Category: Prose

• Poem: Congress on School Recess

  marinarena

  April 4, 2020

  Blogging, Poetry, Prose

  Congress, funny, government, House of Representatives, humor, humour, poem, poetry, political, politics, Senate, US Congress

• Poem: Needles

  

  Needles in the oceanstreamed from the city…Needless to say, a pity…The hell’s going on in the city?Dim-witted politicians,dedicated to destroyingthe entire districtstreet to shore,approve without failseedy corner exchangesfor (ab)users’ “benefit”…the hell? Dare we wade and surf,in view of syringesfloating about and laying outalong our blessed stretchof beachy mirth?Nowadays, we’re on needle watch.Nevermind the possible dangerfrom attacking…

  marinarena

  March 1, 2020

  Poetry, Prose, Writing

  beach, beach life, beach poetry, city, drugs, ocean studies, poem, poetry, politics

• 2016: The Monkey Parade

  

  Revisit this crazy monkey year! 2016: The Monkey Parade Gather up everybody! Crowd on in, grab a cushy chair for your derriere or stand, pitch an umbrella or stay in the shade Now… drum roll into 2016 please! (pa-ta-pa-ta-pa-ta…) Year of the Fire Monkey! Bring on the parade! Up above, pilot monkeys criss-cross in the…

  marinarena

  January 1, 2017

  Blogging, Poetry, Prose, Writing

  2016, 2016 deaths, 2016 music, 2016 news, 2016 poem, 2016 poetry, 2016 Presidential Elections, 2016 TV, 2016 year, 2016 year in review, 2016 year of the monkey, Adele, Brexit, Cavs, Cubs, David Bowie, Deadpool, deaths in 2016, Donald Trump, monkey year, musicians who died in 2016, Prince, the year 2016, Trump, United States, US Presidential Elections, year in review, year in sports, year of 2016, year of the monkey, Zika

• 2015 Poem Preview

  

  The following is the Hollywood-inspired part of the memoriam section in “Gallery of  2015”. Full prose poem to come! …And now we go outside in the exhibit gardens to remember 15’s famously lost souls honored with elegant statues, walls and fountains of porcelain marble bowls. Garnering much attention is the statue of actor/poet Leonard Nimoy,…

  marinarena

  January 1, 2016

  Blogging, Poetry, Prose, Writing

  2015, 2015 deaths, Anita Ekberg, Anne Meara, Christopher Lee, Dracula, Hollywood, in memoriam, Leonard Nimoy, Lord of the Rings, Maureen O’Hara, Nightmare on Elm Street, poem, poetry, showbiz, Spock, Star Trek, Star Wars, Trekkies, Wes Craven, year, year of 2015, year wrap-up

• Poetic Offerings & Things to Note on World Bipolar Day

  March 30 is #WorldBipolarDay (WBD), a moment of the year in which bipolar disorder awareness is heightened. The mental illness presents great challenges to those who suffer directly and to their loved ones, as well as for medical/ healthcare providers and organizations. The bipolar condition carries levels of stigma in some societies, although much progress…

  marinarena

  March 30, 2015

  Blogging, Poetry, Prose

  bipolar, bipolar disorder, health, mental illness, metaphor, mind, observance, poems, poetry, WBD, World Bipolar Day