Ghosts ~ 5: My Scream

 

5: My Scream 

If 

You don’t know 

My scream by now

I’m the coma 

The blackout 

The cancellation 

The words never spoken 

The rally 

The wagons

The race

That never happened 

If 

You

Don’t

Know my scream

By now

Lucky 

Late

On time

Tomorrow 

It’s coming 

Ghosts ~ 4: Old Haunts

 

4: Old Haunts

Hallway 

Windows old

Squeaks

Flats

A roof you could sit on

And

A driveway 

Hardest type

Of rubble 

Hot under foot

In the summer

Ghosts~ 3: Plummet

 

3: Plummet 

There isn’t a chair 

There isn’t anywhere 

Mist

Enjoyment 

Light

So dim

You could stub 

Your toe

On this cloud

After the trouble 

You never suffered or’t

Throw in my years

Of tumbling through 

Without 

A line

Without a design 

Plan

Or hint

That anyone could see

The re-run

Re-peats

A plummet

From 

Grace

Ghosts ~ 2: The Snapper

 

2: The Snapper

Snapper 

Was the whip

The denial

Was the crème 

Hiding under ladders 

Were the children 

Rarely seen

Holy nights 

And spies at bay

I hold the ever present hand

That lay

Or lied

Any other 

Time 

I died

Ghosts~ 1: In Vain

 

1: In Vain

Must need

Maps

And naps

After meals

Of deals

And puffs

Of mist

Over hills

And oceans 

To breathe 

The dew 

Next to you 

As rocks 

Hold 

The cradle 

In vain

Final Flights~ 83: On The Eclipse

 

83: On The Eclipse 

There is

No

Rejection 

Protection 

Asking for a friend 

Which way

Does this

Storm blow

Stats

Graphics 

Only visible on the eclipse 

While moon dust 

Gets in your eye

And asking 

Hurricane 

How’s the weather 

With you 

Flights ~ 82: Glide

 

82: Glide

There won’t be a warning 

I will slide into the room 

Glide 

Along

The edges 

Through shadow 

And behind the couch 

I will do this

Enough 

That

Eventually 

You will forget 

What I once

Looked like

Flights ~ 81:Rabbit

 

81:Rabbit 

Flopsy 

Mopsy

And 

Holy Hell

Impress each other 

At a cocktail party 

It’s a party

On wheels 

In the rain

In Spain

What a pain

To have a sprain 

It’s over

For now…

I did an illustration for this one, see above… I got carried away with the cross hatching… very relaxing! 

x~J

Flights ~ 80: Masquerade

 

80: Masquerade 

Sat 

So idle

By the side

Of your apocalypse 

Never

Truly 

Feeling 

Like comfort 

Was to 

Creep back in

Awaken

Shake

Out

Out of this 

Hideous 

Hellscape 

Masquerading 

As a dream

Flights ~ 79: Finish To Finale

 

79: Finish To Finale 

I know

I’ve left my heart

Here 

Somewhere 

I thought 

I’d just 

Take it 

Out 

For a minute 

Finish 

To 

Finale

Yours

Knowing 

While things

Got 

Rough

For safe keeping 

Now 

It is

Gone

Moody With A Side Of Maximalism

 This swatching business 

Is so exciting 

Beyond just fun changes 

It gives one ideas…

Since Halloween is coming up…

One could just smear this 

Antique Ruby 

Red paint 

By Behr 

With drips and hand prints

All down the hallway…

Maybe…

Why not…

We shall see…

&

In my mood 

For the darkened pallet of maximalism 

And the style of things

I have been editing my wardrobe as well…

That picture is…

I believe 

A Ralph Lauren look

Mebbe 

From 2010…?

Lots of snuggles were given…

As I was fated to sit

In utter convalescence 

All of last week 

With my muscles in a twisted 

Mass of wretched 

Torture 

With every waking moment 

Being and endless wait

Until the next issued 

Protocol could be administered 

In hopes 

Of untangling 

The knots 

Holding me captive…

Of course my imagination 

And deep connection 

To the collective unconscious 

Drove me into

The beginnings of yet another 

Manuscript…

The Black Roses

Well, if that isn’t a welcoming sign…

I don’t know what is…

So I climbed inside

Another story

Hoping 

That I can retell it 

For all to enjoy.

