All my Micropoetry from March!
...I have literally no clue where either of these came from.
Should I blame the universe again? Yeah, why not let's blame the universe again.
The universe made me write these! Including the haiku! (Lol.)
I originally wrote this poem and published it on Medium -
- because Iris B. Stehn over there was doing a writing prompt, so I wrote it for that.
I figured I'd share it here so that you could all see it too, 'cos I'm nice like that. 😊
Micropoetry time!
*cue imaginary jingle of your choice*
These are a bit more *waves hands vaguely* context-dependent than my usual micropoetry, so a little background info:
The second one (let's start at the end, why not?) is kinda based in all the sh** going down in the world right now.
The first one is very specifically about Partygate.
I actually posted it on Twitter with hashtags calling for Boris Johnson to resign, so yes #political. You know I don't care whether you agree with me or not, and that's fine.
And I'm overly-pleased with myself for the 'Eton mess' bit, which probably makes zero sense to those of you who aren't British, but at least I amused myself!
So here we are, February's Micropoetry!
As always, for those using screen readers, the poetry is in the alt-text with / marks showing line breaks.
'The neighbours have come home. I can hear Mr L pulling his filtration system off – the sound seeps through the walls. Our walls are so thin – doesn’t seem like it could keep what’s going on out there at bay, does it?'
About mid-week this story was slammed into my brain, without warning, by the universe.
And I am but a simple writer - the universe calls, and I answer.
So... have this sci-fi-ish/dystopian-ish short story, I guess! 😅
(Bo Burnham's Inside (especially All Eyes On Me,) was pretty much my writing soundtrack for this - for anyone who finds that sort of insight interesting! ...Plus, it, uh, might explain a lot 😅)
Content Warnings:
- isolation
- life-threatening climate/environmental catastrophes
- brief non-sexual nudity and mentions of anatomy
- life-threatening heat and physical stress
- implied physical disability/health condition
- mental health issues/extreme stress
...I've never done a full Content Warnings list like this for one of my stories before, so be careful and tell me if I missed anything that needs to be listed!
Here we are with more of my micropoetry!
Woo! (Lol.)
I have absolutely no idea where the first one, in particular, came from - it was just one of those things that wouldn't leave me alone, y'know?
And the best way to deal with that is to get it out and into the world, in my experience!
It's also written partially in my accent (which is why it's don' le' instead of don't let,) because it just didn't feel right written in full - I don't know why, I think it threw the rhythm off or something *shrugs*
And the other poem I've got for you this month is a haiku.
- Just because, really 😅
As always, for those using text readers, the poetry is in the alt-text of the graphics.
Line breaks are marked with a /
Yes, I am well aware that it's nearly January 2022.
But, as there always seems to be, there's still some left-over house-keeping to do from 2021.
So here's the Micropoetry I wrote in October and November 2021.
And, as always, for those using screen-readers the poetry is in the alt-text of the images. It has / marks showing line breaks.
I don't know whether this counts as creative non-fiction, or a short story, or what - but it was something that I kind of needed to write, y'know? Anyhow, here it is:
...because I wrote one piece in April, and then there was a big gap 'til the next one in July *shrugs*
Apparently I was having a Shakespearean references moment in April.
And was feeling things about Wales and our place in the world - and within (or maybe not) the United Kingdom - in July.
Y Ddraig means The Dragon in Welsh. You can check out a pronunciation here if that's something you're interested in.
So - this is what came out of all that! Enjoy!
As always, the poetry is in the alt-text for those who use screenreaders, with / marks showing line breaks
There is Micropoetry! Woo!
...The October pieces were kind of written in a weird headspace so... sorry about that!
The September one is a Haiku because apparently in 2020 I write Haikus! (Seriously, I think I've written more Haikus this year than I ever have before.)
It was also one of those things which just kinda pop into my head, and then won't leave me alone until I do something with them 😅 #WriterProblems
As always, the poetry is in the alt-text of the images for those of you using screen readers, with / marks showing line breaks.
