✨ Thousand and One Desires – Chapter I

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Inspired by fragments of ancient manuscripts from the early centuries of Baghdad, this project explores a world of poetry, memory, and unspoken desire.

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Contemplating Poetry

Before you write,
decide if a poem is a question
a declaration, a meditation
or an outcry.

If it’s a question, like,
“Where were you last night?’
Let your poem create the disguise:
"I wandered weak and weary
through the tulgey wood
between the woods and frozen lake,
the darkest evening of the year."

If your poem’s a declaration,
make sure you shout it
amidst an action scene,
such as, “Liar!”
she kicks the fleshy
part of your leg.
"Liar!" she slaps you cheek.
"Liar!" the poem bubbles
slides down the chin.

If your poem's a meditation,
be sure to go full zen:
contemplate the fulfillment
of an unfurling frond,
make wordlessness
a magic wand.

Heal the world with calm.
Don’t wipe the spittle,
let it slide, a penance, a ride.

If your poem's an outcry,
turn up the heat. Don’t stop till
someone hears you,
and someone else repeats.
Don’t stop the words from
scissor-punching you in the chest.
Don't comfort the stanzas,
let them to do their best.

Make the message clearer
with each shout.
“I will be seen! I will be heard!"
Let your fire out.
This poem's put its trust in
your mouth, and you've slobbered
on it like a bone for years.

“I trusted you,” both poet and poem thought,
to guide me, passionately
to illuminate the way through.
To be an owner's manual,
a talisman warding off doom.

We trusted each other.
We handed over our reins.
Whatever its purpose,
don’t let your poem play
any more mind games.

©2026 | K.F. Hartless

GloPoWriMo#26 The challenge today was to write your own ars poetica, giving the reader some insight into what keeps you writing poetry, or what you think poetry should do. I had sloppily penned this poem years ago, but decided to revisit it today with a fresh perspective. Cheers.

https://youtu.be/BQ35OEQhjfc?si=JJcjnq_Up8yPJ73H

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Elmira poet's new book inspired by her journey leaving Mennonite community
Elmira poet Maria Giesbrecht is about to release her first book called A Little Feral, a collection of poems written several years after leaving a conservative Mennonite family as a teenager.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/elmira-poet-s-new-book-inspired-by-her-journey-leaving-mennonite-community-9.7175804?cmp=rss

A Reflection of Divine Love


Mending hearts is how He works…
While angels stand watch as His clerks
Mending relationships He does that too
All because He loves me and you.

While we sleep
His angels stand keep
While we walk
He often talks

When we cry
His Words are a lullaby
For every trouble that finds us…
Teaching us in Him we must always trust

No matter how many failures or tries…
He keeps us under His watchful eye
Every step we take He forever keeps…
For He who keeps us never slumbers or sleep

And in this we should be thankful everyday
For it is He who eternally keeps us in His way.

© c.f. leach, 2026. Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

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Shit. Poop. Shit. Poop. Shit.

We took us too near to the edge of the cliff,
Where there was nothing but our demons, wild and free.

Your demons pretended to be you,
My demons pretended to be me,
And we scared the living poop shit out of each other.

You jumped, I stayed, but it makes no difference.
I blame you for jumping, you blame me for staying, and we will never never forgive each other.

I curse you with blood. You hate me with poison. We will never trust, never dare, never heal, never care about anyone or anything ever ever ever again.

Demons flying wild and free.

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fine young man

we are no longer a fine young man,
grown out of kindness;
we watch a frail old woman
motor-scoot the grocery floor
pause and look high to the shelf –
we are no longer a kind young man,
i say to you,
you say nothing –
we pass by and
think, well,
some kind young man will
help her.

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[…]Φύλλα ξερά παρέμειναν  Κι αν στην τριβή ψιθυρίζουν  Οι θεατές ποιο όνειρο ορίζουν; […]| by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

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Όσες μπόρες κι αν ήρθαν
Κανείς ομπρέλα να τείνει
Τρέχουν για εαυτό στεγνό 

Φύλλα ξερά παρέμειναν
Κι αν στην τριβή ψιθυρίζουν
Οι θεατές ποιο όνειρο ορίζουν; 

Νύμφη αγέρωχη σε λύκους
Με πέπλα νωπά βαδίζω
Λευτεριά να χαραμίζω; 

Χάδι σαν μάνας αληθινό
Δέηση πόνου στον ουρανό
Καθάριος να μείνει όσο ζω 

by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

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itunes.apple.com
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www.barnesandnoble.com
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shop.vivlio.com
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Have I Been Posting Monthly?

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Wasted Black Beans & WP

I just ain’t feeling it today

https://weeklyprompts.com/2026/04/25/weekly-prompts-the-one-day-prompt-23/ https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/04/23/can-you-tell-a-story-in-334/ https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/three-things-challenge-mm405/ WWP
As always, all you need to do is include the words ‘One Day‘ in your post.

ECCY
Can you tell a story in 28 words using the following words in it somewhere:
SCRABBLE - A verb, "to scrabble" means to scrape, or fumble about with hands
POLICE
UNDERWATER

TTC
Your three words today are:
SILLY
SECOND
STAMMER

My second try in one day to scrabble something silly while my mind felt like it was underwater. I stammered when the WordPress police showed up questioning me. [28]

I struggled with those three challenges today as you can see. After I finished I thought this post was still lacking something so I am continuing to post incoherent thoughts on this Starbuck Saturday.

Addiction is not funny
it hurts your tired mind
Building a tolerance to coffee
is a depressing thing to find

I love the strong black bean
The energy soars into my brain
But I've found that here lately
It's acting more like a drain

I slam my normal amount
Then I want to go to sleep
Thoughts are not sharp anymore
Seems like I keep missing the beat

https://youtu.be/iUODdPpnxcA?si=gw13UgqWic6GZ2O3

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