what’s sweeter than a yellow pear
dripping ripeness, with a wedge of cheese?
what’s sweeter than a sleepy kiss
enfolding lovers with a warm embrace?
what’s sweeter than a baby’s toothless smile
dimpling cheeks with responsive coos?
maleficent (I)
23 Apr 2019 12 Comments
in enjambment, free verse Tags: cupcake, dawn, fairy, kiss, lips, maleficent, poison, villainess
no sleeping beauty, she’s an
(un)fairy, frightful villainess
come back in black; horned,
winged, pale with hungering
what do you offer to appease?
appeal? tease? or try to deal?
a cupcake?! O, she’s no mousy
muffin that you’d be stuffin’!
whip up a delicacy for those
cynical red lips, a mouth that
purses when speaking curses;
bake over coals of tongued fire,
in thick forest of thorny briar
rich, dark chocolate cake–it’s
devil’s food; a true-love’s kiss
baked inside, laced with poison;
white-frosted, too-sweet icing
serve at dawn as darkness dies
Linking to TS Poetry where Callie invites us to make cupcakes for a fairy tale character! Also linking to dVerse Poets where today we re-visit legends with Anmol.
rise!
22 Apr 2019 24 Comments
in quadrille, rhyming verse Tags: crucifies, hate, kiss, lives, Messiah, rise, soldiers, tomb
disciples and Jesus
share passover meal
Judas betrays him—
kiss seals the deal
arrested, on trial
in kangaroo court
soldiers spit, hit,
crown him for sport
Pilate denies
hate crucifies
Messiah dies
tomb found empty
wondrous surprise
because he lives
we, too, will rise!
The day after Resurrection Sunday and linking a quadrille (44 words) for dVerse prompt using the word “rise”.
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.
kiss the bride
11 Feb 2019 24 Comments
in quadrille Tags: bride, courtship, father, kiss, wedding
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth– for your love is more delightful than wine.” –Song of Songs 1:2
A quadrille (44 words) for dVerse poets
sand romance
14 Apr 2018 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: beach, footprints, kiss, sand, sun
Chevrefeuille is “romancing haiku” at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
love absorbs sun’s heat
footprints on secluded beach
warm kiss remembered
photo by lynn
romantics die gently
03 Nov 2016 6 Comments
in tanka Tags: hearts, kiss, lovers, rain, umbrella
See CDHK special, Japanese Poetry in the Lowlands, featuring Jeanine Hoedemaker
intermittent rain
old lovers exchange warm kiss
under umbrella
pit, pit, patter of raindrops
two hearts offbeat together
He loves me…
11 Jul 2014 3 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: chain, daisies, girl, kiss, roses
Although
it may seem
customary for
a girl to prefer
a dozen roses,
he decided to
defy tradition
by offering her
a lovely chain
of fresh daisies.
His unique gift
gently struck
a heart’s chord
which brought
forward a burst
of affection as
she stepped
close enough
to exchange a
petaled kiss.
Challenge to use word list from Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.
a poem in my pocket 
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