Soliloquy in Defense of Jest (Or, The Thing I Made Not in Blue Lagoon 3)To poke, or not to poke, that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the joke to sufferThe slings and tomatoes of outrageous heckling,Or to make Puns against a Sea of subjects,And by my jesting lose them: to pun, to laughAt self; … Continue reading Funny Poems From a Place of Banishment
Beautiful Hands
His hands touched a blind man's eyes and reached a sinful heart. They shone with all the glory that defeated all the dark. The hands that brought me up to life were plunged to death for me— Hands pierced with nails to save my soul for all eternity.
News Flash, Fiction!
Here are a couple of little things I wrote for a class. I hope you enjoy them! "The Justice Dealer" The figure of the man fit like a puzzle piece into the doorway. He was like a section of wall, wattled and daubed with swamp grass and thick muck. He had not spoken since he … Continue reading News Flash, Fiction!
Everything a Lie
Hey y'all! This snippet is one I wrote for a writing competition. It did not win, nor did it get close to winning, but I know someone out there will like it, even if the judges (and I) didn't. Bon appetit! When my mother died, I thought I knew who she was. I came into … Continue reading Everything a Lie
The Price of Truth
I remember the dark nights when books where my only company. I remember the hope that bled through the pages and lit up the darkness around me. I remember the courage that pushed back at the darkness, because even when stares went out, the books always ended with the characters lighting them again.The books lied.The … Continue reading The Price of Truth
Starlight
Star light, star bright Last star I eat tonight I wish I may, I wish I might Have the dish I wish tonight. - Star light, star bright Certainly my stomach’s delight I wish I may, I wish I might Have the dish I wish tonight. - Star light, star bright Regrettably my belt feels … Continue reading Starlight
Ode R.
Better betterments, bitter butterments, Tupperware mints Stretched metaphors, etched nevermores, niche in two-by-fours Not yet Carolinas, Y'all-Tea-Karo-Lie nets, buy car online stress Home is where the heart is, is heart where the home is, hurt is where the lone is
Just the Way You Are
Just the Way You Are Wearied, not broken Alone, not forsaken It may seem that Satan has won the battle But God has won the war! That sniveling snake whispers falsehoods and lies Never will you be enough Never will you be smart enough, strong enough Resist, pull away Remember God made you, God loves … Continue reading Just the Way You Are
Settings
Hey y'all! I'm taking a creative writing course right now, and I just finished the "Settings" week. It was really fun, and I got some fun writing out of it. Thought y'all might like to read them! The church did not mind the cold. Its red-orange bricks and weathered stone benches in the courtyard looked … Continue reading Settings
Here Comes Santa Claus
“I think you know why we’re here.” The turkey began. “Not that we had a choice.” He had dismounted his usual position on the mantle, and had been unseasonably plopped into the dusty box with the rest of them. “We have been here before. This isn’t the first time we have faced near calamity, and … Continue reading Here Comes Santa Claus
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