Roll the Bones, Spoken Word

The poetic tale of infinitesimally small beings and their trip through the universe.

Roll the Bones

(Excerpt)

we are the last ones left alive

you and me, and them

encased and calcified

tossed about a vacuum

by a spiral arm with a fascination

for near misses and pyrotechnics

roll the bones; roll the bones

flesh and fur, pebbles and rocks

claws and teeth, fire and brimstone ...

Roll the Bones is published in Monsters, Avatars, & Angels

Author's Note

Monsters, Avatars, and Angels contains the short story series Demons, Harlots and Crones, which follows two generations of the Demeere family and its legacy of spite and envy. Included in the series is Demon in High Socks; Holler it out with Lemonade; the Old Lady, Her Plymouth, and Cockroaches; Sex in a Pan; and the Fire Crone and Stone Harlot. Also within its pages are more than a hundred poems exploring the darker side of human nature and its undeniable conclusion. Two Orphan Sparrows, the Devil is a DJ, the Last Striptease, Up From the Roses, and many more titles are found within. Ultimately Monsters, Avatars, and Angels asks the reader to look at the darkness found within herself and by facing it, perhaps go beyond.

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

What I read and hear, Pryde, is the human mind, restless and curious, thoughts spinning, consuming all the senses can process. We're predators and prey, taking and risking love, full of doubt and all the debris of the past. We're the last ones alive, if only in our minds. A mind-twisting work that leaves the mind even more restless.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, RE:)

[andrew mitchell]

Excellent writing Pryde reminding me of reading Rune stones. Roll the stones such a captivating title, so macabre, a lovely piece!

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Andrew:)

[S.zaynab.kamoonpury]

I enjoyed this great extraordinary poem,. Your word choice is very captivating, pyrotechnics and calcified for muse. Kudos.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Zaynab:)

[Einstein Noodle]

roll the bones, roll the bones ... memorable for sure ... even now its rattling around in me noodle ;) i felt the sharp grass cuts before i read the line .. so you must have done something right :)))))))))))))
i keep going to the Ancient Egyptians with the cats ...entombed ... the fire breaths danger and mystery and intrigue ... the bunnies surprised me .. such a light touch in contrast to the rest ... but its their steel wool warrens that gets me ... they should be safe there ... but maybe not eh!?
E.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, E. I suppose safety or peril are how you look at it. It's what they feel I suppose that counts but then why would they choose to live in a hole if they truly felt safe and line it with steel wool? Huh? Huh? The tales we tell each other ... I tell you:):):)

[Einstein Noodle]

:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[Neville]

I found the whole concept fascinating... a great tale told poetically speaking and then some...

[Pryde Foltz]

Thanks so much, Neville:)

[Robert Trakofler]

bounce bounce no kitty can catch the Bad Bunny less he wants them to:) kittys love me and not always for lunch but it's hard to tell at face value so I keep a few traps in my warren for such occasions LOL! like the sound of this one tho I am the Bad Bunny but I'm also a touch Grimalkin:) about the slinging arms the cosmic inflections resound a loud boom that penetrates the vacuum of the spaces tween the heard and unknown

[Pryde Foltz]

Haha ... tell me about it. Space is so cold. Let's be thankful for a blanket of dust and mud:) Thank you, Robert:)

[emmajoy]

' you have to be known, to exist - judgement is the invisible hand stamp - that confirms dues paid - for acceptance - into the human race - it isn’t success - it isn’t being first - so .. .. '

Such a harvest of words, Pryde - glorious in their darkness but there, hiding behind it is Truth as you feel and see it. And, how you see it - a theatre of happenings, emotions and more for the seeking. Dear goodness, how haunting, how memorable it is, start to finish!

[Pryde Foltz]

Thanks so much, Emma.

[wordman]

world of the wars and edgar allen poe rolled into one

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Ron. T'is the season for bones and aliens:)

[wordman]

of course,your welcome

[Coyote Poetry]

This is wonderful. A epic journey, I did enjoy. Thank you dear Pryde for sharing the amazing words and your amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Pryde Foltz]

Thanks so much, John:)

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Pryde.