a poem in my pocket

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 🙂

American sentence (17 syllables)

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

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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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one man, one woman

distinctions are perfection

exclusivity

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Haiku describes beauty as seen in natural world.

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

A Somonka consisting of 2 tankas of statement/response on love theme.

fear and dread well up
alone in my darkest hour
enemies approach
i cannot feel your presence
God, have you forsaken me?
no, my child, I’m here
sweating drops of my own blood
i know your deep pain
settle your heart in silence
love holds you in stone garden

As children of light and of the day, we do not belong to darkness.

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1 Thessalonians 5:5 paraphrase