Derailed Quatrain #48

Pretentious Panther

rolling grasses caught in a breeze
in scorching heat, the herds trudge on
lazy on a rock the beast lays quiet
no sense pouncing on such easy prey

Derailed Quatrain #47

Calculating Carnivore

zebras on the Serengeti
prance the mighty wildebeest
caribou that roam the tundra
all will be my scrumptious feast

Derailed Quatrain #46

Fighting through Jell-O

wading in marshes surrounded by fog
climbing a mountain, no end within view
tread in an ocean, on come the waves
crown in a sandstorm, never to find

Derailed Quatrain #45

Collide with the Dreamscape

rolling hills that slip right through your grasp
faces changing, people come and go
not like a storybook, does this turn out, alas
caught in the ether, dying embers glow

Derailed Quatrain #44

Evil shall Die

load the gun and cock it
pad across the hallway
find and kill the victim
swift but ever sneaky

Derailed Quatrain #43

Assaulting Land-O-Lakes Castle

he hacked and slashed upon that hardened slab
scraping only tendrils good for naught
and when at last a chunk came flying off
it smacked him in the face and knocked him out

Derailed Quatrain #42

Don't say that

He wrecked his jeep
while following the hearse.
Then said as he began to bleed,
"How could this day get worse?"

Derailed Quatrain #41

Glorious Charge

swords at ready, shields raised high
prepared to bleed, to take the blows
for family and friends, for lovers and honor
we shall win, or we shall die

Circles of Color #7

Slice it open

orange
fruit
ripe
dripping
blood
sweat
fingers
knife
reflection
orange

Circles of Color #6

Cheers and Drama

pink
sky
ribbon
girls
candy
sweet
artificial
sticky
fake
pink

Circles of Color #5

So ends the Royal Road

purple
robe
scepter
veins
throb
sunset
death
casket
flowers
purple

Circles of Color #4

Broken Lineage

gold
crown
shine
fade
tarnished
lost
blood
bones
teeth
gold

Circles of Color #3

Envy on the other side

green
lawn
fresh
pristine
car
new
trees
fancy
cash
green

Circles of Color #2

Wedding Siren

blue
velvet
soft
lace
flowers
dry
wither
crack
tears
blue

Circles of Color #1

Charging Bull

red
blood
knife
stab
pain
bed
nurse
mean
rage
red

Derailed Quatrain #40

Craving for Blood

scraped, bruised, pocked and scarred
like storm blown branches, keeling over
strength from ancient twisted roots
"Bring it on. I fight for honor!"

Derailed Quatrain #39

Caliente

sirloin sizzles on a grill
cajun spice, like incense, rises
hear the juices spit and crackle
lick your lips, you're tantalized

Derailed Quatrain #38

Knotted Oak by the Headstone

twisted branches
peeling bark
leaves all withered
in the dark

Derailed Quatrain #37

Lounging kids in sweats and crew socks

mushroom jumping to a beat
sword and ocarina ready
laser blasts from blocky starships
rain outside is pounding steady

Derailed Quatrain #36

Fool's Gold

creaking doors and rolling tires
vultures squawking in the skies
sizzling air could fry an egg
near these old abandoned mines

Derailed Quatrain #35

War and Honor

pierced by rusty, crooked arrow
ghastly sound of flesh impaled
crimson seeping, tunic soaking
bulging eyes accept the end

Derailed Quatrain #34

Seven Angry Robins

upon the slatted sill they sat
ensconced in conversation
quickly bickering in bursts
of icy indignation

Derailed Quatrain #33

Agape

jagged icicle incisors
jutting from the lip of a cavern
gleaming white against a dark maw
tremble at the sound of stillness

Derailed Quatrain #32

Water drips in cavern

whispers
in the dark
echoes
shiver bones

Derailed Quatrain #31

It's on in the Amazon!

swiftly kicked across the jungle
sticky webs and vines entangle
abrasive tears and laughter mingle
bulgy eyes on anaconda