#wordrummager

[hathaway-hayes]

This!

Artifacts Kicking a bottle cap accidentally an echo in the alley an aural portal to a dusty and hot place somewhere in antiquity, somewhere desert where women’s bowls, cracked, left deeply embedded beneath many feet walking miles and miles to and fro, like we do now, for nothing than a few coins, a few grains, some fish Men molded dream women even then, now we find them buried missing a limb or a digit, like now, we’re all missing something though we think it’s heavy and important -like time- but how much time does it take to laugh or sniffle at a flower? Horace would laugh at our tweets, earnest influencers’ odes to prosceniums full of silicone and chrome we compare mud and silver and kick a pebble down the dusty road like we do, like we did, like we will. … (City Poems prompt, @uutpoetry . “Artifacts” published on Substack. Check out the relaunch of UutPoetry at Substack for poetry, process, and prompts to peruse.)

[definegodliness]

Tag game for the poets and poetically inclined

Share:

A poem that tends to pop into your mind

One line in a song

One line in a movie

A word you'll avoid for fear of over-usage

One word that is you, metaphorically (no explanation)

Go!!

@allnightsong2, @sanddollarpoems, @poppiesandpromises, @the-hollow-quiet, @madworlddiary, @everytimeyousaygoodbye, @aubriestar, @mylovaboxa, @brooklynbubbles, @sdbea, @wordrummager, @psychicbouquetlove, @hitawall, @slowfalter, @lorienfae, @mycosmicbackyard, @simply-eno, @becomingpoet, @not--waving--drowning

... and tag your mutuals!

[hersurvival]

I wish I was your floor length, navy blue velvet curtains -

The first thing you touch in the morning, letting in the day be it blue or grey.

Or your coffee pot, you fill me up, flick the button, and refuse to let me out of your sight

Until you're able to carry some of me around in your cup.

I would like you to think of me as your bookshelf,

Wobbly old thing, under all the weight of stories you'll one day read,

Unwavering as I hold onto every hopeful page.

But I find myself as your favorite pillow -

Tear stained and misshapen.

You always wonder why no cover seems to fit.

Beaten - holding your screams, your pleas, your dreams.

I have been with you forever,

From being tucked in by your mother

To your first kiss with the door open,

As you stood in your childhood bedroom for the last time and grew up, moved out.

That home now sold.

You buy a new pillow every handful of years

But they cannot replace how I have been molded your whole life,

To be a perfect fit.

Tagged by @the-hollow-quiet (some time ago but I did not forget!)

Created originally by @wordrummager to describe what piece of the home you identify with.

@coffeexxcigarettes @ivaspinoza @yakultstan @sfsolstice @walkthruthewords @brb-on-a-quest

[indecisivegirlx]

dear poets,

if you wish to share more regarding the duration (and technique) of writing your poems, please do so in the comments/reblogs. your answers and insight are valuable to me.

i am taking this poll to satiate my curiosity and to assure myself that i can't be the only one who takes half a day/an entire day (irrespective of the length of the poem) to write and edit a single poem.

i'll appreciate it if you choose to reblog this post. the more answers, the more i'll be sure that the most important thing to write a poem is to "simply begin and write" without worrying about the time taken and the way i write poems. i'd like to more strongly affirm that we can have our own ways with poems, there's no right and wrong way if they make sense to us because eventually, we'll find the (our) right way.

thank you for your time x

tagging a few wonderful poets that ive come across on tumblr: @bitesizedpoetry @nobodysflower @logicaldreamer @wordrummager @palladiumfragments @ellisnightingale @uutpoetry @alex-a-roman

[goneahead]

15 Questions, 15 Mutuals

Thanks for tagging me @lerr-writes-fic

1. Are you named after anyone?

I was named after a relative that died way too young🥺

2. When was the last time you cried?

honestly can’t remember?

3. Do you have kids?

Nope. I have never spawned.

