Unsold Poems from the April 19, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl
The following poems from the April 19, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my LiveJournal profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods.
There are still verses left in the linkback poems "The Tornado Blew Away," " Knitting into Community," and " The Texture of Our Relationships." Linking to this page will reveal new verses in whichever poem you request.
"As Is"
A social prompt inspired the free-verse poem "As Is." It's a look at a mixed family and the challenges that a neurotypical person faces moving into the Lacuna. Armelle is just generally having a hard time anyhow.
386 lines, Buy It Now = $193
[Available for posting after "New Wine in Old Bottles" has been sponsored and published.]
Armelle struggled to put together
a new life on Sargasso Base.
She scrounged up a dresser,
table and chairs for her room.
"Flying in Freefall"
A Dreamwidth prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Flying in Freefall." A life support malfunction in a secret lab brings a scientist and her livestock to Supply Base Bounty 3D3N.
120 lines, Buy It Now = $60 SOLD
Router had understood the principle
of turning Supply Base Bounty 3D3N
into a farming station, but he had not
expected to receive livestock.
"Fortifications of the Future"
From this I got the free-verse poem "Fortifications of the Future." Backup finds some makeshift games, which inspire him to think about the position of the Lacuna between the Arms. Together with his crewmates, he works on new ideas to secure their future.
204 lines, Buy It Now = $102 SOLD
Sam the Gardener was busy
digging, digging, making dirt and
planting things in it, playing with
his pet worms, running plastic pipes
everywhere and punching holes
in them to hold more plants.
Backup found the whole process
boring, although he liked the salads.
"New Wine in Old Bottles"
This contributed to the poem "New Wine in Old Bottles." Bottleneck is surprised when his past catches up to him. He doesn't really know how to respond, and he's not all that good with emotions, but he tries anyhow.
172 lines, Buy It Now = $86
"You have two visitors coming,"
the Minotaur informed Bottleneck.
"I just received the news from
Specialist Miles Cernan
and the OCS-397."
"Uh ... I'm not expecting
any visitors," said Bottleneck.
"No Measure of Health"
This contributed to the poem "No Measure of Health." A ship full of refugees comes to the Lacuna, all different people with the same reason for leaving a home that no longer felt safe to them.
176 lines, Buy It Now = $88 SOLD
They arrived all at once,
in a lifeboat meant to hold
twenty people for a few hours
that had held eleven for weeks,
towed behind Short John's ship.
"Thinking River Thoughts"
A DW prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Thinking River Thoughts." Sam's long-distance friend sends him wild iris and videos from her home.
56 lines, Buy It Now = $20
"Through Repetition of Thought"
A Dreamwidth teaching prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Through Repetition of Thought." It explores both the challenges of having children on a not-childproofed ex-military starbase, and the strengths of neurovariant people.
128 lines, Buy It Now = $64 SOLD
[Will be posted after "New Wine in Old Bottles" has been sponsored and published.]
When Embry slipped away
from her parents for 2.5 minutes
and in that time somehow managed
to get an airlock halfway open,
Armelle had a panic attack
and three more people moved
out of the "kiddie corridor."
"To See the Air"
Further discussion with DW user Kyleri inspired the free-verse poem "To See the Air." Dr. Syden Caermichael feels uneasy after her close brush with life support failure in her lab. So Case makes her some wind chimes and mobiles to show that the air vents are still working.
106 lines, Buy It Now = $53
Dr. Syden Caermichael
was not as happy as she
had expected over the news
that her lab had been repaired.
There are still verses left in the linkback poems "The Tornado Blew Away," " Knitting into Community," and " The Texture of Our Relationships." Linking to this page will reveal new verses in whichever poem you request.
"As Is"
A social prompt inspired the free-verse poem "As Is." It's a look at a mixed family and the challenges that a neurotypical person faces moving into the Lacuna. Armelle is just generally having a hard time anyhow.
386 lines, Buy It Now = $193
[Available for posting after "New Wine in Old Bottles" has been sponsored and published.]
Armelle struggled to put together
a new life on Sargasso Base.
She scrounged up a dresser,
table and chairs for her room.
"Flying in Freefall"
A Dreamwidth prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Flying in Freefall." A life support malfunction in a secret lab brings a scientist and her livestock to Supply Base Bounty 3D3N.
120 lines, Buy It Now = $60 SOLD
Router had understood the principle
of turning Supply Base Bounty 3D3N
into a farming station, but he had not
expected to receive livestock.
"Fortifications of the Future"
From this I got the free-verse poem "Fortifications of the Future." Backup finds some makeshift games, which inspire him to think about the position of the Lacuna between the Arms. Together with his crewmates, he works on new ideas to secure their future.
204 lines, Buy It Now = $102 SOLD
Sam the Gardener was busy
digging, digging, making dirt and
planting things in it, playing with
his pet worms, running plastic pipes
everywhere and punching holes
in them to hold more plants.
Backup found the whole process
boring, although he liked the salads.
"New Wine in Old Bottles"
This contributed to the poem "New Wine in Old Bottles." Bottleneck is surprised when his past catches up to him. He doesn't really know how to respond, and he's not all that good with emotions, but he tries anyhow.
172 lines, Buy It Now = $86
"You have two visitors coming,"
the Minotaur informed Bottleneck.
"I just received the news from
Specialist Miles Cernan
and the OCS-397."
"Uh ... I'm not expecting
any visitors," said Bottleneck.
"No Measure of Health"
This contributed to the poem "No Measure of Health." A ship full of refugees comes to the Lacuna, all different people with the same reason for leaving a home that no longer felt safe to them.
176 lines, Buy It Now = $88 SOLD
They arrived all at once,
in a lifeboat meant to hold
twenty people for a few hours
that had held eleven for weeks,
towed behind Short John's ship.
"Thinking River Thoughts"
A DW prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Thinking River Thoughts." Sam's long-distance friend sends him wild iris and videos from her home.
56 lines, Buy It Now = $20
"Through Repetition of Thought"
A Dreamwidth teaching prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Through Repetition of Thought." It explores both the challenges of having children on a not-childproofed ex-military starbase, and the strengths of neurovariant people.
128 lines, Buy It Now = $64 SOLD
[Will be posted after "New Wine in Old Bottles" has been sponsored and published.]
When Embry slipped away
from her parents for 2.5 minutes
and in that time somehow managed
to get an airlock halfway open,
Armelle had a panic attack
and three more people moved
out of the "kiddie corridor."
"To See the Air"
Further discussion with DW user Kyleri inspired the free-verse poem "To See the Air." Dr. Syden Caermichael feels uneasy after her close brush with life support failure in her lab. So Case makes her some wind chimes and mobiles to show that the air vents are still working.
106 lines, Buy It Now = $53
Dr. Syden Caermichael
was not as happy as she
had expected over the news
that her lab had been repaired.