Beachside installation 1 by Kathabela Wilson.
POETRY CORNER
– 11/11/15
Roary Williams
after guarding
the castle walls
for a thousand years
a gargoyle takes flight
against a yellow moonflying low and slow
and leaving a trail of sparks
the wounded dragon
setting trees on fire
along the river
Roary Williams says: “Kris Lindbeck came up with the idea of #unknownfairytales on Twitter, and wrote a few that took my mind into another place…the idea was intriguing to me. All our lives we read the same fairy tales, and it never occurred to me that we might write our own. The form only allows for fragments of tales, but I think that it opens the door for mystery and creativity in its brevity”.
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Beachside installation 2 by Kathabela Wilson.
Kathy Uyen Nuguyen
dreaming of his love
who had broken his heart
and stolen his opal eyes
the man who sleeps
on a bed of starsfrom her dragon’s breath
she sweeps pearls
into the inkwell of dreams
for a poet longing
for another full moon
Kathy Uyen Nuguyen lives in Texas, USA, where the weather is always as unpredictable as she is. When it comes to dreams and surrealism, she uses them to write fairy tales and challenge the notion of “happily ever after”.
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Beachside installation 3 by Kathabela Wilson.
Carole Johnston
there was a curse
on the ancient finger bones
whoever dared
to steal them from the cave
would be murdered by rosesall night she dreamed
of crows shape shifting into
grandmothers
they sang her lullabies
caressed her with their wings
Carole Johnston is a poet who constantly tries to write a perfect haiku or tanka and usually fails. She attempts to find the balance between mythology and zen. Many thanks to Kris Lindbeck who began the trend of “Unknown Fairy Tales” on Twitter. They have migrated to FB and on to other venues.
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> Beachside installations by Kathabela Wilson.
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Nice installations Kathabela. I appreciate the addition of blossoms for your series.
Delightful poems and beach installations!
Lovely beach installations, dear Kathabela, & lovely fairy tales, Poets!!