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Poetry Month – April 11

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Today’s prompt: Nonet and A journey. A nonet is a nine line poem. The form is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Hmmmmm…what journey should I take? I can hear my mother’s voice, “What a glory of a day.” She loved the sun. She accepted…
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Poetry Month – April 6

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Hah. Another form poem. I swear it’s not planned. This one a cinquain with a syllabic line count of 2-4-6-8-2 Cat purrs
Rain showers down
Eyelids blink open shut
Soft green blanket wraps around me
Nap time.  …
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Poetry Month-April 5

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Today I drew the prompt “Tanka,” which is a form poem. Five lines, measured by syllables: 5-7-5-7-7. What I love about form poems is I have to get present. I have to see what is right before me and play…
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Poetry Month – April 21, 2022

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Sometimes, only through the lens of time, can you realize that you might have had your priorities in the wrong order… ANNIVERSARY Today
I was married
Fill-in-the-blank years ago It was cloudy
Portending rain
Fill-in-the-blank years ago I was all…
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