4. Do you use sarcasm alot?

Weirdly, now that I am semi-retired, I seldom need sarcasm. I also no longer deal with customers. There may be a correlation there…😂

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people?

These days? Their camper.😂

6. What’s your eye color?

Changes on my mood. No, seriously.

7. Scary movie or happy ending?

Can I have both?

8. Any special talents?

I am a weirdness magnet and boy, do I have stories…

9. Where were you born?

Alaska

10. What are your hobbies?

Eating and sleeping.😁

11. Do you have any pets?

The current crew is three extremely spoiled cats.

12. What sports do you play/have you played?

I make it a rule never to chase spherical objects.

13. How tall are you?

Not tall enough.

14. Favorite subject in school?

😂😂😂School was NOT my best subject.

15. Dream job?

Pretty sure that’s an oxymoron. The best thing I ever did was bin my work ethic and become a nomad😁

does anyone really think I can count to fifteen? um… @itwoodbeprefect @distilled-prose @cherokeeghostwriter @oddman-the-oldman @cowandcalf @ellena-asg @teruel-a-witch @wordrummager @mikefrawley @ends-2-beginnings @stephmcx @mcdannoangelwolf @herveiwfromthefloor @anjo-by-the-sea is that fifteen?😳

[torrentialmonsoon]

Thanks for this cool tag @infamouslyroggylives and @takingstockofwhatmattersmost !

friends. friends. make a little fishbowl for your blog.

I tag @the-hollow-quiet @ladymaze @wordrummager @madworlddiary @street-heart-posts @cruxymox @vbkpoetry @randomlyjay @fantodsdhrit @dg-fragments @teaspirationss @mortalghost @inrumford @mariposaheart @anjo-by-the-sea @petrow

[chucklingpecan]

Tag game for the poets and poetically inclined

I was tagged by @wordrummager to take this little survey:

1. A poem that tends to pop into your mind 2. One line in a song 3. One line in a movie 4. A word you'll avoid for fear of over-usage 5. One word that is you, metaphorically (no explanation)

My answers:

'suburban monastery death poem' - d.a.levy

"Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole" - 'Pablo Picasso' by The Modern Lovers

“You talking to me?” - Taxi Driver

Underwear - I resolve to use it less 5. Absurdity

As always I tag the willing!

[cruxymox]

painted songs challenge

rules: combine one of your favourite paintings with an oldies* song that captures its feel to you, then tag others along to keep the challenge going. ( as per usual, you know how i tag folks. if you see this & haven't done it yet - you're tagged. )

tagged by: @wordrummager

the kiss - gustav klimt

lovesong - the cure

( *yes, it is an oldie. )

[smittenbypoetry]

Poetry Game June Recap:

@sophiechoir (poem) @sweetwarmcookies16 (poem) @the-wordslinger (poem) @subtextures (poem) @cruxymox (poem) @followcb (poem) @poppiesandpromises (poem) @aubriestar (poem) @takingstockofwhatmattersmost (poem) @shen-as-a-recluse (poem) @unmondefou (poem) @memories-beneath-the-skin (poem) @natureandprose (poem) @sdbea (poem) @autumnsunshine10 (poem) @jonnypielover (poem) @definegodliness (poem) @chucklingpecan (poem) @wordrummager (poem) @fearlesslylavender (poem)

Thank you all for partaking! Always impressive to see you guys weave a coherent piece out of the randomness. Bravo!

