Beauty, Beauty, Beauty
Beauty, Beauty, Beauty
I’ll apply this oil with ease
Upon my icy décolletage
Leaving not a balm, not a drop
To soothe your aching feet
Work, Work, Work
Sear under a blaring sun
Toil from daybreak
Until your untimely death
Until you come undone
Beneath a silvered umbrella
I remain a chilled argent
I’ll not unearth my humanity
It lies sealed in the permafrost
Of what would have been my heart
Please, Please, Please
Show me not your weathered hands
But I’ll take what they’ve created
You see, my not-so-comely friend
Wealth is beauty; wealth is power
Vanity is me
From X ...
Beauty, Beauty, Beauty is a character piece that ponders what it would be like to get into the mind of a fairy tale wicked queen and is in theme with Halloween and today's prompt argent. This is a earlier work for me and is published in Monsters, Avatars, and Angels, my collection of poetry and short stories. Link below. The AI art is courtesy of
@grok
An Amethyst Dawn
an amethyst dawn
a golden dusk
a heliacal diadem
the sun anoints
the Earth its consort
its bringer of life
From X
With the poetry prompt heliacal it was hard not to go spacey and astronomy-centric. The first verse practices haiku and the second expands it to a tanka. The AI image was created with
@grok. I added some leaves because why not ... it is Autumn and it gave some movement to the art and heightened the symbolism:)
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Excerpt From Gutter Dog ...
Some gutter dogs turn to each other, running in small packs—only small packs, mind you. The larger ones are broken up. These dogs find comfort in each other’s rough coats and warm bodies. Brothers and sisters-in-arms, they have strength in their numbers and get the tastiest trash. Three or four dogs easily run off one. Some groups will even hunt the odd nocturnal roaming rat or feline. Indeed, on the streets of the old city, Fido suspiciously outnumbers Fifi.
From X ...
The above excerpt is from Gutter Dog and was in response to the prompt #number. Gutter Dog is published in Strays. Link in my bio.
#AIimages were made with grok; prompts included the following:
- stray dog in Old Havana
- like a painting
- scraggly dog
- flower pots
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Words and Poetry are my own. Images unless otherwise attributed are a collaboration between me and AI, Grok. They should be viewed visual haiku, in that they contain symbolism. I include multiple images to hint at the process, which can be lengthy at times.The concepts are my own creation and the rendering AI. Keep drawing and painting. AI cannot replace your hard work and excellence. Beauty, Beauty, Beauty is published in Monsters, Avatars, and Angels. And Amethyst Dawn was most recently published on X. Gutter Dog is published in Strays. All titles below, including Monsters, Avatars, and Angels and Strays, represent lengthier works and are available in paperback or digital through amazon and your local libraries and bookstores. Click on any title below to further explore and support my writing.
Verses that glide like oil on the skin... Bravo!
Thank you:)
The details on the clothes is very cool!
Thank you:)