posting poetic prose
10 May 2025 16 Comments
in ekphrastic, list poem Tags: birth, delivery, gestation, life, pregnancy
_______
women-only
need apply
superpowers
unmatched
desire match
ovaries ready
and waiting
full of eggs
moon tides
to cycle
ebb & flow
for release
love-fest
fertilization
leads to
journey of
countdown:
nine months
forty weeks
three trimesters
time to ripen
to prepare
body & mind
for reckoning
life-giving
fire of birth
purify & refine
focus on process
breathe deep
pant shallow
death grip in
overwhelm
of nature
to push
human life
for delivery
_______
Linking to Mom With a Blog…
27 Oct 2024 7 Comments
in list poem Tags: fire, laughter, lightning, son, spirit, thunder, waters, whisper, wind, Word
his world and word
his son and spirit
preaching and prophecy
truth and beauty
love and justice
surprise coincidences
faithful providences
miraculous signs
music of planets
rhythm of seasons
acts of service
suffering of martyrs
laughter of children
rustle of wind
rumble of thunder
lightning strike
roaring fire
quiet waters
gentle whispers
still small voice
…are you listening?
13 Jan 2024 6 Comments
in list poem Tags: blizzard, january, pheasant, tea, winter
single gunshot pierces cold air
male pheasant flashes rusty breast
pick random crumbs off floor
remember how to spell vacuum
sugar cookie sleigh ride’s last tea bag
weak flavored cup tastes lukewarm
blizzard stops work, traffic, schools
livestock stamp, huddle, steam
gather groceries, essentials, clothing
hope to travel to warmer climes
mundane asymmetry of cabin fever
_______
A list/catalogue poem of 11 lines, while sipping Celestial Season’s.
11 Oct 2020 30 Comments
in list poem
A list poem created from googling “Love is…” and linked to dVerse, inspired by Bjorn’s recent MTB challenge to write a Google list poem.
love is blind
LOVE is focused
love is a lie
LOVE is truth
love is heartache
LOVE is healing
love is an illusion
LOVE is reality
love is a chance
LOVE is a choice
love is a feeling
LOVE is action
love is a losing game
LOVE is a win-win
love is painful
LOVE is bliss
love is falling
LOVE is rising
love stinks
LOVE is a rose
love is god
GOD is LOVE!
07 Apr 2020 Leave a comment
in list poem
Today, my grand daughters colored my sidewalk with chalk and Rebecca said sweetly, ” Grandma, we’re not afraid of the sickness; we just go outside and DO things!”
Celebrate LIFE as spring colors the world with…
soft sunrise pink
happy tulip red
emerald lawn green
robin’s breast orange
easter lily white
lilac scented purple
dandelion yellow
fuzzy catkin grey
open sky blue!
If you’re an old “Chicago” fan, enjoy this recording (1970) which begins with song, “Colour My World” which features a lovely flute solo:
19 Feb 2019 34 Comments
in free verse, list poem, question poem, scripture Tags: conservative, politically incorrect, tolerance, white privilege
i am a believer
i am an American
i am white-skinned
i am a college graduate
i am married, to one man
i work at home on the farm
i feed beef cattle to feed people
i am a home owner and land owner
i am conservative in my political views
are these statements provocative?
unacceptable, politically incorrect?
should i apologize to the world?
do we really believe in tolerance?
does diversity respect equally?
i want to listen and learn
i may disagree but that
does not mean i hate
yes, i am privileged
to love & be loved
to also bleed red
i thank God for
his blessings
every day;
you?
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. (Psalm 16:6)
15 Jan 2019 17 Comments
in list poem
(NOT to be read aloud to the grandchildren)
i think…
humans are
badly bent
whether or
not we will
admit to this
strange urge to
throw a knife
jump off cliff
drive into tree
lay on tracks
leave family
torture cats
kick the dog
slash a tire
graffiti walls
start a fire
liar, liar! pull
down pants, do
lewd dance, act
out proud, curse
out loud; an
imagination
sick as that
needs to be
inoculated
from its own
dis-ease… i’m
on my knees
God help me,
please!
A confessional sort of poem shared with dVerse poets…
12 Dec 2018 13 Comments
in free verse, list poem Tags: chili, fur, huskies, icicles, mitten, snowflakes, winter
Link to dVerse Poets where Gina invites us to consider “the magic of ordinary things”
snow diamonds gliTTer in sunshine
icicle daGGers dangle from rOOf edge
pungent scent distiLLs from pine boughs
haPPy laughter sleDDing down big hiLL
soft faux fur hOOd brushes rosy chEEks
snowflakes sprinkle on kniTTed miTTen
cold hands caRReSS warm bowl of hot chili
10 Aug 2018 8 Comments
in list poem, question poem Tags: dove, mates, paloma, peace, statue, wall
Weekly challenge at Ramblings of a Writer using words: paloma & imagination
do you hear birds cooing?
paloma blanca
rock dove
tumbler
common pigeon
turtledove
what do you imagine?
ear worm of once-popular song
nest in niche of ancient stone wall
performance of flying back flips
disrespected military statue in park
gentle hearts of monogamous mates
24 Jul 2018 14 Comments
in free verse, list poem, Uncategorized Tags: bluebells, foxglove, ivy, love, plum tree, roses, trust
my dear iris,
you left me with
dewdrop tears
on my garden anemone
how can i trust your foxglove love?
offer me bluebells and ivy…
perhaps i shall arrange them in a
vase with fragrant yellow roses.
ah, sweet william,
now that i’ve returned
it is best to plant pansies
in the windowboxes
come away with me and
enjoy the lillies of the valley
let us gather nosegays of violets!
In the Victorian era, flowers spoke secret messages. Sarah at dVerse poets explains the meanings of different blooms (as used in my poem). Say it with flowers!
21 Nov 2017 20 Comments
in list poem, quadrille Tags: Christ, rocks, stones
“Q” for quadrille at dVerse Poets and “Q” for queue as in a line up of rocks.
Rock & Roll
Rosetta Stone
Rock of Gibraltar
Stonehenge
Ayers Rock
Easter Island
Rocky I & II
Blarney Stone
Plymouth Rock
The Sphinx
Rock-a-bye Baby
Rolling Stone
Hope Diamond
Rocky & Bullwinkle
“On Christ the solid Rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand.”
a poem in my pocket 
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