Submissions by asbr808 (Anthony R)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
irrepressible joie de vivre
STORY POEM
Published
3rd Aug 2021 6:48am
3rd Aug 2021 6:48am
Life Cycle of a Pic Pac Fly
--EMPLOYEES ONLY—
swirling
there are two trash cans:
one in the break room, and then one near the produce department;
the hazed fluorescents buzz
in the dusted recesses
of the dark ceiling,
two pineapple pizzas stacked
brought in by someone
they sit
the flies encircle the air
they never seem to be born or to die
they exist in the same capacity as
the doors to the bathrooms:
sometimes they are illuminated
sometimes not
sometimes they catch a draft
sometimes not ...
swirling
there are two trash cans:
one in the break room, and then one near the produce department;
the hazed fluorescents buzz
in the dusted recesses
of the dark ceiling,
two pineapple pizzas stacked
brought in by someone
they sit
the flies encircle the air
they never seem to be born or to die
they exist in the same capacity as
the doors to the bathrooms:
sometimes they are illuminated
sometimes not
sometimes they catch a draft
sometimes not ...
#nature
#LifeCycle
275 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
31st Jul 2021 6:06am
31st Jul 2021 6:06am
Newton's Cradle
One, two,
Back, forth,
Falling, rising,
Click clack click clack
In, out,
I wait, impatient.
Mine, yours,
Love in, love out.
Click clack click clack
Smoke, rises
Fired up and
Ready to rest
In your nest
Two birds without a stone
Click clack click clack
Back, forth,
Falling, rising,
Click clack click clack
In, out,
I wait, impatient.
Mine, yours,
Love in, love out.
Click clack click clack
Smoke, rises
Fired up and
Ready to rest
In your nest
Two birds without a stone
Click clack click clack
#love
#SelfDiscovery
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2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
6th Jun 2021 6:44am
6th Jun 2021 6:44am
Schooner
I quietly press on you--
I feel your grasp, and you envelop me
As if you were a great sail in the sea
Catching the wind
Pulling me across the Atlantic
It's hot out
We go inside, and into your room
I am a whole
You are one too
And together
We are two
And faces pressed
Half dressed
We kiss in frenzied bursts
Laid here, fan on,
I feel your grin in the dark,
9 PM, the final light of the summer dusk caught in the thin curtains,
I need to go home soon
But just five minutes more.
I feel your grasp, and you envelop me
As if you were a great sail in the sea
Catching the wind
Pulling me across the Atlantic
It's hot out
We go inside, and into your room
I am a whole
You are one too
And together
We are two
And faces pressed
Half dressed
We kiss in frenzied bursts
Laid here, fan on,
I feel your grin in the dark,
9 PM, the final light of the summer dusk caught in the thin curtains,
I need to go home soon
But just five minutes more.
#love
#sea
#summer
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3 Comments
FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
25th May 2021 6:43am
25th May 2021 6:43am
Diurnal
Do you think houseplants get confused?
We know that trees sleep. When the sun sets,
So do their leaves,
Their slumber, shadowy,
Breathe out just like us---CO2
For during the daytime, the trees work hard:
Take in carbon, water, sunlight,
And breathe out oxygen.
When they go to sleep, the leaves get to rest, and to enjoy the passive respiration--in goes the oxygen, out goes the carbon.
But a houseplant is subject to more, inconsistent, conditions...
My alyssum
Sat at the corner of my desk
Soaks up light all day
But, in the...
We know that trees sleep. When the sun sets,
So do their leaves,
Their slumber, shadowy,
Breathe out just like us---CO2
For during the daytime, the trees work hard:
Take in carbon, water, sunlight,
And breathe out oxygen.
When they go to sleep, the leaves get to rest, and to enjoy the passive respiration--in goes the oxygen, out goes the carbon.
But a houseplant is subject to more, inconsistent, conditions...
My alyssum
Sat at the corner of my desk
Soaks up light all day
But, in the...
#sun
#nature
#sleep
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1 Comment
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
6th May 2021 2:47pm
6th May 2021 2:47pm
night [mare]
In transit
Dark out
Skies, some clouds
Why bother telling me about a 2% chance of rain?
There is something comforting, reassuring,
About seeing a car drive down the hill
Rolling past my house
As I look out the kitchen window
Doing the dishes at 2AM
Dark out
Skies, some clouds
Why bother telling me about a 2% chance of rain?
There is something comforting, reassuring,
About seeing a car drive down the hill
Rolling past my house
As I look out the kitchen window
Doing the dishes at 2AM
#night
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Apr 2021 8:34am
22nd Apr 2021 8:34am
Soup of the Day
Time is a wave
It feels itself and whippets outwards
I think it tries to eat its own tail
But its mouth is too far away, busy,
With consuming another variant of its head
Minute movements upon the clock
The jar of fireflies has died
And the glass is broken
But I know it is the same:
Today is Wednesday
The fridge is running
There are leftovers from Monday in there,
And there are leftovers from Tuesday.
Chicken curry and broccoli in a tupperware
And also: stuffed tomatoes and vegetables in another container
How are they...
