Category Archives: Ars Poetica

Post It Note Poetry #18 – Two-Faced

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Two-Faced

I deface myself
in the mirror
afraid to approach
at face value
when I am not
prepared to lose face
can I face up
to who I am?

Post It Note Poetry #17 – The Machines

 

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While the machines create
journalistic novels
of formulaic structuralism
based on quotient algorithms
the literature of the pen
will flow as blood
poured into a singular
stream of ink
passed from hand to hand
the preservation of the
sacred

Post It Note Poetry #16 – The Prophet

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The Prophet

His presence attracted

disconcerted stares and

nods of self-satisfaction

at his attire:

sandals worn with socks

His voice remained

unheard above the

sneering gossip of

faux sincerity

Only in his hometown

is a prophet

unrecognised

Post It Note Poetry #15 – Traffic Cones

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Traffic Cones

An orange cone

on a black tarmac

divides the flow of traffic

 

A young man holds a sign

of dishevelled appearance

divides the flow of pedestrians

Post It Note Poetry #14 – Bedroom Conversation

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Bedroom Conversation

There was nothing I could do

It just happens sometimes

No, I can’t always control it

I’m sorry your mother noticed

You think it was awkward?

It was an unfortunate erection

Stop laughing; it’s not funny

That’s killed the mood

I’m going to sleep

 

* I posed the challenge to the members of Post It Note Poetry to write an awkward sexy poem for Valentine’s Day. This is my effort.

Post It Note Poetry #13 – Lawnmowers

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Lawnmowers

the dividing line of suburbia:

a rickety paling fence

observations made of a 

greener side

without adequate qualification

in acts of comparative jealousy

take up your lawnmower

and follow me

there’s a garden to care for

and it’s not on the 

other side 

of the fence

Post It Note Poetry #12 – Box Of Matches

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Box Of Matches

Prometheus’ gift reduced

to domestic convenience

packaged and shelved

waiting for the sulphurous

strike against the edge

a flare ignited

will it burn

twice as bright

and half as long?

Pick one.

Strike it

and see

Post It Note Poetry #11 – The Shortest Distance

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The Shortest Distance

Between two people

the shortest distance

is not the coupling

of breathless nakedness

with whispered

secrets betwixt

ear and pillow

but in the extravagance

of the simplest gift

that costs naught

but time

Post It Note Poetry #10 – Untitled

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Untitled

When my fears

become a turning point

for courage

and my doubts

make me believe

I will know what

it is to stand upon

feet of clay

against the

turning tide

Post It Note Poetry #9 – Scavenging

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Scavenging

She throws crusts

to the seagulls

gathers them close

sends the birds scattering

as she runs

kites on invisible strings

the birds return

as though reeled in

to scavenge on what

she feeds them

before she shoos

the birds to the wind

again

     and again