Sandbar
26/30
Pernickety on a Sandbar
My neighbor became
niggly aggressively argumentative
She knew next to nothing
about the couple
we spoke to that morning
yet she insisted
the man is rude
misogynistic
domineering
She said ALL men ARE the same
That got me going
I challenged her on how anyone
namely, her, can make snap
judgements on people they
just met
Perhaps she’s judging from
self life experiences
and upbringing
Maybe her deceased husband
treated her...
Pernickety on a Sandbar
My neighbor became
niggly aggressively argumentative
She knew next to nothing
about the couple
we spoke to that morning
yet she insisted
the man is rude
misogynistic
domineering
She said ALL men ARE the same
That got me going
I challenged her on how anyone
namely, her, can make snap
judgements on people they
just met
Perhaps she’s judging from
self life experiences
and upbringing
Maybe her deceased husband
treated her...
#conflict
#humankind
#NaPoWriMo2023
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Cachinnation or Vociferation
25/30
Cachinnation or Vociferation
Pretty certain i heard You scream
woke up to pee it’s how I knew
could not be a dream
Could not make out the words
neither understood a thing
nor interpreted unseen
Guessing is kind of blurred
Were You laughing or crying
as caterwauls
often feel that way
heard through tiny auricles
through swollen canals
ending into an abyss
of aging grey matter
and tumoritropic swill
onset to vascular dementia
too taught and tight
for sleepy conscious ...
Cachinnation or Vociferation
Pretty certain i heard You scream
woke up to pee it’s how I knew
could not be a dream
Could not make out the words
neither understood a thing
nor interpreted unseen
Guessing is kind of blurred
Were You laughing or crying
as caterwauls
often feel that way
heard through tiny auricles
through swollen canals
ending into an abyss
of aging grey matter
and tumoritropic swill
onset to vascular dementia
too taught and tight
for sleepy conscious ...
#dreams
#sleep
#emotions #NaPoWriMo2023
#emotions #NaPoWriMo2023
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A Flatulating Tale of Research
24/30
A Flatulating Tale of Research
Why when I go looking for information
about eggplants, specifically speaking,
Fairytale Eggplants
found very little data
having nothing to do with cooking!!
I now know how to
Grill, Wok, Sauté, Roast, Bake, Deep Fry
the bulbous purplish vegetable
that is really a berry
Waaaaaay more info than I
wanted, bargained for
I did, however, come across a folktale
relating to breaking wind
something about a Golden Eggplant
and while trying to find ...
A Flatulating Tale of Research
Why when I go looking for information
about eggplants, specifically speaking,
Fairytale Eggplants
found very little data
having nothing to do with cooking!!
I now know how to
Grill, Wok, Sauté, Roast, Bake, Deep Fry
the bulbous purplish vegetable
that is really a berry
Waaaaaay more info than I
wanted, bargained for
I did, however, come across a folktale
relating to breaking wind
something about a Golden Eggplant
and while trying to find ...
#wind
#food
#NaPoWriMo2023
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Petcock Debouching
23/30
Petcock Debouching
I must be a glutton
emotional punishment
seeps through
soaking my heart
to the point of
incredible pain
as it tries to dry out
and still the ache
lingers as my
vascular organ
cracks open
Must be these unseen
fissures that keep
the intense sad
alive
Must be me, then
Giving, a hope
for reconciliation,
life
It’s why, i want nothing
to do with love
and being in
From it’s
painful pining
to it’s insane...
Petcock Debouching
I must be a glutton
emotional punishment
seeps through
soaking my heart
to the point of
incredible pain
as it tries to dry out
and still the ache
lingers as my
vascular organ
cracks open
Must be these unseen
fissures that keep
the intense sad
alive
Must be me, then
Giving, a hope
for reconciliation,
life
It’s why, i want nothing
to do with love
and being in
From it’s
painful pining
to it’s insane...
