Tag Archives: poem

The First Kiss in the 1950s – SunWinks!: Simile and Friday Writing Essential: Youthful Memories

Posted on November 27, 2014 by irinadim

  In the olden days A girl fifteen, going on sixteen Met a boy seventeen On a summer night Side by side they strolled On the Adriatic coast His bright blue eyes As blue as the sea She could not … Continue reading →

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Wordo – SunWinks! November 16, 2014: Making It Up

Posted on November 20, 2014 by irinadim

A wordo is a weirdo As the word implies A lexigeek, if you wish Coining words is his obsession Coinawordricity, he might say In a word he’s a wordnerd When his trick is clever And he makes it stick He’ll … Continue reading →

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Lazy Lizard – SunWinks! November 16, 2014: Making It Up

Posted on November 18, 2014 by irinadim

  Blue tongue lizard Lazing in the sun Motionless for hours Until the day is done Teach me please About your lizardry To be more like you Doing absonothing All day through Throo-lee-loo Throo-phee-phoo Lullabied phee-phoo By the pan flute … Continue reading →

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The Sentinel – SunWinks! 9 November 2014: Manifesto (“conversational poetry”)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by irinadim

The day will soon drown in the dark indigo; our tired bodies will rest in slumber. “Shall we sleep in safety?” I notice a bird on the roof. “Are you perchance a guardian angel, or just a hungry bird, seeking … Continue reading →

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Spooky Door ~ Villanelle ~ #CoffinHop

Posted on October 28, 2014 by irinadim

There is someone outside the door. Through the glass I see him pace. The haunting dream I want no more. His threats are harsh, “Open the door! Or you shall know the worst disgrace!” There is someone outside the door. … Continue reading →

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The Legend of St Basil’s Cathedral – #CoffinHop

Posted on October 24, 2014 by irinadim

The Tsar of all Russia, Ivan the Terrible, stood in awe of the glorious sight before his eyes: nine golden domes of St Basil’s Cathedral, resplendent, a testimony to his power and might He stood mesmerised, transfixed, perplexed, and in … Continue reading →

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Fear –Third Version (SunWinks! October 19, 2014: Metaphor)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by irinadim

Angry wasps Fill my ears Wildebeests stampede Through the savannah Lions and cheetahs Ready to pounce Parched earth Ready to swallow me Burning trees Ready to embrace me Hungry vultures Descend Gasping for air I turn into A stump! Copyright … Continue reading →

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Fear – Second Version (SunWinks! October 19, 2014: Metaphor)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by irinadim

I can hear the angry wasps Buzzing around And the stampede of the wildebeest Through the savannah With the lions and cheetahs In wait, ready to pounce I can see the parched earth Gaping – ready to swallow me I … Continue reading →

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Fear (SunWinks! October 19, 2014: Metaphor)

Posted on October 20, 2014 by irinadim

First a flutter in the chest Then a thudding Elephants stampeding Through the savannah Sudden drought In the throat Words freeze On the useless tongue Gasping for air She turns into A statue * Copyright © 2014 Irina Dimitric * … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Metaphor (SunWinks! October 12, 2014)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by irinadim

Where can I find A metaphor For my poem today? I look around I listen to sounds Of all kinds I scratch my head I enter The garden of my mind And all I find Is A desert! Copyright © … Continue reading →

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