Category: poetry

poetry, six sentence story

Innocense

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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innocence

he hung on the end of a branch, held by a strong, thick limb, the trunk made no comment

just stood tall, innocent, years of rings within— to count them, means you’d have to

cut down the tree, but why would you want to do that, this tree is innocent

rains bucketed the skies and woosh, he fell from the branch, flowing to freedom

a forgone conclusion that this innocent tree and simple autumn leaf have a purpose

the strong, thick limb— innocent, men who were hung- they were not guilty at all

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This is my 6 line poem in response to this challenge: Girlie on the Edge

Announcements, poetry

Pushcart Nominations 2022

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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As the manager of Prolific Pulse Press LLC I am honored to select the following for the Pushcart Prize nominations this year.

Zaneta Varnado Johns – Poem: What Matters, Published in After the Rainbow: Golden Poems 2022

JeanMarie Olivieri – Poem: Care Give and Take, Published in Caring for Souls 2022

Steve Anc – Poem: I am fine: don’t read this poem, Published in I am fine: don’t read this poem 2022

Lyris D. Wallace – Poem: No Justice for Breonna, Published in Social Justice Inks 2022

Jia-Li Yang – Poem: The First is the Last, Published in Social Justice Inks 2022

Kika Man – Poem: Rejecting your own body: an unrequited love poem, Published in Let the Mourning Come 2022

About the Pushcart Prize: In their words: “The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses series, published every year since 1976, is the most honored literary project in America – including Highest Honors from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.”

Our best wishes for the nominees. I look forward to seeing more of their prolific works in the future.

All books mentioned are on Prolific Pulse.com

poetry, six sentence story

The Operation

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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She found the most plump, well-rounded, orangest subject

As she studied the lines between the prominent ridges

She looked for just the right place to make an incision

Careful not to lose focus and distort her vision for perfection

She drew perfect marks for the removal of the cap

As the pumpkin sat still on the firmest of structure

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This is my Six Sentence Story for this week. It will be linked to the reader board later this week. Thanks to Girlie on the Edge for the keyword STRUCTURE