#myself
#hurt
#NaPoWriMo2023
207 reads
2 Comments
Endogenous illusions?
22/30
Endogenous illusions?
Maybe it was all subliminal
all me, all the time, all of me
At a very young age
had dreams and aspirations
like any empty vessel
Zoo Keeper
Forest Ranger
Oceanographer
Naturalist
How did i arrive with
these career choices
which, by the way,
i never entered into
Was it an innate thing
something put inside
long before my
conception
Could it be an external
exclusive empirically
existentialism
or just my love of...
Endogenous illusions?
Maybe it was all subliminal
all me, all the time, all of me
At a very young age
had dreams and aspirations
like any empty vessel
Zoo Keeper
Forest Ranger
Oceanographer
Naturalist
How did i arrive with
these career choices
which, by the way,
i never entered into
Was it an innate thing
something put inside
long before my
conception
Could it be an external
exclusive empirically
existentialism
or just my love of...
#myself
#SelfReflection
#NaPoWriMo2023
227 reads
3 Comments
Lapidarious
21/30
Lapidarious
I never started out to be
a conformist
riding along keeping my thoughts to myself
World events
Current events
have a way of changing
altering a mind
Mindset drummed into from childbirth
A pain filled upbringing
continued onto young adulthood
brings about a type of rebellion
and a Big Mouth
often to the point of blabber
without pre-thought
i was probably destined to travel
all the roads filled with
sharp rocks, glass………thorns
i can handle the hurts ...
Lapidarious
I never started out to be
a conformist
riding along keeping my thoughts to myself
World events
Current events
have a way of changing
altering a mind
Mindset drummed into from childbirth
A pain filled upbringing
continued onto young adulthood
brings about a type of rebellion
and a Big Mouth
often to the point of blabber
without pre-thought
i was probably destined to travel
all the roads filled with
sharp rocks, glass………thorns
i can handle the hurts ...
#fate
#myself
#learning #NaPoWriMo2023
#learning #NaPoWriMo2023
185 reads
2 Comments
Circumambulate
20/30
Circumambulate
Approximately four through midnight
slept the swing shift
no clue as to the reason
An image of a big tractor tire
swaying with the kind of gale
preceding a twister
popped into my mind’s eye
Must be a sign, eh?
April’s collective collectively
fast start furious
formidable
where globally thousands of
poems tossed into
the universe universal
funnel
Day 20 and i can see the light
at this cyclone’s summation
then time for rest repast
and...
Circumambulate
Approximately four through midnight
slept the swing shift
no clue as to the reason
An image of a big tractor tire
swaying with the kind of gale
preceding a twister
popped into my mind’s eye
Must be a sign, eh?
April’s collective collectively
fast start furious
formidable
where globally thousands of
poems tossed into
the universe universal
funnel
Day 20 and i can see the light
at this cyclone’s summation
then time for rest repast
and...
#myself
#WritingPoetry
#NaPoWriMo2023
154 reads
0 Comments
Curly Tales?
19/30
Curly Tales?
To the spoils
the ability to rewrite history
(stories)
go to the conquerors
Some declarations
are both
muniments and tarradiddles
melded together
forming a type of
history supposedly
dependent on one’s belief
and or point of view
Probably why
Generational lore
is handed down
via speech and song!
Some are tales
entertain placating
our kiddywinks
before bedtime
Some stories can
make us heal
some cause us ...
Curly Tales?
To the spoils
the ability to rewrite history
(stories)
go to the conquerors
Some declarations
are both
muniments and tarradiddles
melded together
forming a type of
history supposedly
dependent on one’s belief
and or point of view
Probably why
Generational lore
is handed down
via speech and song!
Some are tales
entertain placating
our kiddywinks
before bedtime
Some stories can
make us heal
some cause us ...
