Figuratively

Be well,

Monty

• Treochair (Ireland)
  National Poetry Month is back! I’ll be selectively participating in a number of poetry prompts this month. Here is my entry for a prompt fromContinue reading “Treochair (Ireland)”
• The Wayra (Peru)
  National Poetry Month is back! I’ll be selectively participating in a number of poetry prompts this month. Here is my entry for a prompt fromContinue reading “The Wayra (Peru)”
• A Bite to Remember (NaPoWriMo #2)
  National Poetry Month is back! I’ll be selectively participating in a number of poetry prompts this month. Here is my entry for the prompt fromContinue reading “A Bite to Remember (NaPoWriMo #2)”
• The Phantom Tollbooth Misremembered (NaPoWriMo #1)
  National Poetry Month is back! I’ll be selectively participating in a number of poetry prompts this month. Here is my entry for the prompt fromContinue reading “The Phantom Tollbooth Misremembered (NaPoWriMo #1)”
• The Lune (America)
  National Poetry Month is back! I’ll be selectively participating in a number of poetry prompts this month. Here is my entry for the ‘America’ promptContinue reading “The Lune (America)”
• The Cedar (NaPoWriMo #0 – the early bird special)
  National Poetry Month is back! I’ll be selectively participating in a number of poetry prompts this month. Here is my entry for the ‘early bird’Continue reading “The Cedar (NaPoWriMo #0 – the early bird special)”
• “Enlightened”
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• Cityscape
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• Mountain Lake
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• G.O.A.T
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• An Extraction of Jack
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• Watery Impresssion
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• Playing with AI
  So I finally found the time to explore the available AI tools and I have to admit, I’m impressed. I’m pretty favorable towards adopting newContinue reading “Playing with AI”
• Mocha Splash
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• Dreaming, I Swim
  Dreaming, I swimAgainst the currents,Crossing the sound,Beneath the stars,Between ships large,Under sharp keels,Miles beyond my abilityTo stony shores;Out of the cold waters,I arise refreshed. IContinue reading “Dreaming, I Swim”
• Branches
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• Mountain Landscape
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• Lugu Lake, Yunnan
  This is my first trip to western China. We took an early morning flight out of Shanghai when the sky was still dark. A fourContinue reading “Lugu Lake, Yunnan”
• Lake View
  Blue ripples,Ducks dip,Air brisk,Breath in,Sun ripens,Warmth spreads,Exhale. Be well, Monty
• Two Figures
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• Here
  Lingering on the horizonBetween where and therePast-tense passingFuture unbecomingGifting presenceHere Be well, Monty
• Four Scripts
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• Write Verse
  The instructions are clear,A simple escape clause,An invitation to get figurative,To dip my toes into unclear waters,To wet my pen’s tip with half-formed thoughts. FlurriesContinue reading “Write Verse”
• On Being
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• Playing with Colors (Once Again)
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• Simply Flowers
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• A Few Abstractions
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• Butter
  My heart burst,Well, to be honest, that’s quite a bit of hyperbole,It was more of a flip, a blip, or even just a skip,An irregularityContinue reading “Butter”
• On Reading
  I’ve been trying to read a novel these days and I can only get a couple pages in at a time. I’m not sure ifContinue reading “On Reading”
• Cup of Tea
  She held the cup of tea, Sipping gently; a silent and elegant movement that, From beneath her long sleeved blouse, Pale flesh exposed,Crescent scars –Continue reading “Cup of Tea”
• Green Mountain Spring
  Flowing gurgles,Splashing laughter,We deeply drink. Be well, Monty