Tag Archives: irony

Wrong way on a dead end street

Posted on December 8, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
Sharp as a tack, I painfully misstep. Eagerly  ready to fail at a moment’s notice, the gun signs and I false start at the line. Cool clear-headedness  leaves me frostbitten, sanity steams off  my…

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May I introduce…

Posted on December 3, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
May I introduce… the hammer to the nail the pesticides to the garden snail the sunflower seeds to the disheveled salad the soft breeze to some hardened face the basement to an attic space…

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The half-life of poems

Posted on October 8, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Metaphors shed new light on life, they restore vibrant colors dulled by dust, adding depth to our frame of reference. Poets are knee-jerk puppets at the strings of their words, ventriloquist voices thrown to embody any emotion. The finesse of progress … Continue reading →

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The biggest irony

Posted on October 3, 2013 by tyler4turtles

The biggest irony lies beneath our feet in duff, dirt & rotten wood – microscopic bacteria feeding off the demise of giants.

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Positively thirsty

Posted on July 14, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Trust me, if the glass was half full it would be empty by now, I’m that thirsty for positive energy.

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Keep your chin up

Posted on July 13, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Life has us over a barrel, splintering apart down Niagara Falls, just so we can hit rock bottom & know what it   means to keep our chin up.

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Flipping perception

Posted on July 9, 2013 by tyler4turtles

All is perception, your brain flips the picture, so it’s possible you’re living dreams & sleeping thru reality.

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A long-winded collection of short poems

Posted on July 7, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Nothing in life truly rhymes outside of the mind, our heart beats are just onomatopoeias. We live in a hypersensitive age, songs & stories shared every single second, though balance exists, deep space still muted. Spread joy thick like strawberry … Continue reading →

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Eavesdropper laundry list

Posted on July 6, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Moments do not tap on your shoulder or whisper their secret hiding place into your ear, you must heighten your awareness & disappear. We all have knowledge, we all have time, we all will live & die, sharing one long … Continue reading →

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Horsetail stampede

Posted on July 2, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Lost in a horsetail stampede of pipe-cleaner green, stands one tall cow parsnip, its chloroplasts chewing on solar cud, a producer consuming for the common good.

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