Whimsical Words and Dramatic Affairs

By K. J. Joyner

Whimsical Words and Dramatic Affairs; A Book of Badly Written Poetry is a small collection of rhymes and creatively-penned thoughts by author (and comic artist) Katrina Joyner. These poems span from the horribly cheesy writings of a 16 year old teenager to the deeply-wounded wails of an abandoned single mother.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Writers of the Apocalypse
• Release date: May 2, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476000985

K. J. Joyner

K. J. Joyner (1971-she lives!) was born in Fernandina Beach, Florida to a Mohegan Brotherton family thanks to various biological mechanizations we won't talk about here. She was first published at the tender age of 18 (or so) with her poem Unicorn in the Trouveare's Laureate. Heavily influenced by such greats as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Anne MacCaffery and Elizabeth Boyer she always thought her work would be serious and dire. When she began work on her webcomic, Akashik, she soon learned her other influences - Mel Brooks, Piers Anthony and Terry Pratchett - had the upper hand in the echelon of her mind.When not working on writing or comic booking, she's on set somewhere acting out.

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About This Book

A note from the Author.

If you want to get technical about it, I’ve been working on this book for more than twenty years.

This is a small collection of poems I have written spanning from my teenage years way back when hot pink was really hot and black was what I wore before it was cool. Some of these poems are very badly written. Okay, a lot were badly written. Probably all of them were badly written. They’re cheesy, awkward, and could use a sledgehammer and a work over.

Most of these poems touch on fantasy and myth -- but a couple are born from my cultural heritage.

Usually I write science fiction, fantasy, and a splash of romance. If I do write poetry, the work has a very high chance of becoming lyrics to a song and getting tucked into a folder somewhere to be forgotten. Rarely am I moved to get completely poetic, so I hope you enjoy this collection. Even the badly-written parts.

Unrequited, Returned,

and Otherwise Sentimental Mush

~*~

Just about everyone has written about that love lost, or the person who never returned their affections, or just wanted to bemoan the cruel fate of natural selection. In that, the poems in this section are pretty typical – even the ones that used myth and fantasy to get the point across.

Delights

Secure delights;

Your touch up my back

to my breasts, a gentle caress,

while you hungrily eat my neck;

Your lips follow the chills.

I sigh, and leaning

Favors returned for want of full glory

Sliding over me makes me slide onto you

So that I touch you

Surround you

Creating new fervor

Taking away breath

Taking what you can give

Ecstasy.

Joining

Trembling,

The angel hides her face

In the arms of comfort.

Pearl wings stretch forth;

Gesture of protection,

Tenderness,

A seal,

Bonding.

Strong arms wrapping her shell,

Soft voice glowing in her heart,

Lips making sounds of reassurance;

Shhhh,

Calming,

Peacefulness.

Two hearts have joined

For the sake of love.

My Fair Lady

We sang songs in the sunlight;

Good things of mirth and merriment

That tripped off our tongues

Chiming like bells in the cab of my truck.

I was smiling because you were,

Sitting there singing with you

While the train held us up in

Afternoon traffic.

Red

Baby, you look good in red.

It makes you strut unconsciously

Like a peacock, you sexy thing.

It highlights your eyes and your lips.

Red like cherries in crimson wine,

Red like your jacket…

Walk by me one more time!

Red may mean stop, but baby,

It means go,

And I would if I could.

But I won’t, no…

You do look good in red

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