It feels itself and whippets outwards
I think it tries to eat its own tail
But its mouth is too far away, busy,
With consuming another variant of its head
Minute movements upon the clock
The jar of fireflies has died
And the glass is broken
But I know it is the same:
Today is Wednesday
The fridge is running
There are leftovers from Monday in there,
And there are leftovers from Tuesday.
Chicken curry and broccoli in a tupperware
And also: stuffed tomatoes and vegetables in another container
How are they...
#LifeCycle
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3 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
21st Apr 2021 7:16am
21st Apr 2021 7:16am
Catlike Reflexes
a half hour ago i heard a cat-like wail
it echoed through the house 3 times
before going silent
at the first wail, i thought, a cat outside?
however, on the second and third
it was far too clear
too unmuffled
to come from the outside
it seemed to possess a strong doppler effect
as the wail would come stronger and then leave
as if it were flying through the house
i checked the basement
empty
there were thuds and bumps from outside
i couldn't see anything from my window
there's no way for anything to get in and...
it echoed through the house 3 times
before going silent
at the first wail, i thought, a cat outside?
however, on the second and third
it was far too clear
too unmuffled
to come from the outside
it seemed to possess a strong doppler effect
as the wail would come stronger and then leave
as if it were flying through the house
i checked the basement
empty
there were thuds and bumps from outside
i couldn't see anything from my window
there's no way for anything to get in and...
#cats
#ghosts
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1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Apr 2021 6:43am
18th Apr 2021 6:43am
Nuclear Fusion
It is intoxicating,
You make me delirious;
I say yes when you say yes
And I say no when you say no
Make no promises
But
I promise to be good to you for as long as I live
I think I finally understand what
Yin and Yang feel
Encircling around and around and around
I feel your nose on mine
I feel your heart
I am in love,
No it's true! It sounds silly, but it's true! It does exist!
It's as simple as
A perfect match made in some glassy place
Heaven, or Eden, or wherever,
I'm not over it--- I don't think I'm...
You make me delirious;
I say yes when you say yes
And I say no when you say no
Make no promises
But
I promise to be good to you for as long as I live
I think I finally understand what
Yin and Yang feel
Encircling around and around and around
I feel your nose on mine
I feel your heart
I am in love,
No it's true! It sounds silly, but it's true! It does exist!
It's as simple as
A perfect match made in some glassy place
Heaven, or Eden, or wherever,
I'm not over it--- I don't think I'm...
#sea
#sun
#FirstLove
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5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Apr 2021 6:38am
18th Apr 2021 6:38am
Great Question!
I am so glad you asked me
That Tuesday
I am so glad
Because I may be large and imposing
But in reality, I do not initiate
I fall into easy pattern
And you took me 12 hours to say yes to
And I don't think I'm ever going to say no
That Tuesday
I am so glad
Because I may be large and imposing
But in reality, I do not initiate
I fall into easy pattern
And you took me 12 hours to say yes to
And I don't think I'm ever going to say no
#FirstLove
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1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Mar 2021 7:38pm
22nd Mar 2021 7:38pm
immediate
It is not willing
Not intentional
There is an easy quiet
Human connection is so easy to come by
But sometimes it is very special
Pressing and pulling
The tide coming in and out
I enrobe myself around and around you
Taut, the lines and contours
They revile against the dusty ground
Warmed to the sunlight
Wind tickling my hair
I look over
You look at me
I smile.
Not intentional
There is an easy quiet
Human connection is so easy to come by
But sometimes it is very special
Pressing and pulling
The tide coming in and out
I enrobe myself around and around you
Taut, the lines and contours
They revile against the dusty ground
Warmed to the sunlight
Wind tickling my hair
I look over
You look at me
I smile.
#love
449 reads
4 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
15th Feb 2021 3:08am
15th Feb 2021 3:08am
The Golden Thicket
It was like being just below the surface of the water.
It was January, and the wind was like a fleeting rabbit, it kicked snow in my direction from a distance,
I walked up the road
Steep, hard;
To my right I saw
Five bunched thickets of golden wild grass
Fluid and feathery, they wavered in the winter sun
Like a gate, they stood in a line,
A few feet apart each, they looked like pillars of a pier
I stopped, and so did the wind. I cross the street, and pass through the center two sentries.
The thicket is lush, it is golden, it is warm. ...
It was January, and the wind was like a fleeting rabbit, it kicked snow in my direction from a distance,
I walked up the road
Steep, hard;
To my right I saw
Five bunched thickets of golden wild grass
Fluid and feathery, they wavered in the winter sun
Like a gate, they stood in a line,
A few feet apart each, they looked like pillars of a pier
I stopped, and so did the wind. I cross the street, and pass through the center two sentries.
The thicket is lush, it is golden, it is warm. ...
#dreams
#sun
#nature
312 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
13th Feb 2021 5:00am
13th Feb 2021 5:00am
dear valentine
I feel worthwhile,
Because, being next to someone like me,
We are both fools,
Idiots making regrettable decisions—
And to what effect?
In what way does the fool harm anyone
But his own ego?
Anyhow,
I like having easy presence with me
It’s nice.
Because, being next to someone like me,
We are both fools,
Idiots making regrettable decisions—
And to what effect?
In what way does the fool harm anyone
But his own ego?
Anyhow,
I like having easy presence with me
It’s nice.
#love
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1 Comment
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