Gumball #99 Writing Brings the World Together ✍️✍️

5 collaborative poems with Sarang Bhand - published 4.20.25

Spilt Sequence set by Marjorie Pezzoli and Sarang Bhand 

Retrospect  
 
depth behind  
 
penned pages 
locked in leather 
a gifted feather 
 
those closed eyes  
 
imagining  
what it would be  
if not this  
 
a black hole 
 
inside out  
reinvention of self 
a hair out of place.      
 
Sarang Bhand  
   & Marjorie Pezzoli 
 

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Sleeping in the Rain 
 
surface streets  
 
a child sleeps  
in leaky tent  
far from home 
 
avoiding potholes  
 
coins cover eyes 
the lid drops down  
children pick poppies  
 
she bites the apple 
 
packaged food 
from relief boxes 
keeping hope 
 
Marjorie Pezzoli 
   & Sarang Bhand  

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Contemplation  

contemplating  

row by row 
Cassiopeia moves 
the stars align 

next sacrifice  

a redeeming hymn  
soft crackling sound of  
bonfire under stars 

bishop or knight  

checkerboard  
seen through lashes  
she moves with grace 
 
Sarang Bhand  
   & Marjorie Pezzoli 
 
 

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Skywriting  
 
asemic clouds 
 
constellation 
whispering to moon   
of a newborn                
 
deciphering my thoughts 
 
stratosphere notes  
sweet alyssum in bloom 
the robin’s nest 
 
love letters 
 
sealed envelope  
lying at the desk   
cat in the box  
 
Marjorie Pezzoli 
   & Sarang Bhand  
 
 

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Below the Belt  
 
jab after jab  
 
bloodletting  
crimson paper  
a note not signed    
 
staying put  
 
displaying  
absence of time 
broken clock           
 
in ring of life 
 
lace or leather 
choice of gloves 
she paints the canvas 
 
Sarang Bhand  
   & Marjorie Pezzoli

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https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/2025/04/spilt-sequence-set-5-poems.html?spref=tw

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I definitely took notice of the publication date, same day received a poetry acceptance for a future publication.

Alyssa is now teaching one of her dear friends how to ride comets. Totally feel her and Joey griming ear to ear about the synchronicities. Signs from loved ones can be very subtle or not. I wondered how Joey would let me know he connected with my sweet girl.

🌬️🌬️✨💫🤍🤍💫✨

Still making her presence known for 12 years since her earthly departure. I process grief by finding, creating joy, and learning to laugh at the absurdity of current events

The “Creative Process” keeps me going, you never know what will roll out: Poetry - Storytelling - Silk Paintings - Photography

till next week - Marjorie