The Noresoup Jukebox

Halo - Alice Phoebe Lou get out of bed - make the bed go for a walk or get a cup of coffee then make two more, and another one --- for safety do not let the sweeping or the mopping remind you of tenth grade when you sloppily put on your mother's shoes respect your elders,  yes, your older siblings too. do not forget,  the whirring washer or the dryer,  or the clothes getting dried out in the sun and come down in time for afternoon tea but more so to make lunch and remember, bake cake for after every meal. and pacify the baby, tell her all is well and her presence, swell! make sure she does not crack or show signs of cracking. remember the tantrums that once  shook the ground beneath us, as if condemning us to hell. And ah!  control your portions --- put down the pig. you must remember that you are still in courting season; lasso a man! and prepare a feast for tonight's dinner to make sure you are prepared for when you meet the man's mum. hold your tongue! respec...

dearest loveliest, most darling salula, the other day, my red suede bag  had done me the biggest favour thrilled was I to see it had grown a colourful colony of hairy mould for me. well,  I had to wait for the sun and it has since been three days. if I should starve, rest assured, I have shrooms in the making! life is getting slower for me, I keep silent most days for fear that others have a life that flows faster, wilder, and free. and sure, I could do the same. But as we know, lucky am I that the ground below loves me so terribly so that I've kissed and hugged it the second time since March, and yes, yet again, the same left knee injured, hampered, and damned. yet more damned are the boots, muddied were they after the fall, and my, the rains so lovely, showered them so affectionately after every attempt to dry my boots out. so, anyway, I have given up on the sun. and any prospect of a healed knee and let us not start on the ruined leather. to soothe, as we do, I made myself ...

soft mornings, blue skies that so lovingly greet you may this cup of coffee be a very forgettable brew and the soft rays from the sun emerging be a view that i tire of and softer be the coming  mornings that follow and lovelier may the sun be, and the coffee, a better brew than the ones before.

little by little, a lot has become a lot. have you seen how the rain does more than wash away the dust from a week of drought? the puddles become lakes and the drain makes rivers, the house cannot make for a boat, so I learn to swim. little by little, a lot becomes a lot. will God take again what has been given? tying myself to a branch of hope as the waters of death attempt to drown me. how foolish was I at the young age of 5 to pray for swimming pools and lakes to play mermaids in! little by little, a lot becomes a lot. perhaps it is the ceaseless rain that drums against the roof or the symphony the clouds make up above for my prayers remain  unanswered. or perhaps, this is grace meant to deafen  to flood the mind as to  lull the loss that awaits, and the grief, the loud undying grief.

spending quiet mornings  sat in front of a loud book coffee still as bitter, still as dark      good morning,       sparrows nesting beneath our soffit      how do you do? stillness stirred by internal nagging i pick up the broom and sweep the night away the skies have humour and they bless us with rain and then, all too much, all too fast so, our dining table hosts a soggy spread  and soggier guests     sorry for the wait,     and sorry for the poor meal     and also, sorry for the weather. damp laundry hovering over the bed and a quick attempt to  dry tomorrow's uniform smell of heat, warmth, dampness and the distinct whirring of a fan the tired head, so heavy hits the cotton pillows August slumber brings the joy of a monsoon gone sooner

"I would never betray my pillars of hope!" said he "I am a man of my words." Mr. Fiddle dilly-dallying under the pretty willow tree Fiddling with his words and their worth.  "Aye, we understand," said the sprites "For you often say, You are noble and kind! And all the trees long for your embrace, And all the sprites help to keep you alive." Mr. Fiddle bursting with pride But the willow tree hides it with her branches. Fiddling with his integrity,  Mr. Fiddle gets second chances. "Oh, Mr. Fiddle, You have become strong and wise. Let it not fool you or others, for your growth may feed you lies. For the yeast must first bloom, before it is made to bread. And ye know best, To have bread first,  Before the news of harvest is spread!" Mr. Fiddle now confused Those silly little things! Fiddling with his austerity,  Meddling with his worth. "You foolish sprites! How dare you defy me? Do you not know that I suffer in hunger Before any of yo...