human seed

human embryo on the head of a pin

 

Family Vacation


by John Kenney

This is relaxing


I think to myself


on the first day
of our vacation


as I hide


in the men’s room


of a Roy Rogers


at a rest stop


just off bumper-to-bumper I-95


while the kids


continue fighting


with tennis racquets


in the back seat.


And only five more hours to go.


I don’t want to leave this place


I whisper aloud.


Neither do I


says the man in the next stall.
 
“Family Vacation” by John Kenney from Love Poems (for People with Children). G.P. Putnam’s Sons © 2019. Reprinted with permission.

Moment

iPhone6+ shot of poster in my library

.

Choose to whisper

or

bellow

each found treasure

of

illuminating research

in

the

library of life:

your personal memory stacks.

Deeper

illustrator Neil Waldman

History

by Andrew Gent

Every poem has been written before
at least fifteen times.
Every song
sung better.

The Neanderthals discovered caves
already painted with the story of their lives.
They invented fire
over and over again.

And you & I
whisper the same sweet nothings
we were born with.

“History” by Andrew Gent from Explicit Lyrics. © The University of Arkansas Press, 2016.

Pattern #26 Komodo Dragon

Komodo Dragon
by Quenby

scales slip, slither slide
slink through space, a whisper sigh:
tongue to souls nearby!

Pattern #2 Dragonfly Wings

Zebra stripes whip fast
Lightning bolts in black zig-zag
Whisper energy!

Tongue Twister #35 Distance 6

Photo by Seth Snap

Hailstones-Moss

Hailstones whipping
Moss creeping
Moss algae
Ice freezing

Hail flying
Moss grabbing
Moss clinging
Hail climbing

Hail cuts
Moss cowers
Moss shelters
Hail showers

Hail shouts
Moss whispers
Moss whimpers
Hail twisters