Sexploitica

I cue moonlight,

light tealights,

trail petals

to my heart,

but you,

pornblind and hooked,

don’t even know

where to start.

© 2014 Jennifer Wagner

Pornography addiction, especially via the internet, is a relationship killer.  If you or someone you know is struggling, there is help.  Lots of resources out there, Celebrate Recovery and Pure Desire among them.

XII: The Beaufort Wind Force Scale

oh, you know it’s real.  my neighbor’s window. 

photo © 2014 Jennifer Wagner

Twelve basic hues

in the color wheel.

Twelve steps

in recovery.

Twelve inches

in a foot.

Twelve people

on the moon.

Twelve baskets

of fragments.

Twelve days

of Christmas.

Twelve tribes.

Twelve disciples.

Twelve months.

A dozen.

And it’s also

the maximum

wind speed

of a hurricane,

again!

© 2014 Jennifer Wagner

Seahawks and the power of the 12th man win Super Bowl XLVIII!  Check it out:  12th Night: Number Featured in Win.

Estuary

Conifers and

salmon,

seagrass and

shellfish—

where fresh

meets salt,

where the tide

meets the river

in a cocktail

of creation;

a symphony,

if you will,

of the Conductor’s hand

who sets the tempo

and shapes the Sound

I live in.

© 2014 Jennifer Wagner

For Poetry Jam:  Where You’re At.  Peggy has asked us to write about where we live.  I live in Puget Sound, a beautiful estuary region in Washington State.

Fourteen

Like a classic car,

or old school stuff

that never goes out of style,

like when people say, in admiration,

“they just don’t make ‘em like that anymore”

you

make me grin

and say to myself,

yes, they do.

© 2014 Jennifer Wagner

An instant classic.   

I know, I know, spoken like a Mom.  But what can I say?  I adore the kid.  He celebrated his 14th birthday this weekend.  

Photo © 2014 Jennifer Wagner

Osprey

Osprey

Image found in the Public Domain

Osprey is hungry—

had the niner,

tattooed and tough,

but that meal wasn’t enough.

So, says he,

it’s off to New York,

feels like I could eat a horse.

© 2014 Jennifer Wagner

Ok, so I am having a bit of fun.  The Seahawks beat the 49ers for the NFC Championship and are going to Superbowl XLVIII to face the Broncos!  The seahawk is another name for the bird of prey the osprey.