Sonnets of Solidarity #1

*Thought I'd give you guys a longer piece since I was away for about a week. Enjoy!*

Forgotten Man

as snow fell white through air in silence thick
and thuds and cracking echoed cross the hill
my pounding ears beheld the muzzle click
I braced my jumping heart to hear the kill

the shot rang out like cannons on the fourth
I tried to run but froze like in a dream
to ashes in my mouth turned days of mirth
collapsing in the snow I made to scream

on feet I stumbled up and scanned the ground
and waited for the earth to cease its spin
his memory I had to honor now
to quit or die would be a deadly sin

for freedom and his wife I puffed and ran
my friend would not become "Forgotten Man"

Couplets of Collusion #51

Premonition

across the way I saw his eyes go red
before me loomed a zombie up ahead

Couplets of Collusion #50

Omens from the Orchard

he picked the peaches off the twisted tree
the angry limbs attacked with wretched glee

Couplets of Collusion #49

Vectors and Variables

he fell like lead when pushed from ladder high
this man, bizarre, he screamed the number Pi

Couplets of Collusion #47

Sad End for a Pigeon

feathered wings on frosted pavement splattered
left to rot like nothing ever mattered

Couplets of Collusion #48

Holiday Traffic

just stop and go with fist and honking horn
with boiling blood of shoppers now forlorn

Couplets of Collusion #46

Sharp and Swift

intense and cold,, his fangs bore through my flesh
confined was I, by tangled cords of mesh

Couplets of Collusion #45

Ritual Scrawled in Blood

he jabbed the needle deep into her skull
she saw his conscience die through pupil's dull

Couplets of Collusion #44

Best in the Ballroom

they traveled 'round the room as feathers float
their eyes beheld Venetian moonlit boat

Couplets of Collusion #43

Aliens and Wild Horses

with laser beams for lassos, round 'em up
then serum strong inject 'em, Doctor Vyup

Couplets of Collusion #42

Heist in the Tower

"The pocket watch and waistcoat," Herbert grinned,
"was pilfered from the High Lord Benjamin."

Couplets of Collusion #41

Food Critics and Five Star Cuisine

each wretched bite our hopes did slowly dash
with spices some, one only needs a dash

Couplets of Collusion #41

Food Critics and Five Star Cuisine

each wretched bite our hopes did slowly dash
with spices some, one only needs a dash

Couplets of Collusion #40

Precipice

she lurched and gripped the wooden canyon rail
the judge was dumb to let him out on bail

Couplets of Collusion #39

Gremlins in the Gas Tank

he turned the key, yet still the engine failed
how now to get the Christmas presents mailed?

Couplets of Collusion #38

Sweat and Wires

the chill air swept his bones like dust on rock
his fingers worked against the ticking clock

Couplets of Collusion #37

Used and Forgotten

the ragged woman screamed in howling rage
for all her work, she never earned a wage

Couplets of Collusion #36

Venom and Vengeance

the puncture wound began to ache and throb
cold eyes beheld the smug, self righteous, Bob

Couplets of Collusion #35

Grammar for Goodies

he added on a subordinate clause
in writing to that jolly Santa Clause

Couplets of Collusion #34

Dog on Deck

the whimpers were from "Not So Brave" the Dane
from eastward came the howling hurricane

Expanded Horizons November 2010

November was an interesting month, and as you will see from the last entry, some of the most interesting things that happen to us are unplanned and totally unexpected:

Gave second Toastmasters speech and got ribbon for best speech of the day

Led Table Topics,, impromptu speech portion, of Toastmasters meeting

Became Chair of subcommittee on Social Media for my Toastmasters club

Went for a week without any caffeine or alcohol to remind myself that I may enjoy it but I don't need it

Changed my schedule and started getting up early in the morning, usually around 5am, and stuck to this for a significant period of time

Started some new writing projects but didn't finish any

Got hit by a car while walking
(Grateful to be alive and have only sustained relatively minor injuries from which I should be able to recover)

Couplets of Collusion #33

Pathway to Knighthood

his carefree lollypopish attitude
was forged in molten gold vicissitude

Couplets of Collusion #32

Necromancy of the Naive

he gazed upon the stars from emerald hill
from bushes watched the reaper with the chill

Couplets of Collusion #31

Mischievous Soldiers

the backside, rode he, of a Caribou
across the tundra, through the morning dew

Couplets of Collusion #30

December 24, 2440: Greed remains a Constant

the goal to slowly pester and annoy
at any cost to snatch the latest toy

Couplets of Collusion #29

Stalactite

he wound and swung with heavy wooden bat
but never saw the howling angry bat

Couplets of Collusion #28

Swan Song

upon its lanky neck it bore a gift
a treachery for only eyes of swift