On Trial

“She dared to show her throat

and got it slit,”

The lawyer for defense

solemnly remarked.

“The whore was asking

to be killed.

“My client was a

victim of seduction.

“Would you really take

the words of this dumb slut?”

The jury nodded

in agreement.

An older man,

the prosecutor, stood.

He looked into the jury

choosing his words carefully.

“The slut was seven…”

He said and then sat down.

Five-Minute Poem

I wanted to do an exercise seeing how much of a poem I could write in five minutes.  Maybe we could all try it and get a theme going? ;-)

Light slow dances
with the ground.
Wind cuts in,
strikes fast
and dips.
Swing then waltz,
kissing grass blades
on their necks.
The earth is coy,
wants more before
a drought sets in.
But light and wind
have took their toll
leaving cracks through
what was whole.

Here & Now

Here and now,
while gone and later.
Skin, strong bones
give way to dust.

Brave, bold eyes
soon hollow sockets
without gaze or
wonderment.

I feel my cartilage
retract. Hairline
pulling back
to skull.

The essence
and the body
now some marker
on an unkempt lawn.

I Know Where Home Is

I know where home is

though I haven’t seen it

for some time.

I know where home is

and it’s waiting

out of reach.

I know where home is;

I imagine when I

close my eyes.

I know where home is

and I feel its essence

teasing me.

I know where home is

do you suppose there is

such a place, Toto?

I know where home is

it's not a place you can

get to by a boat or a train

I know where home is,

beyond the moon,

beyond the rain.

I know where home is

it’s far,

far away.

I know where home is,

if only I could

take you there...

Small Time Bloggin'

There's something quaint about a small blog, isn't there?  One where you can interact with the author.  I generally don't advertise my blog for that reason.  The people that merely come across it are the best sort.  So don't go tellin' no one.

Nice Old Spice can stay our little secret ;-)

The Wise

The wise will realize

it isn’t what we’ve seen

or even done in life

that matters but rather

the feelings we’ve felt

and made in others.

Novel Revamp

Ben Ditmars' novel, Gnomes of Coyûl is now Available on Amazon for Kindle and Print.

Hello once more my Spicers and Spicettes.  I've been working on a Summer project that I just recently finished.  I wanted to revamp a novel, Gnomes of Coyûl I put on Kindle last year.  And revamp it I did: new cover, more appealing format, the works.  The best part is, all of this greatness, is also available on paperback.

Do you own a Kindle?  Then this your place!

Do you desire a more timeless paperback?  Then click right here!

As always, if this post is lost in the ether of rantings, Witherspork, etc. you can find these same links underneath the Books tab above.  Also, what book is complete without a Twitter feed?  And a jolly good Facebook?