Georgia Tell's Blog, page 22

Poem #604

first drizzle of the season
clouds crowd the dark sky
accountant walks her neighborhood
enveloped in street lamp light
cold bites her skin pleasantly
she’s thinking of numbers
old man with cigar sits
on the edge of a red brick planter
the smell of the smoke lingers
“what kind of cigar is that?” she asks
“please don’t smoke, honey,” he responds
she takes the obtuse path around him
she frowns and goes home
her house is much too warm

Poem #603

lose the subtlety
get bold

Poem #602

I love her
like mountains love valleys
like oceans love water
like trees love sun

Poem #601

little bee
protect your hive
collect the nectar
make the honey
get the beekeeper’s money

Appealing to All Audiences: Humor in Children’s Movies

After years of not watching children’s movies because my younger sister has been an adult for a while now, I watched two children’s movies this week (thanks to my new MoviePass subscription which I just started trying out). The first was Early Man — a claymation movie like Wallace and Gromit in which Stone Age people attempt to win back their land from Bronze Age colonizers by playing soccer. The second movie was Peter Rabbit — a live action continuation of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix...

Poem #600

yes

Poem #599

window of clouds
standing outside
and inside
rain on both sides
should there be a distinction?
or a window at all?

Poem #598

fall asleep
spread out
be warm
relax

Poem #597

terrarium in space
hits an asteroid
air leaks out
bacteria sleeps
terrarium lands on planet
bacteria thrive
life begins anew

Poem #596

sleeping cat
on an ottoman
nap nap kitty