[definegodliness]

Vibes

@wordrummager Cat Stevens - Morning has broken

@allnightsong2 Metallica - One

@brooklynbubbles Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems

@sanddollarpoems RATM - Killing in the Name

@purplemonkeysexgod69 Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven

@the-hollow-quiet Madonna - Justify My Love

@lunaragent Chemical Brothers - Galvanize

@aubriestar The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun

@cruxymox Evanescence - Bring Me Back To Life

@becomingpoet Richard Harris - MacArthur Park

@lorienfae Donovan - Atlantis

@simply-eno Shocking Blue - Send Me A Postcard

[purgatorypoetry]

I bluster through most of my days, but inside I’m crumbling, barely intact by the time the stars appear. I’m not sure I really want to heal. What would I do without pain? But I’m ok. Really.

consider the bodies held together solely by their mass,

wonder if I'm gaining enough weight yet,

the pressures building between these separating plates, my core all erupting, these shoulders, their blades all spread and raised in an offer of embrace,

or a shrug,

tidally locked in your embrace I'm one side aflame, and one side total darkness, if you're looking for yin-and-yang I'm really,

more of a big bang

[goneahead]

oh look, its me, the disorganized noodle replying very very very late🤪

thanks for the tag @thefunkyperson ❤️

Rules: Tag 10 or more people you want to get to know better

Relationship status: currently off the market

Favorite color: steel blue

Song stuck in my head: Currently? 12 Gates by Rev. Gary Davis. last week it was Cumberland Gap by the 2nd Carolina String Band. my brain, let me show it to you😆

Favorite food: pretty much anything with jalepenos in it. And cookies. Although cake and pasta are good too!!!😋

Last song listened to: Fishing Blues by Henry Thomas (and one of the few surviving recordings of American quills. Quills had to be made by hand so they fell out of fashion when cheap harmonicas began to be mass-produced in the 1930s)

Dream trip: I’m a nomad, so pretty much anywhere the wheels stop is my happy place. But! My partner and I will be workamping for the summer in Montana. This will be the sixth state we’ve workamped in—and we’ll get to see Big Sky Country! And hopefully THIS time I won’t have a run in with a bear like I did the LAST time I was in bear country😂😂😂

Last thing I googled: recipe for 7 layer dip. Cuz I ouldnt remember which blog I got the recipe from. Turns out it was spent with pennies

tagging 10 huh? y’all know I can’t count but here goes: @distilled-prose @radiowrites @stephmcx @ends-2-beginnings @cowandcalf @herveiwfromthefloor @wordrummager @slowfalter @gloomyfilm @itsmrvlxh50 @itwoodbeprefect @actingcamplibrarian @cherokeeghostwriter hopefully that’s ten? **handwaves**

[sanddollarpoems]

This is gorgeous!!

see you, summer

[chucklingpecan]

Five fun facts

Prompted by @wordrummager : Five Odd Facts about me -

I had an almost- girlfriend at about 6-8 years old. We played doctor a lot. I was a curious physician. Sometimes she was.

A bit later, early teens, my friends and I would sleep out in my backyard. We liked to get up after midnight, strip naked and wander the neighborhood after the neighbors were fast asleep. I was painfully shy but with an exhibitionist kink.

I've worked as a chef forever but managed to get an Associate degree in Graphic Design. Have never used it.

I don't have a television.--- when broadcast went digital I'd already stopped watching it and never upgraded.

I was married for a few years. Alcohol hastened its end. It was actually kind of liberating after the initial devastation.

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As usual tags are voluntary because I'm bashful... do it if you want to!

[cruxymox]

i was tagged by @wordrummager to post five songs that i play a lot, or are in my head.

under ice - kate bush

when is the future? - vnv nation

pain - boy harsher

caught a lite sneeze - voltaire ( or the original version by tori amos )

qntal - palästinalied

[randomlyjay]

@wordrummager gave a Jay the best fragment first line!

Like a porn star flossing A Jay is always tossing Bindings for everyone Shining  like the sun Like clothes that don’t fit Teeth can oops up a bit But! It’s not a jaysome fact That mouths have plaque And the porn star flossing Is like a border crossing There is a train down a tunnel And mouths are just like funnels And a porn star is a poem star And every light burns from afar There is a dancer in the darkness And they are wearing less and less And every eye that sees them smile Knows they floss more than a while Like a porn star is a-singing This Jay is always dancing And the porn star is always keen To practise good dental hygiene!