#dreams
#historical
#NaPoWriMo2023
168 reads
5 Comments
Coralline
18/30
Coralline
It was difficult to tell if she
was a neonate or snakelet
it’s still very dark at 5 am
just above my anklet
she chose today to slither
onto my path
during my chilly morning
walk
She made no sound
Perhaps she wanted me
to step on her, interject
myself into her life
I didn’t have time for someone
like her at this stage
of my being
and so, I backed away
sidestepping continued
on my stroll
Zero words exchanged
to our mutual relief
I am...
Coralline
It was difficult to tell if she
was a neonate or snakelet
it’s still very dark at 5 am
just above my anklet
she chose today to slither
onto my path
during my chilly morning
walk
She made no sound
Perhaps she wanted me
to step on her, interject
myself into her life
I didn’t have time for someone
like her at this stage
of my being
and so, I backed away
sidestepping continued
on my stroll
Zero words exchanged
to our mutual relief
I am...
#relationships
#morning
#nature #NaPoWriMo2023
#nature #NaPoWriMo2023
146 reads
8 Comments
Quiescently Dulcet
17/30
Quiescently Dulcet
Quietly we tried to keep
our conversation balanced
in such a way so as not to
fall into idle gossip
or indolent chit-chat.
Why do we feel a need
to fill in the gaps of
silence, especially when
two strangers meet
say for coffee ----
Could it be due to lack of
awareness
spiritual maturation
trust
Fear. . .
And what is wrong with
silence between 2 of anyone!
In the midst of a loud mind
often, we are immersed in
thinking how to reply ...
Quiescently Dulcet
Quietly we tried to keep
our conversation balanced
in such a way so as not to
fall into idle gossip
or indolent chit-chat.
Why do we feel a need
to fill in the gaps of
silence, especially when
two strangers meet
say for coffee ----
Could it be due to lack of
awareness
spiritual maturation
trust
Fear. . .
And what is wrong with
silence between 2 of anyone!
In the midst of a loud mind
often, we are immersed in
thinking how to reply ...
#humankind
#SelfDiscovery
#NaPoWriMo2023
142 reads
5 Comments
Why & Wherefore
16/30
Why & Wherefore
When does a flower become a weed?
Is it from our neglect
too busy with other distractions
Is it because we forgot
apathetic or dementia
Is it due to never wanted
new sprouts came as a
total surprise
Is it a product of our own
egos or selfishness
narcissism
Has the incipient bud
lost its pleasant aroma
lost its vibrant hue
no longer interests you
When does a flower become a weed?
We should always seek the
WHY over the when ...
Why & Wherefore
When does a flower become a weed?
Is it from our neglect
too busy with other distractions
Is it because we forgot
apathetic or dementia
Is it due to never wanted
new sprouts came as a
total surprise
Is it a product of our own
egos or selfishness
narcissism
Has the incipient bud
lost its pleasant aroma
lost its vibrant hue
no longer interests you
When does a flower become a weed?
We should always seek the
WHY over the when ...
#children
#flowers
#NaPoWriMo2023
199 reads
4 Comments
incunabulum
15/30
incunabulum
i often see
my childhood
summed up
in a single sheet
birth, life, death
scrolling back the
parchment
one isolated time
causes me to feel
this linear type
of thinking
and so i
pause to take note
From a tiny pond
just off a 2 lane road
a child runs with
a cup of tadpole.
Reaching home
excitedly raises
this small creature
In a makeshift terrarium
Flakes of fish food
Brine shrimp until
transformation
then mostly...
incunabulum
i often see
my childhood
summed up
in a single sheet
birth, life, death
scrolling back the
parchment
one isolated time
causes me to feel
this linear type
of thinking
and so i
pause to take note
From a tiny pond
just off a 2 lane road
a child runs with
a cup of tadpole.
Reaching home
excitedly raises
this small creature
In a makeshift terrarium
Flakes of fish food
Brine shrimp until
transformation
then mostly...
#death
#animals
#LifeChangingMoment #NaPoWriMo2023
#LifeChangingMoment #NaPoWriMo2023
198 reads
8 Comments
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