Category Archives: Poems

Daily Poem 10: Fungible (one of my favourites to celebrate ten days without giving up on posting these)

The fungible women who lie in my bed

Have shared sacred ground where others will tread.

fun·gi·ble

[fuhn-juh-buhl]

–adjective Law.
(esp. of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind

Daily Poem 9: Woolgathering

Why’s woolgathering less respected than the other arts?

To have the skill to spin from idleness unicorns, globes,

Grey whales, and vampires deserves (and has received) the praise

Of generations (though of mostly day dreaming children).

We learn about ourselves through what we wish we were and can be…

If only in dreams.

And dinosaurs.

wool·gath·er·ing

[wool-gath-er-ing]

–noun
1. indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
2. gathering of the tufts of wool shed by sheep and caught on bushes.

Daily Poem 8: Dishabille

It’s a diversion strategy to dress in dishabille:

To numb your mind, relax your wits, and then forget to feel.

dishabille

\dis-uh-BEEL\ , noun;

1. The state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
2. Casual or lounging attire.
3. An intentionally careless or casual manner.

Daily Poem 7: Inveterate

My dreams are filled prescriptions stored

In bottles labelled with your name

To wean me off our memories—

To cure my inveterate love.

inveterate

\in-VET-uhr-it\, adjective:

1. Firmly established by long persistence; deep-rooted; of long standing.
2. Fixed in habit by long persistence; confirmed; habitual.


Dialy Poem 6: Crepuscular

I wake and watch the blue-hour’s

Crepuscular creatures drag limbs

Through the dim

To their towers.

cre·pus·cu·lar

[kri-puhs-kyuh-ler]

–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct.
2. Zoology. appearing or active in the twilight, as certain bats and insects.