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WWP Prompt #8 / POW Prompt #9: i still dream of shadows

ravenswingpoetry — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:47:12 +0000

Liberty, by Nicole Nicholson

i still dream of shadows
gray guards, corded necks, black walking
the stars die in their hair

there is a time when blood
folds into itself, sits and cries
subspace Prophet prayers

enterprising escape
i see whistling lights alive, sky
bruised, streaked star eyes in warp

with a throat made of tin
fold my shadows like broken hands
sing my shadows to sleep

little campground darkling
inside the belly of a ship
dreams still eat you alive

Written 6/28/10
© 2010 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
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This poem was written for two prompts: We Write Poems #8: English Haiku, and Poetry on Wednesday #9 (write a poem about a famous person, mythical character, historical person, etc. without telling who it is in the poem). This is a chain of English haiku about a fictional character. See if you can guess who.

-Nicole
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Five Haiku for Grief

ravenswingpoetry — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:14:51 +0000

I Miss You by NothingInControl

This chained haiku, though written a little late (due to a wicked case of writer’s block the last couple of weeks) was written for Read Write Word Prompt #7. Enjoy.

-Nicole

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signatures of death:
mirrors turn their reflective
faces to the walls

roses become allies
crimson, lie as sentinels
upon your still chest

blood under your skin
withdrawn into silence – I
speak in tongues of grief

while you wear mists of
the eternal, ancient lake,
I am wearing black

memories yield to
alchemy – reassemble,
and they become you

Written 1/13/09
© 2009 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

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Haiku #4, 6/12/08

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:30:27 +0000

clouds overhead
and pastel clouds on a stick
cotton candy day

Written 6/12/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

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Haiku #3, 6/12/08

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:28:58 +0000

summer cloud ceiling
pins down the hot thick air
wetness without rain

Written 6/12/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

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Haiku #2, 6/12/08

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:27:51 +0000

opening skyward
blooms of every color
joyful, unashamed

Written 6/12/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

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Haiku #1, 6/12/08

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:55:52 +0000

heavy white blanket:
new snow covers the graveyard -
the dead are sleeping

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Haiku #4, 4/27/08

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:17:29 +0000

Gray skies overhead
Clash horribly with the smell
Of their barbecue.

Haiku #2, 4/30/08

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:06:40 +0000

Death and sex connected
Not just in le petit mort -
Also HIV

Haiku #4, 4/29/08

ravenswingpoetry — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:48:21 +0000

The Lord’s handiwork -
Does the human frame count as
A poetic form?

Haiku #3, 4/29/08

ravenswingpoetry — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:42:59 +0000

Around her shoulders
A strong, long, lean black arm
Down which his love flows