my corner of nowhere particular
Jes Saint is doing a little exercise of trying to regularly write. Here are some fun words she wrote about Coffee.
Coffee is the friend whose call is always welcome. The lover you don’t have to hide. Warmth and wakefulness float on ribbons of steam, a comforting contrast to the blaring shock of the alarm clock. Clouds of sleepiness parted rather than broken, bringing a more peaceful start to the day.
Nice job Jes! I love it.
When down fell the great gravedigger
Monstertruck engineers designed with vigor
How an you improve?
A monster that moves?
except to design it bigger.
My friend Sarah who I met at Alicia’s wedding has a writing club. I joined. This is my first contribution to the club.
The challenge was to write about a post-apocalypse world. We were asked to write about the government, the fallout, or whether people were happy or miserable in this world.
this is my entry:
When the lights dimmed and the high rises tumbled
We expected the world to break
But instead it’s really been pretty nice
Since our world was saved by cake.You see, when order fell into chaos
No one knew what was going on
But the bakers? They compensated
With light fluffy filled chiffonsNuclear fallout killed billions
Or so the newsmen report
But the bakers resisted radioactivity
with Kransekake and SachertorteAnd now much of the world is restricted
A modern day Fourth Zone
But the people are happy and joyful
overflowing with Panatone.Now we can’t help but smile in joy
As we walk amongst heaps of debris
For this world is a far better place
With streets paved of Zwetschgendatschi.
Tom, Jerry, once pals,
But then came Ben, plan in hand:
Cat-flavored ice cream.
(from Patrick!)