got dermatitis?
please don’t do anything rash
if you feel an itch
avoid embarrassment of
acting flaky when face turns red!
minor irritation
20 Feb 2025 3 Comments
in tanka Tags: dermatitis, face, itch, rash, red
Covid 19 OCD
05 Apr 2020 3 Comments
in chant poem, Uncategorized Tags: coronavirus, face, mask, social distancing, touch, wash
flatten the coronavirus curve
do not touch your face
practice safe social distancing
free clip art
DO not touch your face
wash hands for twenty seconds
do NOT touch your face
wipe down all smooth surfaces
do not TOUCH your face
wear sterile gloves, N95 mask
do not touch YOUR face
what if eyeballs and teeth itch?
do not touch your FACE!
in grandma’s eyes
21 Feb 2019 19 Comments
in rhyming verse Tags: baby, cheeks, dimple, face, kiss, sleep
Dear Babyface,
birthed by God’s grace;
let me hold you, kiss you, squeeze you,
while you’re sleeping, let me tease you:
misshapen head and wrinkly skin,
you sport a double…no, triple chin!
your pudgy nose is slightly pimpled,
your chubby cheeks are sweetly dimpled.
I admire all I see ‘cuz, Babyface,
you look like me!
I submitted this poem to Lyrical Iowa last year. It received 3rd Place in the “humorous verse” category and was published in their 2018 collection. Linking to dVerse Poets where Lillian hosts Open Link Night with “Ah, sweet youth” theme.
ch-ch-cha-ching!
14 Jan 2019 21 Comments
in quadrille Tags: changelings, chest, face, identity, mask, mousse, youth
we pull on a mask
or put on the face
true identity, you ask?
hidden without trace
surgery can reduce
or augment one’s chest
we wax, tan, and mousse
to look (expensive) best
switch your gender
buy youth extender
monied culture of pretender
ch-ch-ch-changelings!
Join De at dVerse…for a change
light of the world
21 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in haiga Tags: candle, face, God, night, starlight
free stock photo
gotta love that face!
23 Oct 2017 7 Comments
in haiku Tags: dog, face, hound, love
hound dog’s brown eyes sad
as homeward bound campers pack
wags his tail goodbye
photo by lynn
sentence of the americas
15 May 2016 1 Comment
in american sentence Tags: face, Mayan, San Antonio, stone
Stone-faced Mayan warrior greets
descendants in San Antonio.
photo & american sentence by lynn
Linking to Word Press Photo Challenge: “Face”
pure iowa gold
20 May 2015 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: child, corn, dandelion, face, gold
what could be sweeter
ripe golden ears of corn or
child’s buttery face?
walking through ditch grass
sun smiles on up-turned faces
dandelion gold!
cup of soothing tea
facing toward open curtains
golden warmth of sun.
what is truth?
03 Feb 2015 1 Comment
in cinquain Tags: crucified, face, Pilate, truth
even
when Pilate was
looking truth in the face,
he questioned and crucified him
…like us
lil’ lovin’ limerick (1)
15 Dec 2014 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: cheese, dear, face, grandson, lincoln
I have a dear grandson named Lincoln
whose cuteness can sometimes be stinkin’
I caught his sweet face
his blue eyes? not a trace
Saying “cheese” is too cheesy, I’m thinkin’
inscrutable
27 Feb 2014 16 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: dark, face, rescue, sinners
(a tearful triolet)
dark are the days God hides his face
when sinners cry for rescue
long are the nights we pray for grace
dark are the days God hides his face
we hope to reach a better place
doubt is dark side of faith – it’s true
dark are the days God hides his face
when sinners cry for rescue.
_________
Wrote this describing the “dark night of the soul” when one wrestles with God. (Later decided to link up with d’versepoets for Mary’s theme of “invisibility”)
a poem in my pocket 
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