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    The Tale of Rabbit Jack - Audio Version

    © 1992I've been an entertainer almost all of my life. This is a story I performed many times in Austin, Texas, primarily at Chicago House, a now defunct theater just off 6th Street, the famous Entertainment District of Austin....

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    • Superb work. Tremendous.

    • Well, Thank you, Thomas. Superb, huh? Tremendous, too? Two out of three words that are pretty damn good. I don’t know about that third one, though. That’s one word I kind of like to avoid. But I sure do thank you for the other ones. You know, of course, that there’s a version with words, too. Just in case you might want to read it sometime. Hmmm, I think I’ll start adding a link to the text versions of these audio versions, just in case some folks might want to take their time.

      Thanks again, Thomas,

      FD/K

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    SESSION FOUR
    Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
    This session will be on the Japanese Senryu form.

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    SENRYU 川柳
    (sin-rew)

    A Japanese 3-line, unrhymed form of mostly human theme, similar to the Haiku in that it consists of 3-lines of 5/7/5 syllables each, completely without punct…Read More

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    • SPECIAL NOTES:

      [example 1, of course, violates the no rhymes rule, but I wanted to show it anyway as a possibility of using the basic Senryu format’s flexibility]

      [examle 3 | repeated from above in proper format]

      K A T A N A

      sharp samurai soul
      forged folded tempered by fire
      victorious dreams

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    The Adventures of Tex & Blae-Lok - 5

    © 2025 Blae-Lok had told me it would be a long journey, so I prepared a knapsack with a few extra clothes, some toiletries and other minor provisions -- like snacks. I didn’t know what June Bugs ate, but...

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    Sea Glass

    In the sea of blue-green glass The cracks and slivers are camouflaged Beauty entices and invites you to touch Unaware minute cuts into unsuspecting skin When eyes focus You see the warped and corrupted shards Lessons learned and ingrained into the subconscious As blood drips and...

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    gravity slip

    I stumble thru a world that’s bent slightly outa focusas if it were half dreamhalf burnheat risin off my skin in waveslike quiet embers tryinto decide if I’m worth ignitin every breath feels wrongevery step lands heavygravity clawin up my...

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    • “my hands return first
      those traitor creators of sound
      those makers of chords and noise
      now tremblin like loose strings”

      Powerfully penned, 253. Excellent write with killer imagery my friend. Loved the lines above, and that ending verse drove it home. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

      Damian

    • “proof that anythin divine
      never leaves
      without takin somethin with it”

      Shit that hits hard with fact

    • Sheer brilliance, Syr 253👌

      You’ve mastered the heartbeat techniques of Free Verse poetry: Imagery, deeply gripping emotion, metaphor, seamless enjambment, syntax; and, except for the distraction of missing “g’s”, your diction and spellbinding flow would be irresistibly captivating to the senses.

      “my knees crack
      my heart misfires
      and my body folds inward
      as the light drains out
      leavin a thin line of heat
      hidin under my ribs
      proof that anythin divine
      never leaves
      without takin somethin with it”

      Phew, Poet! Now, that’s how a pen’s supposed to dance….
      Perfect title, too.

      Good stuff, I’ve said enough … except, a grateful “Thanks!” ⁓ Richard🖌

      • much appreciated. glad ya liked the title. I was bouncin back and forth between two.

        won’t be addin the Gs in tho. I understand why it’s asked of me but…let’s call it my “poetic voice”. it’s how I speak. it’s not carelessness…it’s cadence. it’s rhythm. it’s intentionally informal. keeps my poetry movin. walking feels like a chore…performin a task. walkin feels like motion. and I get where you’re comin from. it’s sloppy. it’s unpolished. looks lazy as fuck. but that’s the point. it’s meant to move. it’s meant to feel lived in. meant to read like it’s spillin out faster than you can take a breath. it’s meant to trip and scrape and bleed. it’s meant to be messy and alive. it’s meant to be human. it’s meant to be me.

    • Well,

      I think you might be able to imagine how us English Lit Grads/Poetry Teacher types are in our heads, eh?
      Anally blessed (or, cursed) … LOL!

      Sincerely, I love your uniquely original brand of 253 poetry. 👍

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