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in the helium of a night
where constellations ignite
the blood-spattered atrium
of a late summer's sky,
I find myself a comet
shooting the urban grid
in an urgency as I race
a suicidal rim on two wheels
in the blackness between the fires,
my red-shifted thoughts crossing
light years out-of-body
and outliving me
till the awareness of you
slingshots me at Mach speed
to await your arrival
long before it happens,
caught at the last light
so close to my destination,
inhaling the danger of you,
where to idle the demon
begs disaster, even if the
interlude proves a watershed –
by Neptune's light, I will
wish to death I had run the red
where constellations ignite
the blood-spattered atrium
of a late summer's sky,
I find myself a comet
shooting the urban grid
in an urgency as I race
a suicidal rim on two wheels
in the blackness between the fires,
my red-shifted thoughts crossing
light years out-of-body
and outliving me
till the awareness of you
slingshots me at Mach speed
to await your arrival
long before it happens,
caught at the last light
so close to my destination,
inhaling the danger of you,
where to idle the demon
begs disaster, even if the
interlude proves a watershed –
by Neptune's light, I will
wish to death I had run the red
Literature
Charlatans
There was that unexpected duality to it, something of
a pan, flashing in salt marshes, broken up like old bones,
a war dream served with warmed nuts and Dewars,
drawled civility over upgraded seat assignments and
that Friday afternoon sense of having dodged the bullet.
Peopled canyons receded beyond lozenges of pitted glass
in that vertiginous sacrament we sometimes mocked,
mere hours since a proud dog-and-pony apparatus
went missing, sucked up barking into granite-clad commerce
and a sky gone gray in January's stolid transaction queue.
As long as they were talking in those soft syllables, those
Scotch-soaked whispers in clou
Literature
Ripcord
It is warm black cloth
that tumbles my loose head
My eyes shrink softly
below the ragged line
of neck
under the camphor blankets.
there is a man at the back door.
Under trembling turkey-pink-
Heart jangles on the ripcord kick
flay these arms at the silhouette
snatching at the hot light prickles
it is black behind him.
My gorge is dry packed
a dust wall – a dumbed jam
and trying to force the tight
broken glass scream
out panic! out panic! out
out out out
is like tearing plastercast with teeth
like defecating a tumour-
the noise thumps!
mouth roof from beef chest,
a solid bark gasp,
coughing a nightma
Literature
My allotment
"For a man is destined to but once to live and allotted to each one time to die. This is the way it has been and will always be."
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Well, I can't really explain how it all happened or even why, so you'll get no help that way. What I can do is tell you what happened and maybe you can help me with the rest.
I was born the same as everyone else, went to school in Bozeman – hated it just like everyone else – grew up, got a girlfriend, got a job nearby; you know, I was a normal person. I got married and had two kids. I never moved out of the area. When my eldest was just three, war b
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09/10/15 Featured here:
My Daily Deviation HighlightsAs tagged by the lovely Mrs-Durden, and late to the party as ever,
I shall now share the Daily Deviations, my #DDHighlights starting from the year of my account creation,
and awarded on the day of my own birthday. This will feature deviations that have made me think,
wonder, or have somehow just left a lasting impression on me.
16 September 2009
16 September 2010
16 September 2011
16 September 2012
16 September 2013
16 September 2014
John Taylor by blazewuChasm Crossing: Guardian by Ilkyra
I'd do a 16 September 2015, but alas
Care to share the Daily Deviations that have struck a chord with you?
#DD
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09/01/15 Featured here:Favs of note 9Have a lovely long list of pieces to look at
Lace em up... by itsmyccrets
i scribbled sex in my notebook by ChloroformBoy van goth by fiercestrawberry
A white splatter on my face, no blessing by RegauxLucid Dream by nicostars
Two Dream Sequence by muscularteeth the task was all done but you lingered by LadyBitterblue
wing Tattoo by RemiisMeltingDots
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02/15/15 Featured here, after almost 5 years since I was in Volume 1, wow!:30 Writers You Should Discover: Volume XXVWhat's This, And What’s New?
Below you will find a new assortment of various writers on DeviantART who are worth getting to know. All of their respective galleries are packed full of tremendous works that I enjoy and hope that you will too. In this special twenty-fifth volume, I am pleased to feature DeviantART seniors, volunteers, and staff who love to write and show passion for our community! And, if there is a writer <a wytiwyg="1" href="https://ladylincoln.deviantart.com/journal/30-Writers-You-Should-Discover-Volume-IV-216751363">
02/05/15 Featured here:February Triple Feature2014 ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE CONTEST WINNERS
the-haiku-club's 2014 Attitude of Gratitude Contest winners have been announced! As a prize, I owe them all a feature. So what I'm gonna do is dedicate this month's First Weekend Feature to them. (It's almost the weekend, right?)
Tying for first place are somnomollior and timeraider, while jade-pandora claims the third place spot.
somnomollior, or Cat White, won with her Untitled gratitude choka, "a bittersweet memory in a vivid, finely-described setting, with a hopeful vibe amidst the pain":
This was truly a pleasure to read, as is much of Cat's other work. A ten-year veteran of dA, Cat has an extensive
11/29/10 Featured here in Volume 1, the first of this series!:30 Writers You Should DiscoverWhat's This?
Below you will find an assortment of various authors on DeviantART who are well worth getting to know. All of their respective galleries are packed full of tremendous deviations that I enjoy and certainly hope that you will too.
Let's Meet a Few of Them:
AGMeade
Amberlouie
AlloenDreams
Volcano Child by AlloenDreamsTwenty-Seven Lies by AlloenDreams
apocathary
Toilet Paper by apocatharyJohn Smith by apocatharyElephant Rocks by apocatharyCarve by apocathary
ATrue
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BeccaJS
Cristian Rosas by BeccaJSThreadbare Doll by BeccaJSCup of Tea Promise by BeccaJS:thumb86191496:
BerylAlexandros
Bittersweet by BerylAlexandrosTree at night by BerylAlexandrosRoots by BerylAlexandrosHigh hopes by BerylAlexandros
dreamsinstatic
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Exillior
Symbolism III by ExilliorRoses III: Blood Red by Exillior:thu
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11/16/10: After a bit of editing & reinstating, this is the final reincarnation that was published in the Summer 2010 "Technicolour" edition of Australia's "Voiceworks".
09/16/10: A Daily Deviation! Thank you, Trevor 
© 2010 - 2024 Jade-Pandora
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Overall Vision Originality Technique ImpactJade, this is just amazing! This is the kind of poem I pour over, and keep coming back to, to catch more layers of meaning with every read. Structurally, your word choice is exquisite - not only are you squeezing every drop of effect with your use of sound, but the pacing is brilliant - your unique command of language lets you choose words with not only the optimum sound qualities, but also word length that really enforces, and drives home, the pacing of the poem!
"caught at the last light / so close to my destination" - I was thrilled to see that phrase! You've given it a wonderful home and inspired even more with it! <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/n/n…" width="15" height="15" alt="
" title="Nod"/>The environment you create for the reader is as rich as ever - this is something I always cherish in your work, and it's present in this piece in spades! "the blood-spattered atrium / of a late summer's sky" <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/f/f…" width="18" height="17" alt="
" title="I think I've fainted."/> wowwwwww!!! How could you create a more brilliant description? Setting a mood and projecting a vivid image all at once!When I read this poem, it's akin to when I see a particularly brilliant visual art piece - I want to study it and take it all in to try and learn from it's exquisite quality.