Results tagged “poetry”

The project was this: write a poem a day for the month of June 2007. It's now July, and the poems are written. I've assembled the poems into an electronic chapbook in PDF format, which you can download. 30PoemsIn30Days.pdf And... Read More >>

30 June 2007 An Ode to the Dayby Daniel Stout It's 5 a.m. and the birds sing their song – an ode, it is, to the day. The house lay quiet. It is too soon to tell what the day... Read More >>

29 June 2007 I got my iPhone todayby Daniel Stout I got my iPhone today. I opened up the box and the pod was inside. I carefully slide my hand into the pod – and I must say there was... Read More >>

28 June 2007 100% Naturalby Daniel Stout In the test tube genes mix and swirl the parents decide by proxy the attributes and proclivities of this their child to be. Hundreds of choices. Default configurations are cheapest, but who wants... Read More >>

27 June 2007 The din of revolutionby Daniel Stout I heard the din of revolution on the street below. The mob swayed and flowed. The sound of glass breaking punctured the air. Where are the death squads from the Bureau... Read More >>

26 June 2007 The Smoke Billowsby Daniel Stout The smoke billows off the stage. Industrial fans turn as the lights begin to strobe. In the belly of the venue far below the sidewalks, an interview. Jean-Luc De Meyer talks impassively... Read More >>

25 June 2007 Questionsby Daniel Stout Questions deserve answers. The pupils raise plenty and the teacher responds in her way. Educating, enticing, broadening the learning of children until the concept is understood. Teaching is, because teachers do. Now the teacher... Read More >>

24 June 2007 24 Timesby Daniel Stout 24 times I hoped for God 24 times I prayed for a new tomorrow 24 times I hoped for the sun 24 times I wrote a poem 24 times I listened to the... Read More >>

23 June 2007 Side effectsby Daniel Stout Headache Infection Asthenia Back pain Chest Pain Dizziness Somnolence Insomnia Libido Decreased Rhinitis Pharyngitis Cough Increased Sinusitis Diarrhea Nausea Tooth Disorder Abnormal Ejaculation Blurred vision and Persistent painful penile erection unrelated to sexual... Read More >>

22 June 2007 The Morning Mistby Daniel Stout The sun sets earlier each night. If this continues, we'll be living with owls soon. Sometimes my mind can't tell the difference between the morning and evening. Have I been up all... Read More >>

21 June 2007 Loveby Daniel Stout My tears leave black stains on the carpet. My blood mixes with the tears making a painting in magenta on the floor. My mind is not perfectly logical. Emotion pours through the delta waves... Read More >>

With tonight's poem Have you ever been? I'm two-thirds of the way through my 30 Poems in 30 Days experiment. It's been a fun project to do, and it has gotten the creative juices flowing as I had hoped. I've... Read More >>

20 June 2007 Have you ever been?by Daniel Stout Spinning, spinning, spinning The turntable skips a beat Feet stop moving A cry rises up, "Hang the DJ! / Hang the DJ!" Running, running, running iPod strapped to arm The runner... Read More >>

19 June 2007 The Wayby Daniel Stout Technology has replaced religion as the cornerstone of people's lives. Technology saves the lives of sinners who don't know how to spend money. It's googlelust for the latest. Instead of the asceticism of... Read More >>

18 June 2007 The scent of her skinby Daniel Stout Lilies of the Valley have the scent of her skin. I run my hands through her hair, shorter now that it is summer. She is sitting, watching the sun struggle... Read More >>

17 June 2007 The soul is an empty vesselby Daniel Stout The pain of life bears down, crushing souls in the process. Helplessness sets in with the dieing sun. The sting of wounds inflicted by the passage of time and... Read More >>

16 June 2007 Placing the seedby Daniel Stout Harmony flows through life and in the simplest of tasks the ethos of life in balance can be expressed. Her emotions feel evenly spaced like the bushes behind her house. Sculpted life... Read More >>

15 June 2007 Tune In And Never Tune Outby Daniel Stout The beats burn my skin. Life at 160 BPM concludes with people on the floor, twitching, from overstimulation. We've been here all night and now it's 5 a.m. What's... Read More >>

14 June 2007 A Sushi Dinnerby Daniel Stout I hope you are done soon eating your sushi dinner It's coming to the end of June and you will be much thinner. A healthy diet of rice and fish is good... Read More >>

13 June 2007 What if Linux and Windows had a weddingby Daniel Stout What if Linux and Windows had a wedding and all the companies were in attendance that night there would be a bedding and the developers would have... Read More >>