‘O Clock’ Published at MasticadoresUsa!
I am delighted to share my poem O’ Clock is published at MasticadoresUsa! MasticadoresUsa is an online magazine that, along with its sister sites, publishes a range of evocative writing in ten different countries.
About MasticadoresUsa
In 2019, Juan Re Crivello established Gobblers/ Masticadores. In 2021, he founded Masticadores USA. Gabriela Marie Milton became the first editor of the English edition based in the United States. Other editions of Masticadores are in Spanish, Italian, Romanian, French, English and Portuguese. Masticadores now has 16 publishers and 200 writers in 10 countries.
Barbara Leonhard is the current editor of Masticadores USA and is the Amazon Best-Selling Author of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022) and a Pushcart Nominee, 2022. Visit her blog here.
About my poem
This is a poem I wrote several years ago when I was just beginning to fall in love with poetry. As a beginner poet, I was fascinated by the concept of time. Indeed, it is a theme that still captures my attention and informs the direction of much of my work. It feels right then that this poem should come full circle and find a home at Masticadores USA.
An excerpt of my poem O’ Clock Published at MasticadoresUsa
These blossoms are mirages
Rippling in the sand
Pouring through the
Fine waist of an hourglass . . . please continue reading here and do share your beautiful thoughts!
Photo by Elena Koycheva
TRAILBLAZER
Congratulations for a successful poem O’ Clock. Keep it up! Enjoy.
Susi Bocks
Congrats, Layla! I enjoyed spending time with your piece. See what I did there? 😉
Layla Todd
😂 I always appreciate a good pun, Susi!
Susi Bocks
🙂 Awesome!
haoyando
Love the line “a circus of thought/Caught between now and then.” Our thoughts are always chaotic and amorphous. Well, I don’t know. If I try to control it, the writing become awkward or artificial; if I don’t try to control it, it becomes a rant and an endless rambling. And keeping a balance is never my strength. LOL.
Jeff Flesch
The way you use language to convey the seen and the unseen, and the felt and only hinted at feeling is inspirational. Gorgeous write, Layla! Congratulations! ❤️
D. Wallace Peach
Beautiful poem, Layla. You’re a talent to behold.
Grace
Congratulations, Layla!!! So happy for you!!! I love the story behind this published piece and the piece itself is absolutely glorious!!! You create these dreamy flows that are so enchanting to read. Keep shining, dear friend 🤍🤗
Layla Todd
Thank you for this lovely comment, Grace! 🤍
Cindy Georgakas
Congratulations Layla.. Your words then and now always are gifts and poignant! 💞
Michele Lee
Congratulations on your publication, Layla! 🙌🏻 A nice summary of the Masticadores editors, too. I must challenge your comment about falling in love with poetry “several years ago.” I am certain you were born a poet! 😁💖
Layla Todd
😂 This is such a sweet comment, Michele! Perhaps I was born a poet and did not fully grow into until those several years ago. 🤍
Michele Lee
😊😇 That sounds a likely explanation. 😁
Eugi
Congrats, Layla. I left a comment in MasticadoresUSA..
Baydreamer - Lauren Scott
Beautiful poem, Layla! Congrats again! 💞💐
Ingrid
Congratulations, Jaya!
Ingrid
Sorry, I took a trip back in time! Congratulations, Layla 😊
Layla Todd
No worries, Ingrid! I certainly appreciate the well-wishes. 🤍
Infinite Living
wishes
Drifting into a circus of thought
Caught between now and then
This is so beautifully said!
Layla Todd
Thank you ever so much! 🤍
Kelly Louise Allen
Such good news. Congratulations!
Belladonna
Oh WOW!!! This is a beautiful poem and huge congratulations to you!
Layla Todd
Thank you, Belladonna! 🤍
Kym Gordon Moore
Whoooohooooo Layla! 🎉🥳🎈 Exceptional poem, and CONGRATULATIONS my friend! How exciting! 😘💞🤗
Dawn Pisturino
Delightful poem! Congratulations!
Andrew McDowell
Congratulations!
Cassa Bassa
A wonderful poem filled with rich languages, congratulations to a well deserved publication, Layla!
Layla Todd
Thank you, Cassa! 🤍
I'm All Booked Up YA
Time is a fascinating subject for poetry. Thanks for sharing!
paeansunplugged
An amazing look at time, Layla! Loved it. ❤️