The Poetry Marathon

Prompt 16

My brain dissects

this urge to connect

to know someone

Inside and out

Is it not suicide

to let someone in

to the extent that

you cannot live without

Prompt 15 : Poem about Plane trip (using the Elfchen format)

Pack

Anticipation thrums

The day arrives

a long taxi ride

Departures

Queues

Pass checkpoints

down the aisle

Buckle down, stomach butterflies

Takeoff

Airborne

Feeding time

A flying zoo

time for wheels down

Arrivals

Patience

Queues again

but waiting outside

unfamiliar air, unfamiliar lands

Adventure

Prompt 14 : Poem about Mother nature and us

I see her around sometimes

wearing concrete shoes

and a dusty cloak

an abandoned mother

whose green-eyed children

revel and rejoice

in fireworks that dazzle

but whose future is smoke

Prompt 13 : Physical activity done all the time

sharp blade in a steady hand

it’s not for the faint of heart

cooking is not my skill set

but my prepping is a work of art

Chopping vegetables