Tag: metaphor

• Russian Roulette

  Empty and racing. Beating and still–I am tossed. We hope for a boy.

  G. Pearson

  September 21, 2022

  Writing

  after hours, daily writing, Fiction, haiku, pearsonpivot, metaphor, Micro Poetry, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, tipsy poetry, Writing

• All Downhill From Here

  Hot air balloon ride Ambulance upon landing “All downhill from here!”

  G. Pearson

  August 30, 2022

  Writing

  adventure, ambulance, balloon, comedy, Daily Poetry, daily writing, dark comedy, elevation, escapism, gpoy, haiku, heaven, heights, hot air balloon, life, metaphor, Micro Poetry, nature, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, short story, sky, tragedy, ways to die, Writing

• Fleeing Bird

  Fly far, return not Eagle so free, flies by me I’m tempted to leap

  G. Pearson

  August 25, 2022

  Writing

  anxiety, bird, creative nonfiction, Daily Poetry, daily writing, eagle, emotional, escape, escapism, flee, fly, haiku, inspiration, jump, life and death, life of a writer, metaphor, Micro Poetry, mood, nelly furtado, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, questions, self-improvement, temptation, USA, Writing

• Our Dirty Laundry

  Water greys, obscured Purpley blue fog drifts by Our dirty laundry

  G. Pearson

  August 10, 2022

  Writing

  anxiety, business, cause and effect, clean, Daily Poetry, daily writing, dirty laundry, haiku, Hiatus, laundry, metaphor, Micro Poetry, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, secrets, social distance, stress, Writing

• The Branding

  Some like the branding The flesh raw for weeks then on Both the pigs and men

  G. Pearson

  August 8, 2022

  Writing

  art, black mirror, branding, crime, crime and punishment, Daily Poetry, daily writing, death, depression, earthly pleasures, farm, haiku, livestock, masochism, men, metaphor, Micro Poetry, nature, nature writing, niche, ownership, pain, pigs, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, punishment, self-help, swine, tumblr, Writing

• The Knowledge Trap

  Constricting…ripped skin… Man dominates the serpent When we let it go

  G. Pearson

  August 4, 2022

  Writing

  Christian writing, creative nonfiction, Daily Poetry, daily writing, haiku, humans, inspiration, knowledge, life and death, life lessons, life of a writer, mankind, memories, metaphor, Micro Poetry, mood, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, questions, riddle, self-help, self-improvement, serpents, short story, snakes, temptation, Writing

• Silencing the Doubter

  She thinks I’m all spent; I was just pacing myself. And I’m glad I did.

  G. Pearson

  August 1, 2022

  Writing

  art, daily haiku, Daily Poetry, daily writing, earthly pleasures, haiku, love, metaphor, Micro Poetry, poem, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, romance, short story, temptation, Twitter, Writing, writing prompt

• Joint Credit Card

  ‘I had a good reason!’ ‘A sale is not a reason.’ ‘Define a sale, then!’

  G. Pearson

  July 24, 2022

  Writing

  anxiety, cause and effect, creative nonfiction, Daily Poetry, daily writing, distress, earthly pleasures, escapism, haiku, life lessons, love language, metaphor, Micro Poetry, pandemic, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, retail therapy, self-care, self-help, shopping, short story, social distance, stress, stress shopping, window shopping

• Stand Alone

  Ambivalence stings. For wolves, it’s neutrality. Give me space to think.

  G. Pearson

  July 21, 2022

  Writing

  Christian writing, creative nonfiction, Daily Poetry, daily writing, dogs, eden, gpoy, haiku, Hiatus, inspiration, jungle, life lessons, life of a writer, loneliness, metaphor, Micro Poetry, mood, nature, nature writing, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, self-improvement, short story, social distance, wolves, Writing

• God Cares for the Fowl

  Caught, my chest vibrates Somehow, I remain in air Singing & humming

  G. Pearson

  July 18, 2022

  Writing

  anxiety, bird, caged bird, Christian writing, creative nonfiction, Daily Poetry, daily writing, emotional, escapism, haiku, inspiration, life and death, life lessons, life of a writer, metaphor, Micro Poetry, Poem Of The Day, Poetry, short story, social distance, stress, trapped, Writing