Yahtzee Roll #4: Fill 1: Original Poem: Gen

Title: Redamancy Revisited
No. of lines 28
Rating: Gen
Prompt:
Summary: Part 1 (of 5). Love and break-up.

before. they kissed beside the carousel.
romance and redamancy after dark.
the blared tune-joy of the amusement park
could neither dull nor drown the common swell
of love. their love was now bound to the smell
of deep-fried spun sugar. it left its mark
on brown paper, grease-stained, sticky and stark.
lightbulbs glared. they didn’t see, couldn’t tell.
they clung. they kissed. and the world disappeared.
no sound. no scent. no flavor but their own.
their island beside the merry-go-round.
and time stretched on, they kissed, and midnight neared,
surrounded by squeals of glee, all alone,
they kissed, amazed at this new thing they’d found.

after. a memory which happened to a stranger:
that kiss beside the carousel. not real.
not true. the smell of grease now makes her feel
like vomiting. how the pain must change her.
but first denial, then deadness, there’s danger
in not-feeling, not-caring, she must steel
herself for ‘next,’ brace herself for the peal
of children’s laughter. she must exchange her
everyday tragedy for something new.
not yet. the spinning hasn’t stopped. she must
wait. but time is such an awful liar.
who to be, where to go, and what to do
‘til she’s someone else and that kiss is just
a pretty postcard she sets on fire?

Vesak

Today is Vesak, the full moon in May (or Flower Moon) observed as the day of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and shedding of his body. So I did a collage with a photo from the ashram of the meditation center to which I belong. The words are from The Dhammapada, collection of sayings of the Buddha, translation Eknath Eawaran.



And for Thursday (which is Verse day or Poetry Day here in okapi-land):

by Soen (1859-1919) translated by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto

Calm, activity—each has its use. At times
This worldly dust piles mountain-high.
Now the neighbor’s asleep, I chant a sutra.
The incense burnt away, I sing before the moon.

Free to a Good Home!

It is time for me to part ways with Beating, sex, and shame in Victorian England and after by Ian Gibson [1978]. It served its purpose in teaching me about birching in the public school system. But I don't write as much BDSM impact play anymore.

I am willing to mail it to anywhere in the world, free of charge. It has a questionable stain on the cover (it arrived thusly) but I think it adds to its charm :)

CLAIMED!

Ask: Sports Bra

Anybody have a brand of sports bra they are in love with? Mine is giving up the ghost for the last time and I need to invest in a new one pronto. The one I have is a Champion but it is hanging by a literal thread (and a mangled hook).