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red, white, and blue tears
20 May 2022 16 Comments
america bleeds while dying
when emphasize issues of race
hate’s evil violence makes its case
all patriot hearts are sighing
where has our love of country gone?
can’t we together build safe home?
people with power caught lying
and president without a spine
tempts dictators to cross the line
foolish to send taxes flying
inflate the price of groceries, gas
baby formula may not last
while vulnerable still crying
abortions mean workers are few
and immigrants need gateway through
america bleeds while dying
all patriot hearts are sighing
people with power caught lying
foolish to send taxes flying
while vulnerable still crying
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A constanza is two poems in one. The final stanza is the original poem expanded into 5 three-line stanzas in iambic tetrameter (8 syllables, 4 feet). Rhyme scheme: a/b/b a/c/c, and so on. Thanks to Bjorn at dVerse Poets for an interesting challenge.
I don’t want to get into political arguments but my heart breaks for my country!
compounded fun
18 May 2022 12 Comments
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
in Uncategorized Tags: integrity, Joseph, lies, lust, sleep
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!
irony
08 May 2022 4 Comments
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
in cinquain Tags: garden, grass, squirrrels, wind
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
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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
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
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
in haiku, troiku Tags: dark, dawn, day, greet
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
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
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
a poem in my pocket 
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