Still Life in Paris

Picture perfect fun,
Broad brushed by extreme hatred.
Still life in real life.

Vincent van Gogh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons ©2015 Karina Pinella

Vincent van Gogh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
©2015 Karina Pinella

Sorrowing old man (“At Eternity’s Gate”)

Paris 11/13/15

They stole in, black clad with hearts equally dark.
From different corners of the City of Love—transformed into another level
Of Dante’s vision of hell.

Mute soldiers of hate articulated by AK47s
Brainwashed with false promises of Eden
If they do what ISIS has bidden.

Man, woman, child,
Humanity dressed in full sorrow
Too painful to face tomorrow.

Friday night’s fallout
Will always be remembered as the day
The light went out.

Image: Pixabay/roegger ©2015 Karina Pinella

Image: Pixabay/roegger
©2015 Karina Pinella

Halloween Queen

Gown courtesy of Liana http://lianaspaperdolls.com/

Gown courtesy of Liana http://lianaspaperdolls.com/

 

Stepping out
As a betty till past midnight;
You don’t know my secret
Because I want you to be tricked. Continue reading

Ode to Pizza

pizza lover
You take-a piz-za my heart,
You fill me like no other.
Get thee to my plate;
Your aroma makes me swoon!

I am ready to cut you apart;
I cannot share you with another
Even if I inflate
As big as a hot air balloon!

What makes you so hot?
Sweet onions galore,
Dough kneaded just right,
Sausage and three kinds of cheeses!

©2015 Karina Pinella

Hallgrimskirkja*

Loving Reykjavik
Risen from volcanic ash
Snaps from church tower

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*Hallgrimskirkja is the largest church in Iceland, standing tall at 240 ft. Its highest point is a tower with windows overlooking different views of the colorful rooftops of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. The focal point of the interior is an organ with 5,000 pipes.

©2015 Karina Pinella

©2015 Karina Pinella

Spam Chat

Laugh snaps,
Quick clicks,
Instant snippets,
All of you . . .

What a ham;
Snapchat crazy.
Dishing out every minute.
Turning into spam . . .

Image contributed by Moi

Image contributed by Moi

©2015 Karina Pinella

Globally Wobbly

Images by Freeimages.com/Thomas Gray, pipp, beeline, and Glamco Aio; Shutterstock

Images by Freeimages.com/Thomas Gray, pipp, beeline, and Glauco Aio; Shutterstock

Too many snapshots of what’s not hot—

ISIS’s nonstop hiss,                                                                                            “ . . . decapitate . . .”
Greece’s austerity diss,                                                                                      “ . . . insulate . . .”
China’s manufacturing slump,                                                                        “ . . . tumult . . .”
U.S. prez hopefuls vs. vitriolic Donald Trump,                                            “. . .insult . . .”
Random shootings everywhere are on the rise,                                           “. . .turmoil . . .”
Race relations all over continue to destabilize,                                            “. . .embroil . . .”
West African methamphetamines trade on an upward trend,                  “ . . .kilo . . . “
Mexico’s increasing drug cartels discourage the nation’s mend . . .        “. . . El Chapo . . .”

A reflection of our collective selves, a picture of an extreme deep end.

Road Kill

Stilled life on asphalt
Once dashing and daring
Now a bloody gestalt.
Once warm and caring.
Biped, quadruped,
Even one on a moped.
Anything goes,
If you go too slow.

©2015 Karina Pinella

Dream Reel

Deep sleep viewing
Surreal yet so real.
Running naked,
Looking for cover.
But to no avail,
As no one cares.
Just you and shades of you,
Behind closed lids.
All from your reel of id.

©2015 Karina Pinella