The Twilight Blue

Friday, February 2, 2018

Oddbits

A collection of my untitled 2017-18 Twitter-first exclusives:
Follow me on Twitter: @OCEnterprises

January 24, 2018

My happy exterior
Betrayed by my stubble
I'm afraid
But unable to say so aloud
A rock endures silently
I am a rock

#persistence

January 23, 2018

A light flickers faintly
And then is extinguished
Plunging all into total darkness
Where the silence is deafening
And awareness is infinite

January 23, 2018

It envelops me
One dark mass of gloom
I wonder if my tiny remaining spark
Is strong enough to light the way

#UnansweredQ

January 23, 2018

Where is your salvation
When the burdens of life crush you down
Will you rise
Or be defeated
Do you have one more ounce to give

#UnansweredQ

January 19, 2018

Walled in
But also surrounded
There is no way out
Except through
Time to test Immortality
Destiny beckons
Fate awaits

Or perhaps, one more cup of coffee first?

October 16, 2017

Today I am broken
So call all the king's horses
And all the king's men
Because there's no way it ends like this

#YouAreObsolete

© 2018 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.
© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

Sunday, October 1, 2017

More Madness

These were originally written for #MadVerse on 9/10/17 with prompt:
Burn bright

MadVerse #13

Never relent
Never believe you're not good enough
Stand tall
Be Bold
Burn bright

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

MadVerse #14

Scared and broken
Lonely but not alone
Just one spark
Is all I need to
Burn bright

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

MadVerse #15

Burn bright
Delight
In the power of light

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

Related posts:

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - posted August 4, 2017

The Crazy Ones - posted September 11, 2017

Passion - posted October 1, 2017

Immersed in the #MadVerse - posted October 1, 2017

Immersed in the #MadVerse

I've been captivated by #MadVerse prompt writing. These were originally written on 8/30/17 with prompts:
I Can and I Will / kiss in the rain

MadVerse #10

I can
And I will
Survive
This onslaught of adversity
I can't
And I won't
Surrender
To the tide of hatred and vitriol
Rise
And resist
With Love everlasting

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

MadVerse #11

A kiss in the rain
A smile by the fire
A bed left in ruins
These are my memories
Of you

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

MadVerse #12

It was a kiss in the rain
Of a deluge of tears
As I endured the pain
Of you saying goodbye

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

Related posts:

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - posted August 4, 2017

The Crazy Ones - posted September 11, 2017

Passion - posted October 1, 2017

Passion

Originally written for #MadVerse on 8/28/17 with prompts: Passion / Never Get Enough

MadVerse #9

You'll never get enough
No matter how much you get
Completely insatiable
And we've only just met
Passion

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

Related posts:

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - posted August 4, 2017

The Crazy Ones - posted September 11, 2017

Monday, September 11, 2017

The Crazy Ones

Friday, August 4, 2017

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

The following selections were originally written for #MadVerse, hosted by @MadQueenStorm on Twitter. It's prompt-driven writing which I'd never done before. Unfortunately, I don't recall the prompts for the early ones.

MadVerse #2

Purple heather
Swaying gently
In an unnatural breeze
A false calmness
Before being engulfed
By the orange flames
Of the raging wildfire
Transforming serenity
Into chaotic destruction

© 2014 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

MadVerse #3

Shades of blue
Dissipate to black
My fragile joy
Riddled with invisible cracks
As Darkness consumes the Twilight

© 2014 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

Prompts for the next few: thorn in my side / let it go / echo

MadVerse #4

I was a thorn in your side
That you couldn't abide
Didn't you know?
I couldn't let go
I plunged off the cliff
Without even an echo

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

MadVerse #5

Infidelity

He was a thorn in my side
That I couldn't abide
Didn't you know?
I'd never let it go
I pushed him over
Without even an echo

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

MadVerse #6

When I let it go
There was no echo
Like the thorn in my side
The pain would endure forever

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

MadVerse #7

I had to let it go
It was the thorn in my side
My full-throated scream
Left no echo

© 2017 Michael P. O’Connor. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Spotlight: Jennifer O'Connor

Not too long ago, I profiled Jennifer O'Connor and mentioned she was worth keeping an eye on. She hasn't disappointed me.

Jennifer has been busy acquiring and leveraging her skills. Shortly after our Profile, Jen became the Assistant Layout Editor at The Chronicle, student newspaper of The College of Saint Rose. That gig has recently culminated in being promoted to Layout Editor. Congratulations, Jen!

Jen has been actively employing her gifts, most recently in producing a Garage2Glory segment. I was honored to be her guest in the control booth to watch her in action! Currently, she is in the final stages of a film project for The Moving Message, highlighting achievements of individuals victimized by brain injury, stroke, or other neurologic conditions.

Jennifer's photography website just underwent a major upgrade and her impressive catalogue of work has been expanded to include photos of her sculpture and art work. The website now showcases two original short films also. One is an exceptionally clever commentary on social media, while the other is a heartwarming inspirational piece for cancer awareness.

I'm always awestruck by Jen's ability to capture and accentuate ordinary detail so easily overlooked by the rest of us. She truly sees the world through her unique Jen's Lens. Being an accomplished drummer as well, Jen's motto has always been "more cowbell." I know she's going to continue to deliver it.