Tag: writing

July 7 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

The wedding reception 
Was a messy affair
One of the bridesmaids
Nearly strangled herself
Under a banquet table
In the cummerbund 
Of one of the groomsmen 
Oh the passions aroused
By nuptials in the young



My glasses are on
There's no need for you to yell
I hear you just fine




Mornings I'm adrift
On a cloud sea of pea soup
Still no land in sight



a better world would
have more Namaste and less
mine mine mine mine mine


What loneliness is more lonely than distrust - George Elliott

July 6 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

Quagmire stage show
Miasma for the many
Misanthropic mire 



Savory Siren
Mistress of the #masala
Serves her earthy blend



All a monster needs
A drizzle of lightning charge
Pull the switch Igor!


will magic rush of
manipulative kindness
Keep us all silent
#SilentSunday photo of bas relief sculptures of one human figure looking up at another seated human displayed over a post office entrance.

July 5 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

reality lite
through a prism in my cell 
wall of science site


while she took her bows
summer stock stage star's skin would 
glisten neath prop moon



those that are tasked to
shuffle society's deck
palm a card or two
Photo by Dobromir Hristov on Pexels.com

A.I. image generated from single word prompt "hamartia"

July 4 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

saddened that poison 
political pollen rains 
down on our parade

a very long night
an early morning rally 
meant smiles for breakfast 


🎼
Hamartia
Hamartia
Hamartia
Let me go
🎶
Be-ellll-zebub you devil 
Don't bring those damn flies
In here with me. 
With me
With meeeeee
🎵


frosty fingers clutch
fiscal lucre overcast
dumped unto others

July 3 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

pondering at the
precipice of my palate  
balsamic balance
savory and sweet linger
with trace memories of her



Sometimes I do five
Just to keep the  algorithm 
Slightly off balance


I said nobody
Puts ambient dread powder
In a cardboard box
It comes in plastic baggies
The good old nickel bag dread

What's going on here
Ain't no Boxer Rebellion
More of a greedy
Botox grifter power play 
Grabbing more bloat with our bucks
 


haiku pebbles fall
like rain on the upside down
online lake of void

July 2 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

so what makes me go 
heel to toe heel to toe that
magic makes it so



Kingfisher bragged that
"We're going to be so rich."
He didn't mean you



Equinox balance
Caress the wild within you
Always cedes valence


Wasted too much time
To rehearse conversations 
That never happened



Phrazez that Payzez 

Teen angst poetry love

Persistence is futile.  The Borg 🤖

I remember everything 
I may not remember them correctly.
But I remember

July 1 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

the ideal plum
for me is downloaded in
wrinkly prune format 



With a great big yawn
If it ain't broke don't fix it
Is it nap time yet?


allegiance to a
floating crap game with loaded 
dice and marked cards
will not a patriot make


floating crap game played
with loaded dice while dealing 
out marked poker cards
not an easy allegiance
for a patriot to make



Where money is charged
Profiteers keep opaque what
Species go extinct

Phrazez that Payzez 

I guess I was just born
A little bit out of control - Dave Allen
A.I. generated image from prompt, Brothers Balmy and Bomby Weasel

June 30 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

to avoid dreaded
run-on sentences I use
haiku form instead 



Nostalgia nonsense: 
"Things were much better back then."
Nope. But lies stayed close 



Oh this ain't balmy
It's a blast furnace out there
Believe me, I know



Nostalgic brothers
Balmy and Bomby Weasel
Plan chicken coop run


I watch and wonder at the amount of effort people waste 
stacking the irrelevant on the inconsistent 
next to the problematic hypothetical outcome 
without knowing how much the 
newborn irrelevant in the room weighs.

Just trying to chill 
Up in the Empyrean 
While y'all crying down there

— AmbientDread (@ambientdread.bsky.social) 2025-06-30T17:53:30.438Z

June 29 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

gentle gestures grace
kind moments and tender words
engrave my intent


stamping out any 
scintilla of decency
in The Faker's rule

 

jack boots stomp down joy
a once profuse people view
desolate demo



Entangled pleasure
Regret. Not a #scintilla
Engraved memories 

 

Profuse scintilla 
Oxymoron for the spark
Of kindness in law


Bottled spring water.
It's a short leap to selling
us bottled spring air.

It was a mismatch that could only be made in heaven 
All she wanted was more
All I wanted was less

Adventures in urban hiking 

Another close encounter with a 5G urban traveler
This was just a pass by not a collision course.
Close enough that whistling a few bars of my mantra

🎶  I cannot see
🎶  Look out for me

Made them look up from their phone momentarily 
Watch where they were going. 
Is this a daily occurrence or just random synchronicity 
for the last few days? 

Don't touch that dial 

On the plus side; I spend a lot less time reading the news.
Any article that starts, "Trump says..." I can skip over 
Cause I know what follows that pre mumble will be twaddle.

1,471 3/6*⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩#Wordle #Wordle1471

— AmbientDread (@ambientdread.bsky.social) 2025-06-30T01:38:20.905Z

June 28 2025

Posted on by Pete

The Daily Dread

Yesterday

The abyss between 
Objective reality 
And their perception 
Devours all the safe space
Leaves all the evil behind



a very clear sign
that the barn door is open
cold draft on cherries 🍒 



Nibble and a sip.
On your person. In your bag. 
I could count on yum. 


You can't judge a fish by its packaging.I bought some wild caught cod at the Jewels. Got it home and when I took it out of the shopping bag I noticed an off smell. Put it in the fridge and it made the fridge smell funky. Went back and forth whether to pitch it or not. Put it into a paper bag and took a walk. Decided that when I took it out of it's packaging I would give it one more sniff test. Out of it's sealed package it no longer stunk. So I gave it the instant pot pressure steam and it was delicious. I am writing this to remind myself if I get sick or keel over I was wrong. 06/28/2024

I like to turn off the window AC unit early mornings so I can give my tinnitus whispering the full attention it has earned. 🔔👂🔔

Phrazez that Payzez

Oh blinding light
Oh light that blinds
I cannot see
Look out for me - Fire Sign Theatre

I whistled that tune right before a  young gentleman walking while staring at his phone nearly bashed into me. Got his attention and disaster was averted 😁
A.I. image generated from prompt: young man staring at phone while walking down street.