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About gimble

I've never understood why solitary confinement is considered a punishment. My favorite time of year is when vacation forces me to drive long hours on the overnight stretch, all other companions in the car asleep, my thoughts and the dark stretch of white-striped road all to myself. Having said that, I can happily keep busy inside my head, yet am distracted by so much of the larger world that I waste time putting those thoughts generated by those distractions down on cyber-paper. Maybe I want to see if anyone else feels likewise. Though not as bright, sharp or hard as a diamond, I am many faceted - esoteric in my literature, tending toward magic realism - pop-culture vulturish in my take on media - sentimental enough to cry at dog food commercials - and a lover of kitsch, like diners and other holes in the wall of life.

Survivor – Family Holidays

Two tribes – In-laws and
Parents – force you to over-
eat, then watch TV.

Thrill of the kill

Urban mall jungle.
Shoppers prowl for deals, fangs bared,
credit cards dripping.

Sibling rivalry – cat fight

Happy, they’re kittens
fluffy and sweet. Mad, they’re all
claws, spitting, hissing.

Lori Drew rationalizes

“She hurt my daughter,
so I wanted to hurt her.
Can’t you understand?

Otherworlds

Viriconium,
Gormenghast, Majipoor. Dark
journeys. Twisted dreams.

Color of winter

White has many shades.
Shadow blue, sunlit gold, grey
of approaching storm.

Weight watchers

On weigh-in day I’d
inhale helium if it
would make me lighter.

Bonnie’s haikus

Small delicate word
studies
of a larger life
viewed by an artist.

Unproductive

Inertia roosting
inside me like a hen un-
willing to lay eggs.

Let it snow

Summer’s sizzle leaves
me cold. Instead, winter’s white
embrace warms my heart.