Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)

Joined July 2022

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Welcome to my brain. My daydreams are filled with an unquenchable wanderlust, and an unrequited love affair with words haunts my sleepless nights. I do some of my best work here, my messiest work for sure. Want more? https://a.co/d/iBToOK8

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This nugget is dedicated to my writers’ group (Sandhills Writers) and their monthly one word writing challenges that must be 50 words or less.
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
Challenge
If I wrote you a ludicrous limerick would you consider me a dick? Or perhaps a poet, who simply didn’t know it as the little death of a poetic prick.
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
The Heavens
cerulean heavens; fire and ice; air and water; life’s elementals;
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
No Moore Power …
I don’t post about politics here; I dabble in my poetry. Honestly, I haven’t truly participated in political activism since I was arrested with the Reverend Barber during NC’s Moral Monday marches, which occurred long before “Trump’s America” took hold and began unraveling democracy one frayed thread at a time. I left the fight long ago.
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Humans
Coal Mountain
in the beast’s belly the dreams of men swallowed whole mouths gaping open
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
Grandfather Mountain
the old man stands guard above the valley below father to us all
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
Mount St. Helens
spitting fire and ashe like the phoenix before her she rises again
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
Mt. Fuji
On ancient mountains, I have climbed crumbling summits my burdens slipping.
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
Mytikas
ascending towards sacred homes of ancient gods souls tethered below
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
Marriage Blessings
“Dedicated to A+K as they started their new life together on 10-08-2022. May all your days be filled with 💜🎵✨” There is a reason that all fairy tales end with weddings.
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
Trials & Tribulations (Mid Res) . Content Warning.
“Perhaps you have figured it out by now, but little girls don’t stay little forever,” –Kyle Stephens i. little girls don’t stay little forever
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets
Home
(there is a space where the stars align) a valley resting at the edge of my lover’s arm— a sacred hallow hidden within his embrace—
By Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 years ago in Poets