compounded fun

18 May 2022 12 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized

so you want to splash in the water?
proof that your heart is still a child
like dear granddaughter’s young age
less concerned if people might watch
man, it feels free to ride high in a swing
set on a flying seat pumping warm air
born(e) for this, another glad-gifted day
time to spend with children at play
ground covered with dandelions’ sun
dance around each blooming flower
bed welcomes you after noon of fun!

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A dVerse prompt by Lillian to use compound words in a poem but separate them (eg. split at line breaks). I used 11 compound words 🙂

lust & lies

16 May 2022 31 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

A quadrille for dVerse Poets on theme of “sleep”….

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things got hot in egypt

when potiphar’s wife urged
young servant joseph
“come, sleep with me!”

he refused to dishonor master;
resisted by fleeing without cloak
which became false evidence

potiphar’s wife deceitfully
cried “rape!” which swiftly
landed joseph in slammer

integrity is costly!

painting of “Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife” by Guido Reni, 17th century

irony

08 May 2022 4 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized

American sentence (17 syllables)

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Pro-choice demonstrators who scream for abortion rights on mothers’ day.

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spring zephyr

07 May 2022 8 Comments

by lynn__ in cinquain Tags: , , ,

south wind
it blows wildly
sound rushes through treetops
directional wave of grass
pushes

 

pushes
squeaky windmill
empty swings randomly
hapless birds trying to fly straight
tired

 

tired
of the battle
we walk along with wind
find fallen branches to pick up
gather

 

gather
gardening tools
desire to plant flowers
but fear wind will beat petals off
too strong

 

too strong
mow lawn instead
fragrant clippings breeze by
young squirrels chase each other’s tails
south wind

 

Cinquain chain (5 stanzas of 5 lines each) in Crapsey form (2-4-6-8-2 syllable lines) connecting with Laura, our host for MTB challenge at dVerse Poets

for sake of humanity

04 May 2022 8 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized

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follow the science

into woman’s womb where

the zygote is human, the fetus is alive

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follow the law

of U.S. Constitution written

to protect and shelter the vulnerable

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follow the love

with sleeping baby in arms

embrace quiet truth of her heartbeats

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by design

03 May 2022 2 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized

one man, one woman

distinctions are perfection

exclusivity

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Haiku describes beauty as seen in natural world.

heir-raising

02 May 2022 17 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille

did you go rub that
balloon in your hair?
is that why it sticks
on the wall up there?

i don’t need your static
so please don’t touch me
ow! must you pass spark
of personal electricity?!

boys are such joys —
he laughs ecstatically

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A quadrille (44 words) for dVerse Poets pub. Mish hosts theme of “static” scene.

new horizons

02 May 2022 8 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku, troiku Tags: , , ,

A “troiku” linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. A troiku takes original haiku and make three new haiku beginning with lines from the original.

Original haiku, inspired by Jane Reichhold’s haiku:

the night is shortened

dark clouds disappear at dawn

with a rising sun

My troiku, using lines of original:

the night is shortened

when sweetly blessed with deep sleep

awaken refreshed

dark clouds disappear

stars now slowly extinguish

and clear dawn will break

with a rising sun

tea time on new patio

you and i greet day

candidly speaking

28 Apr 2022 4 Comments

by lynn__ in rhyming verse

peruse faded photographs
of family members in sepia tones
subjects squint, seem to laugh
from ivory lace-covered bones

years before your difficult birth
they lived youthful, even carefree
genes may pre-determine girth
but dreams expand poetically

refile old photos in manilla
and stash them under bed
we should organize into album,
shove in shoebox coffin instead

hop-along song

22 Apr 2022 4 Comments

by lynn__ in poem for children

rabbits and robins
hop-along happily
awakening grove of trees

birds between deciduous
bunnies under pines

they hop, then stop
they twitch and listen
to sounds upon the breeze

rabbits long hop languorous
robins short hop dotted-lines

hop-along for feeding
hop-along in play
i spy happy hoppers
to brighten cloudy day

paternity

19 Apr 2022 14 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille Tags: , , , ,

my father
has been gone
exactly a year today
and the memories of
his dying taste like chalk
on a parched tongue…
but the memories of his living
smell like mountain trout,
burnt cream puffs, chlorine
of pool where he saved me
from drowning.

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A quadrille of forty-four words linked to dVerse poets.

beauty of small

13 Apr 2022 15 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized

artwork by Ukrainian artist, Vika Muse / ekphrastic poem linked with dVerse Poets

winter’s dormant season dies slow
as warmer blast blows past until
ice melt meets raindrops in rivulets

streams swell around my rock island
where elfin pup and i gladly greet spring
beneath big green dock leaf umbrella

magic blue mushrooms push up
through the wetness while pink fairy
flowers blush from sheer happiness

in world of war, hate, and polarization
imagination provides bright inspiration
to bring fresh hope, to dream of peace

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