Unsold Poems from the March 6, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl
The following poems from the March 6, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods.
There are still verses left in the linkback poems " We Will Fade into You," " The Open Gyre," " Growing Green, Growing Gold," " Mysterious and Impermanent," " The Attack of the Dragon Shrimp," and " Greater Than the Sum." Linking to this page will reveal new verses in whichever linkback poem you request.
"Cleaning Achnai's Oven"
This inspired the free-verse poem "Cleaning Achnai's Oven." Judaism may not be perfect, but people can bring it closer.
46 lines, Buy It Now = $20
"The Grandfather of the Computer"
Your AI prompt inspired the free-verse poem "The Grandfather of the Computer." There's a player piano in Terramagne that can compose new music.
65 lines, Buy It Now = $33
The player piano is old.
It is old enough to remember
Spanish California, with
the dim fondness of
childhood lullabies.
"Where They Built the Bodies"
Your workshop prompt contributed to the free-verse poem "Where They Built the Bodies." The man who made the oids gets what he has coming to him.
49 lines, Buy It Now = $20
"The Woman Who Built Herself a Clitoris and Rode That Bitch Like a Bicycle"
Your prompt about Diminished Expectations inspired the free-verse poem "The Woman Who Built Herself a Clitoris and Rode That Bitch Like a Bicycle." A gynoid decides to address a lack in her anatomy.
61 lines, Buy It Now = $30.50
The gynoid had been built
for the pleasure of men,
not for her own.
Consequently she had no clitoris.
These two poems about Shiv form a pair:
"Even If It Is in Flames"
Your prompt about bad tape inspired the free-verse poem "Even If It Is in Flames." The inside of Shiv's head is a mess, even before his attempt to make breakfast ends in utter disaster.
188 lines, Buy It Now = $94
When Shiv woke up for the first time
in his own apartment above Blues Moon,
he stayed in bed for a few extra minutes
just to enjoy the sheer luxury of it.
Get your lazy ass out of bed.
"Burnt and Experienced Hands"
Your "bad tape" prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Burnt and Experienced Hands." After the kitchen fire upstairs, Cook takes care of Shiv.
496 lines, Buy It Now = $248
Shiv stumbled down the stairs,
his eyes stinging with smoke and
the tears he refused to shed.
When he made his way to the kitchen,
Cook was already waiting for him.
These two poems about Shiv form another pair:
"Escape from the Loneliness"
Your Gray/Shiv prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Escape from the Loneliness." Shiv flounders over the proper way to court someone in a platonic relationship, and how to deal with a head full of bad tape when actual therapy still tends to make him twitchier.
356 lines, Buy It Now = $178
Shiv liked spending time with Gray.
He could hang out with any number
of guys in the gang, of course,
but Gray was different.
"Something Dark in Me"
Your Gray/Shiv prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Something Dark in Me." A play session goes very well -- and then very badly.
697 lines, Buy It Now = $349
Gray loved playing with Shiv.
He enjoyed just hanging out together,
too, the way Shiv would drape himself over
a chair, lazily flipping a knife in one hand with
more skill than Gray would ever have, and
the way Shiv applied himself to food with
the devotion that most men gave to religion.
There are still verses left in the linkback poems " We Will Fade into You," " The Open Gyre," " Growing Green, Growing Gold," " Mysterious and Impermanent," " The Attack of the Dragon Shrimp," and " Greater Than the Sum." Linking to this page will reveal new verses in whichever linkback poem you request.
"Cleaning Achnai's Oven"
This inspired the free-verse poem "Cleaning Achnai's Oven." Judaism may not be perfect, but people can bring it closer.
46 lines, Buy It Now = $20
"The Grandfather of the Computer"
Your AI prompt inspired the free-verse poem "The Grandfather of the Computer." There's a player piano in Terramagne that can compose new music.
65 lines, Buy It Now = $33
The player piano is old.
It is old enough to remember
Spanish California, with
the dim fondness of
childhood lullabies.
"Where They Built the Bodies"
Your workshop prompt contributed to the free-verse poem "Where They Built the Bodies." The man who made the oids gets what he has coming to him.
49 lines, Buy It Now = $20
"The Woman Who Built Herself a Clitoris and Rode That Bitch Like a Bicycle"
Your prompt about Diminished Expectations inspired the free-verse poem "The Woman Who Built Herself a Clitoris and Rode That Bitch Like a Bicycle." A gynoid decides to address a lack in her anatomy.
61 lines, Buy It Now = $30.50
The gynoid had been built
for the pleasure of men,
not for her own.
Consequently she had no clitoris.
These two poems about Shiv form a pair:
"Even If It Is in Flames"
Your prompt about bad tape inspired the free-verse poem "Even If It Is in Flames." The inside of Shiv's head is a mess, even before his attempt to make breakfast ends in utter disaster.
188 lines, Buy It Now = $94
When Shiv woke up for the first time
in his own apartment above Blues Moon,
he stayed in bed for a few extra minutes
just to enjoy the sheer luxury of it.
Get your lazy ass out of bed.
"Burnt and Experienced Hands"
Your "bad tape" prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Burnt and Experienced Hands." After the kitchen fire upstairs, Cook takes care of Shiv.
496 lines, Buy It Now = $248
Shiv stumbled down the stairs,
his eyes stinging with smoke and
the tears he refused to shed.
When he made his way to the kitchen,
Cook was already waiting for him.
These two poems about Shiv form another pair:
"Escape from the Loneliness"
Your Gray/Shiv prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Escape from the Loneliness." Shiv flounders over the proper way to court someone in a platonic relationship, and how to deal with a head full of bad tape when actual therapy still tends to make him twitchier.
356 lines, Buy It Now = $178
Shiv liked spending time with Gray.
He could hang out with any number
of guys in the gang, of course,
but Gray was different.
"Something Dark in Me"
Your Gray/Shiv prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Something Dark in Me." A play session goes very well -- and then very badly.
697 lines, Buy It Now = $349
Gray loved playing with Shiv.
He enjoyed just hanging out together,
too, the way Shiv would drape himself over
a chair, lazily flipping a knife in one hand with
more skill than Gray would ever have, and
the way Shiv applied himself to food with
the devotion that most men gave to religion.