Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Thursday, May 25, 2017

A POEM FOR TODAY

SHOUT OUT



Big shout out
To those in the
Audience
Who taught me
Encouraged me
Inspired me to be
A poet whether or
Not they knew it
Was in my head at
The time
Still I would not be me
Would not have this
Voice as if
It belonged to me alone
Thanks



Wednesday, May 24, 2017

POETRY CHALLENGE #55

WRITE A POEM DESCRIBING HOW IT FEELS TO BE OVERWHELMED WITH A RESPONSIBILITY TO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE.



Thursday, May 18, 2017

THURSDAY POETRY PROMPT

WRITE AN "IMPROVEMENT" POEM








LADY LUCK



Things have gone
From bad to worse
Putting  our life in
Reverse
But with
These lucky numbers
I will make things
Better just need a
Big hit today
2-----7-----0
These three digits
Came to me last night
In a vision
Play them straight or
In combination and wait
For the lady I love best
Luck she will come
Through for me put
Me back on my feet
In a day or so
In no time

Now
If I can just borrow
A dime







***Prompt by RL Brewer's "Poetic Asides" blog


Wednesday, May 17, 2017

POETRY CHALLENGE #54

WRITE A POEM THAT IS BASED ON A SCENE FROM YOUR LIFE IN WHICH SOMEONE IMPORTANT TO YOU PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE.



Sunday, May 14, 2017

A POEM FOR MOTHER'S DAY

ON THIS DAY





What part did you take in

The biggest event

Of your life

What did you do

To be born

Push or pull

Strain or

Labor in pain

So on this day

Don't forget to
                                                                                       
Celebrate the

Woman who  did

Something revolutionary

In your life


Thursday, May 11, 2017

A POEM FOR TODAY

CROSSING OVER




Where is it that
We go to when
We sleep when
We dream at night
Where we live an
Other life on the
Shores of eternity?


Wednesday, May 10, 2017

POETRY CHALLENGE #53

USE THE FOLLOWING WORD GROUP TO COMPOSE A POEM:



PINES====TAMBOURINES====RAINDROPS====WINGS





Thursday, May 4, 2017

A POEM FOR TODAY


MY DEAR


It don't matter how
You got here
My dear or that I
Was waiting for
You to appear
Here my dear
Come near
It don't matter what
They say
Come here
Come near
Come lay with me
My dear


Wednesday, May 3, 2017