http://slow.writerscafe.org/Heterodynist The original writings of author Robert Tusitala O'Neill en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776016870 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 About a real life experience I once had. This is my first entry in awhile, so I am possibly a bit rusty. I hope my metaphors work well enough. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/2175017/ An homage to a show that should never have been cancelled!! (Definitely well-liked by its supportive audience!) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1742859/ I am a sailboatGliding on a nearly imperceptible breezeAcross a glassy lake, vast and deepOn a dark night with no starsThe million fishes and other thingsSwimming 'round and 'roundI don't feel them, not a rippleI know they're there, but I nearly don't...They don't move me, nor I themAnd I wonder ser.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1639421/ Inspired by a fellow poet on here! Thank you for the idea!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1457291/ Home can be many things to many people. It can be a place or a state of mind. It can also be many things to the same person! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1415004/ This is a feeling I have honestly had... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1358912/ The way some people grow old... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1354053/ This is somewhat self-explanatory. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1351582/ A short and tossed off little piece I liked the feel of... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1345767/ Longing for love... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1343569/ For those who disagree with my use of the first person, singular nominative case personal pronoun... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1338647/ To my dedicated friends! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1338638/ My first new post in awhile...brand new poem. Sorry I have been busy!! Life is complicated sometimes, and this poem goes with that... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1328850/ First time ever writing a senryu. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1313656/ Proof I'm not ALWAYS positive! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1309717/ We see strange lights in the night's skyYou turn to me, a star in each eyeAs we stand among the creaking treesAnd nocturnal animals out on spreesThese pyrotechnics of heavenly illuminationPale in comparison to our genuine elationYour eyes, I see, burst with love for meAnd in a flash we are fused mag.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1308682/ Brand new today! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1308671/ Another one "Live from Writers' Cafe," coming to you fresh from my keyboard! This is another from a DIFFERENT perspective... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1307702/ This is a poem that has been around in various versions for awhile, and now is hopefully nearing a more complete state! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1307117/ Written while in love, in 2009... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1300799/ This was literally snippets of a conversation I had with my ex girlfriend. The seemed to be flowing out with such rapidity I had to get them down before I forgot any!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1300789/ A poem I have been working on in various stages for a long time...given new meaning and a different ending here! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1298849/ This is not from the point of view of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, or Transexual. I don't mean to un-include those interpretations, but it originates in my struggle not to be type-cast... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1298201/ For once I hope this needs no explanation. It is from just today, brand new. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1297804/ A newly created poem taking shape right here in the Writer's Cafe!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1296163/ This is something unusual for me...Brand new. I compose music an lyrics frequently, but this is more of a rap and less of a lyric. Meant to be spoken more than sung, but it also is a decent poem. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1292972/ This is an older one... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1287486/ A surrealist take on the world I inhabit from day to day... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1287470/ Authentic social criticism, hot off the presses!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1286622/ For those dear friends who worry about me, this is not actually about me personally. I have known what it feels like to be alone for the holidays, however, and I thought it is a worthy topic." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1286589/ Inspired by this being 12/21/2013 and the fact I have not yet written a short story here. This was written today "live," if you will! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1285926/ From the same exact day in 2002 when I wrote "The Dive," this shows a more complex style. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1283688/ This is from 2002, so delving deep into the sea of my youth. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1283684/ This is my first poem to my ex-girlfriend -POST BREAK UP- yet posted here, and it was also written here, so look at it as a kind of first draft. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1283079/ This is not a poem...My first prose on this site. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1280073/ Why did I write this? I honestly don't know. I frequently explore unusual perspectives. This was in 2007, and I was branching out in all directions. Please don't judge my motives. Just my poetry. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1279954/ These are some of my earliest lyrics. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1279952/ The beauty of love... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1279950/ From 2007, but reworked a bit... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1279949/ This was written on June 13th, 2002 as lyrics to a song. I have long since forgotten the beat it was written to, but I still have the chords. Amazing to think this was 11 years ago! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1276294/ A second poem of today. This is another challenge to myself, to compose without an excess of inspiration. This is the uninspired me, working with my native, on-board operating system... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1276219/ My first poem written entirely on this site itself. I am not expecting much because my best work is done on my notebook pages, but perhaps this will give me a different style...This is a challenge. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1276065/ Written for an ex I never knew would leave me...She apparently didn't get it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1275063/ Been so long since I've been strongMuscles twitch but I won't give an inchMy tender years were so filled with fearsI won't back down now I can stand my groundAnd I've been bleeding, been bleeding so longI can't feel it anymore, in my ears I hear the roarAnd by my last breath I will find my meaningHe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1275059/ I did, in fact, "have" this girl after writing this poem for her...at least for four years. I have recently lost her again. I would regain her, let me know if you have any ideas! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1275056/ From a Different Perspective... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1275044/ Watching you sleepThis secret moment of mine aloneI have you all to myselfMy eyes ravage every inch of youEvery line, every creaseRight now, in this present fleeting universe of a momentYou are really and truly admiredUnawaresScanning the angle of your curvesChanging shape with new lightVisiting new.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Heterodynist/1275037/