Unsold Poems for the April 20, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl
The following poems from the April 20, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "The Arc of the Mental Universe," "Everything That Blooms," "In the Shade of the Mighty Oak," "Let the Children Lead Us," "Autumn's Palette," "Pumpkin Spice Prosperity," "Delight in Another," and "A Sense of Weather Changes."
"Carried Away Piecemeal"
The Yakama Nation deals with the aftermath, and they decide to free the rivers.
212 lines, Buy It Now = $106
Even before the End came,
Washington wasn't doing well.
"Half-understood and Half-remembered"
A troop of Girl Scouts join a pack of wolves.
113 lines, Buy It Now = $57
The girls are young
when the world ends.
They are only Daisies
but they know a little
about camping out --
enough they don't die.
"If You Can Do Just One Thing Well"
Among the effects of the Grunge was a rise in birth defects, particularly limb deformities. Lack of hands does not stop Mikil from becoming a skilled seamstress.
86 lines, Buy It Now = $43
Mikil sat in her quiet basement,
enjoying the steady hum of
the old Singer sewing machine.
"Kokopelli Returns"
The Pueblo Peoples didn't get bombed directly in the End, but they have their own challenges -- and cultural assets.
279 lines, Buy It Now $140
Joe's life was hard enough
even before the world
actually went to hell.
"The Mirror Poles"
After the End, it gets harder to find active settlements, so people begin erecting sculptures to help travelers find them. Eventually they put up signal towers for communication.
114 lines, Buy It now = $57
The first year After,
everyone was too busy
trying to stay alive
to worry about roads.
"Nature's Great Masterpiece"
The daughter of elephant keepers takes off into the bush with her elephant family.
249 lines, Buy It Now = $125
Tamira loved living at
the Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Center
for Elephant Conservation.
"Rainbow Hills"
A group of queer people settle in the wilderness on the edge of what was once San Jose.
126 lines, Buy It Now = $63
Before the End,
the whole Bay Area
was a queer playground.
"Carried Away Piecemeal"
The Yakama Nation deals with the aftermath, and they decide to free the rivers.
212 lines, Buy It Now = $106
Even before the End came,
Washington wasn't doing well.
"Half-understood and Half-remembered"
A troop of Girl Scouts join a pack of wolves.
113 lines, Buy It Now = $57
The girls are young
when the world ends.
They are only Daisies
but they know a little
about camping out --
enough they don't die.
"If You Can Do Just One Thing Well"
Among the effects of the Grunge was a rise in birth defects, particularly limb deformities. Lack of hands does not stop Mikil from becoming a skilled seamstress.
86 lines, Buy It Now = $43
Mikil sat in her quiet basement,
enjoying the steady hum of
the old Singer sewing machine.
"Kokopelli Returns"
The Pueblo Peoples didn't get bombed directly in the End, but they have their own challenges -- and cultural assets.
279 lines, Buy It Now $140
Joe's life was hard enough
even before the world
actually went to hell.
"The Mirror Poles"
After the End, it gets harder to find active settlements, so people begin erecting sculptures to help travelers find them. Eventually they put up signal towers for communication.
114 lines, Buy It now = $57
The first year After,
everyone was too busy
trying to stay alive
to worry about roads.
"Nature's Great Masterpiece"
The daughter of elephant keepers takes off into the bush with her elephant family.
249 lines, Buy It Now = $125
Tamira loved living at
the Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Center
for Elephant Conservation.
"Rainbow Hills"
A group of queer people settle in the wilderness on the edge of what was once San Jose.
126 lines, Buy It Now = $63
Before the End,
the whole Bay Area
was a queer playground.