An icy glance a withering smile - and again you've shaken my faith for a while.
Poetry – A Withering Smile
Tag: micropoetry
Poetry – Reverse Engineering
Most prefer the beginning
before the end,
but I offer
an alternative,
let's allow the end
to predict the beginning.
- marandarussell.com
*thanks to Jonathan Caswell for the title inspiration!
Poetry – 2 Scars Mini Poems
1.
A scab for your scar,
then right back in the car.
2.
My scars grow scabs
faster than
my psyche can catch up.
-marandarussell.com
Poetry Bits – Titles
1) A name is given, a title is bestowed, a legacy is earned, but affection must be sowed. 2) Don't exchange what's vital simply for a title.
Poetry – Heartstrings
You play with my
heartstrings,
like a kitten
bats at yarn.
- marandarussell.com
A Couple Short Instagram Poems
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Poetry – Claustrophobia
In the darkened bedroom I keep the curtains open just a slit to tone down and tune out the claustrophobia.
Poetry – Katrina Van Tassel
Woman
daughter
only child
blooming lass
plump and ripe
rosy-cheeked
coquette
(A little poem inspired by the character from Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”)
Poetry – Outbursts
Outbursts of imagination –
the spontaneous product
of a bored generation
Poetry – Beauty and the Beast
I already told this story
but if you insist,
here it is again
condensed
into one word –
bestiality.
Maranda Russell 