I keep promising more poetry…

What say you?

Dearest 

Entities & Beings?

Yes…?

For now, 

Thankfully Yours,

x~J

Couching it!

All of the rearranging 

Master Kit approves…

But!

I’m  Taking the day off!

And there’s nothing like a crippling 

Back spasm 

To ensure that you stay put.

I made it so far 

In the final stages 

Of the studio set up

But

I guess running myself ragged 

For two weeks in a row 

Wasn’t exactly smart

Considering 

Of course 

That my back was already 

Compromised…

And, instead of continuing on my quest

I am 

Adjusting pillows 

Heat pads

Ice pack at 2pm

And

Actually feeling lucky 

Because husband had a flat tire 

This morning 

And had to turn back home…

His quest to get a fix will be explored more tomorrow 

Fingers crossed 

Must’ve been the full moon 

At least all of our color changing bulbs work

Speaking of bulbs!

I ordered some!

Ack! 

Got to get better quick!

I have bulbs to plant!!!

I always forget how loopy I get

The endorphins 

The pain

The lack of a Goodnights sleep 

Makes me so tired and hungry!!!

And I can’t wait to get to the new can of paint 

… Antique Ruby…

I should get back to my YouTube as well…

Omg I almost sneezed!

So painful!!!

Must go get that ice pack…

x~ J

Finding Goodies

I am finding all

Of the

Things!

Found this buddy in the cellar

And the battery candles 

We managed to fit 3 in there

I found those while 

Organizing the studio

&

I Found

A wee box of goodies 

Left up in the attic…

Supplies 

Kept safe

In these little 

Handy

Caddies 

My favorite kind of pen

With the ultra fine point!

Tags

&

Twine

&

Hoping my motivation 

Will keep up with me

I got a little way through 

And now I sit in the egg chair 

And Kit finds it funny

He likes to climb on top

He found his way over to the window…

Amused at this building a studio process 

While

 Digging thru

The nooks n crannies 

Trying to get organized 

Before all priorities will be

Wood stoves and snow management 

I have plenty of convenient places to put things like these now!

Instead of in a random box in the attic 

Lol

All while the fall season is ramping up

Kit let me put this old pet t-shirt on him

Another attic find

So cute 

He needed lots of

Affirmations in exchange 

Worth it

&

My poems are playing hide and seek

I give them my time

They say pencil me in

And I say great I’ll get you a blog post ready

Then they get jealous of my projects 

And don’t show up

They leave no note 

No traces 

No signs 

But

I feel like they’re just waiting…

For their moment…

They’re not feral

But

Their nature is not following anyones rules…

So we wait…

Until then…

Enjoy 

x~J

Monday Mind Mush!

I’ve done some chores 

The sun is finally 

Poking out from its 

Pillowy cloud blanket…

And

I was really excited about how much 

I had gotten done

Last week…

Having pulled everything out of the guest room closet~ 

Getting the coats that I wasn’t excited to wear anymore~ out

Bagged, and off to the clothing recycling bins, newly installed 

Across from our post office… the area has been bustling

With excitement since the beginning of the new  

Library construction. This fervor, adding to the three other 

Landmarks that made up our rural hilltowns center.

Post office 

Church

Town hall

There is the current library which is quite small as well…

And it may not be recognized as a library if one drove by without knowing…

Anyway 

I did get this far

Yay!!!

Very happy to have cleared some clutter and 

Opened up this space…

This was the first configuration 

It basically had the bed

And the aisle around it…

And being so close to the door…

Eh… 

 

Anyway anyway 

I have been very aware of the color coming in…

I will try my hardest to document this…

Really really aware that the level of lists and activities 

Needing doing before snow comes is daunting 

I may not be able to stop to pause

But!

I can take a pic

And savor it for later…

I think I may sort out some poems for posting soon…

They keep poking their heads in, like… hello…? 

Is it our turn yet…?

You can see how this juggling has made my mind mushy…

A bit… 

So hungry…

Hmmmm… it’s time for lunch here, soooo…

x~J