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Johnny the Flaneur

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:10:06 +0000

The City at Night by Anemos Drakontas

This piece was written for one of the Read Write Poem prompts this week – this one for Read Write Word #5 (visit the link to the prompt to check it out). The Wordle prompts are collections of words; you may write using one, some, or all of them.

Enjoy the poem.

-Nicole

———————————————
the city is calling
he slips on a jacket
denim, worn and faded
like the years in his too-old eyes

he glances in the mirror
decides to leave the two-days beard growth on his face
to stand tall and erect
clean is not his scene tonight
the shadows are better companions tonight

the ocean of concrete and steel beneath his feet
calls his name softly
murmurs promises of anonymous adventure
he can dip beneath the surface
swim with the common congregation
go places where rich boys dare not go
unless they want adventure
or death

he pauses to reconsider
but lust punctuates ennui
and joins with wanton come-ons calling him
to jump into the void, grasp heels, sink his teeth in
devour bone and blood
together, they turn his head, kiss his lips
stick a tongue in his ear

and he’s off

and he’s gone

Written 12/10/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Stumble It!

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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.

Written 4/27/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Body

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:11:10 +0000

Body
Locked inside
My body
Slave to its desires
Its cravings
I can’t ignore it
Lest in the end
It ignores me

Written 4/30/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

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

Written 4/30/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

A Lament

ravenswingpoetry — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:02:12 +0000

My size
And my eyes
Betray me,
Give me away,
Shout a message of power
On the path before me
For all to see,
When sometimes I’d rather
Crawl up and disappear.
I don’t notice
Folks noticing
Me -
But who am I kidding?
My plus-sized brown body
And black eyes
Will always make sure
That I can’t hide.

Written 4/30/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Open Mic

ravenswingpoetry — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:52:21 +0000

Bearing their hearts, lives, and
Thoughts on a stage -
Nightly
Weekly
Across this land,
Their words and essence painted
On a performance sheet.
We can read their lines.
No lofty bards -
Just people with a gift for sharing shards
Of their lives,
Good or bad,
Whole or broken,
Right or wrong.
They write
What matters
And lay it bare before an
Open Mic.

Written 4/30/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

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?

Tabloids

ravenswingpoetry — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:45:58 +0000

Misery
Loves company -
And companies
Love misery,
Especially those whose brightly colored
Rags beckon from the check-out counter.
I counter
Their gossip
With a look of disdain
As they profit from stardom’s pain.

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

Haiku #2, 4/29/08

ravenswingpoetry — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:40:51 +0000

Blooming flower tree -
Electric purple branches
Reach up to the sky.