Monthly Archives: April 2019

A Picnic I’d like To Forget

I haven’t had many picnics that have left lasting impressions. No wine and roses, no dreamy proposals, no picturesque moments for my mind to revisit. Since this has to be a true account, and I don’t like to miss a … Continue reading

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Infinity

The End? Nah…. Poetry lives on~~   Napowrimo.net Day 30, last day of the 30 day challenge. A minimalist poem. A poem of very few words that capture an emotion or thought.  One word, two or a haiku, or anything … Continue reading

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Raging Waves From Quiet Waters

Twigs and fur Scraps of paper Hair to weave And mud to harden In the sun Against the wind and rain Robins pair to build A nest of shelter   My safety lies Not in natural find But walls of … Continue reading

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Positively Prompt

I wake – a new day With the night at bay Anew   Prompt – refreshing spray New thoughts cleanse my way Renew   Words – to knead like clay Building hope to stay Work through   dVersepoetspub.com This is … Continue reading

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What Becomes A Poem?

I gather memories Unearthed and dusted Sullen clouds clear Letting in light I see Charred, fractured edge-torn images Knowledge gained and forgot, or — Ignored and tossed…aside Time – gone and fallen – bequeaths wisdom Flowers have no hands to … Continue reading

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A Sonnet of True Love

Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck; Nor sands upon the shore lie my sins waste No feathered wing has carried or held struck The palate’s flavors never more to taste Ah, sweet release harks from a rule … Continue reading

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Positively Prompt

I wake – a new day Sun erases night Anew Prompts alter my world Now a hopeful view Renew Words – a lens of hope See what was not – and Work through   dVersepoetspub.com prompt is a new form … Continue reading

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Humor Saves My Life (and maybe yours)

Life is serious No doubt about it Tears oft my water to grow But… God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me. Debt is high Money low I can’t go backwards Only forward But… God … Continue reading

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Spring And I Thaw

The zoysia grass Brittle and pale Tortilla still from winter’s crisp blanket Now awake she waits… Sunlight softens slow Like my frozen hands Burnt by ice as a child I stayed out too long Not hot, but cool water softens … Continue reading

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Anomalies

Look at them! Each one different… And adorable Unique We want to save them… All sizes, all shapes Not one, a mistake From that bearded Ostrich Three hundred pounds! To the Yellow wagtail So close to the ground Waistcoated Penguin … Continue reading

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