UNDER THE ROSE MOON

The Rose Moon rises brightly,
under it
wolves howl,
hyenas laugh,
jackals are content
shredding whatever
meat is easy to steal.
Under that full moon
the cancer ripping apart morality
is stronger than the current disease
tearing into society.  
“We like it, it’s our right to see you dead.  Organ meat is ours to eat.”

© M Durfee
5/8/2020

TRUMPISM ON THE MOVE

Boise Idaho
March 2020
c Kevin Frahm

The herd of sheep were driven to the state capital this week. I am not sorry because I laughed at them, I don’t like mutton. They are free to get sick and die. The shepherds do not care if they lose some—as long as they die protesting and carrying disease to the general population.

M Durfee
4/17/2020



I am not feeling very poetic for the 55 challenge this week. In Michigan and other places in the nation the extreme wing of the Republican party whipped their followers into a frenzy over individual liberty. They probably understand the necessity for isolation and quarantine but they lost some power in the last general election in those states and need to make a point; attempting to stay relevant. Fuckers, just like during the Flint Water crisis they will sanction death before reason.




If you take up the 55 challenge the rules are simple—make your point using prose or poetry in 55 words, when you do link to Joy at Verse Escape and then go on to have a kick ass week end.

SOMEONE ELSE’S YARD

In the office where dark is catalogued
workers don’t fear the growing backlog.
Some places infected with pandemic
others thrive on full and dynamic.
The lights are on in heaven and hell,
business is brisk, all is well.
Trust your faith and magic
dying is not tragic
when it lands hard
in someone else’s yard.

© M Durfee
4/10/2020


Well we have another attempt at a 55 word poem, comment, statement, whatever as long as it is 55 words no more nor less in the body.

I personally like the format as it pushes one to the wall of succinct. If you do one link it to VerseEscape and appreciate the efforts of others. If you do not attempt to do one just appreciate them who do do one.