anxiety

If you could choose . . .

April 6, 2021lillian20 Comments

anxiety
panicky, out-of-control
debilitating, all-consuming, frightening
nervous, sleepless / composed, content
empowering, stimulating, calming
mindful, cognizant
serenity

Written for Tuesday Poetics at dVerse. Lisa is our host and asks us to consider “opposite poems” …… giving us several options for our creative process today. One is to follow this form:
Line 1: a noun/subject
Line 2: two adjectives that describe the noun/subject
Line 3: three ‘ing words about the noun/subject
Line 4: four words: two about the noun/subject and two about its antonym (opposite)
Line 5: three ‘ing words about the antonym
Line 6: two adjectives that describe the antonym
Line 7: an antonym (opposite word) for the noun/subject
The noun and its antonym I chose: anxiety and serenity
Also posted for NaPoWriMo Day 6. Illustration: some wierd photoshopped photo of me done years ago.

Weekend Vignette 1

October 13, 2018October 12, 2018lillian2 Comments

Demolition man.
His explosions
too often
too close to home.

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Photo from Pixabay.com

July 19, 2017lillian12 Comments

still standing
standing still
both feet bolted
fear clamped
desperate
to flee

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A twiglet is a short phrase. Or a word. Maybe two. Its aim is to “prompt” a flow. A thought. The shorter the better. Misky posts Twiglet prompts every Tuesday. Anxiety uses twiglets 32 (with both feet) and 33 (still standing). Photo in public domain at Pixabay.