The Affinity of Flight

 

A Wooded Night

 A Wooded Night

Her lips wore rouge like apples turning red
lustrous with hints of what's hidden inside
Hair of multi colours save one blond thread
and yellow sun dress with one strap untied
Shoes more like hiking boots than fancy heels
laces loose and sock tops above the shaft
A smile so light the come hither reveals
her want of attentions within each draught
We often met in haste on moonless night
aware that time and place were not our friend
For our love need conceive before first light
and she to home must quickly prior wend

My love for her knew no bounds nor limit
nor could her mother's screams near inhibit

It Just Is

 

Testimony

I witnessed heaven – once

It arrived unannounced, dressed in opal green dungarees,

shaggy hair, and, breasts a little larger than I like

Maybe that's why I didn't recognize it at first,

perfection had always been a part of the definition

That, and, the fact she was with someone else

Morrison sang. She danced like a duck.

It was love at first sight. Or, shorty thereafter

But, it was love

True love

Love

Summer passed with warm days and heated nights

Just not with each other, yet. It happened though,

eventually. The beach packed with almost beauties

and their friends that actually thought they were

No music this time. Volleyball. And, she flowed with

grace, fluidity beyond my stumble bumble, is she hurt, style

That night, everything came at once. Close to perfect

Yes, it was love

True love

Love

I witnessed heaven -- once

 

Not All Syrup is Digestible

light reflected

refracted

bent

around cigarette butts

and nearly lit streets

thoughtlessly tossed

dreams

carefully collected

and saved

for leaner times

broke-n times

of nicotine blunts

after the rains

and tears

of the father

falling upon the son

hallelujah

hallelujah

hope discarded

compacted

spent

on empty desires

serendipity

the fool's treasure

brought forth

manifest

in silver linings

and pots of gold

to be smoked

hopelessly injected

before sanity returns

projecting faith

and nonsense

falling upon the son

hallelujah

hallelujah

death enveloped

nurtured

rent

through the moments

lost

between here and there

this and that

picture perfect

past-times

of cheap smiles

adorned on melted faces

whiskey breath

whispers i love you

and you too

life's potential

falling upon the son

hallelujah

hallelujah

blood red-roaded

encoded

pent

in paint cans

with colourless allusions

priceless

time left at home

hidden among stuff

buried in the haystack

needles

nervous pin pricks

regret filled

guilt by dis-association

today's garbage

apathy

falling upon the son

hallelujah

hallelujah

new babies birthed

burdened

meant

for salvation

the ever-lasting soul

that beyond comprehension

god

his likeness

the facsimile of love

kodak moments

cherry vodka laughter

lived in a sleeping bag

behind the church

of stained glass

and mis-mortared bricks

falling upon the son

hallelujah

hallelujah

where are the fucking rainbows now

 

Help with Avatars

Over the last few days i’ve notice people having trouble with their av codes in the Deviant Lives rooms, so i thought i’d write a few tips.

• Scripts are not allowed in avs codes, so if you’re trying to use a font that has the word script in it then it won’t work.
• Avs with links hidden in them are not allowed. Some chatters visit the site on their phones/tablets and if they tap your av while scrolling it takes them to the link and/or out of the room.
• Keep it simple. You don’t need a long complicated code.

Examples of av codes (Replace the bold underline parts):

The simplest AV code is:

<IMG SRC="YOUR AV URL"/>YOUR NAME

Seriously!!  Anyone can get this right.

Centered with name under av:

<CENTER><IMG SRC="YOUR AV URL"><BR><FONT FACE="FONT NAME"><FONT COLOR="HEX CODE ">YOUR NAME</FONT></FONT></CENTER>

Left aligned with name on the right side of the av:

<IMG SRC="YOUR AV URL"><FONT FACE="FONT NAME"><FONT COLOR="HEX CODE ">YOUR NAME</FONT></FONT>

Left aligned with name under av:

<IMG SRC="YOUR AV URL"><BR><FONT FACE="FONT NAME"><FONT COLOR="HEX CODE ">YOUR NAME</FONT></FONT>

Right aligned with name on the left side of the av:

<IMG SRC="YOUR AV URL" align="right"><div align="right"><FONT FACE="FONT NAME"><FONT COLOR="HEX CODE">YOUR NAME</FONT></FONT></div>

If you want to customize your font and colour of your posts you add the html tags at the end of your av code (these tags don’t need to be closed):

<font color='HEX CODE'><font='FONT NAME'>

Resizing your AV:

<IMG SRC="YOUR AV URL" style="width:500px;height:350px"/>YOUR NAME

If you want to preview your av and see if there are any errors in the code you can use this online html editor.