The Poetry Marathon

Damn I caught up a lot faster than I thought. But for this poem a trigger/content warning for the idiom. It mentions abuse and I thought it was just a really interesting way to say sun shower. I used the idiom as the title.

The Devil Is Beating His Wife

Is when the sun shines

But the clouds cry

And why such a violent thought

For such a beautiful time

When the sun is shining

And the rain falls softly

Gentle in its cleansing 

I ended up having a lot of fun with this prompt. I think it could use some editing but who knows if I ever will do that. I guess spoilers for A Quiet Place 2

A Quiet Place

Soft steps in sand

We keep our voices down

Each sound is too much

Even a whisper would be screaming

A broken branch and we run

A bad step and screaming

Breaking through the quiet

We get the static ready

To bring back our quiet

The screaming stops finally

Hidden in a chamber

That keeps the noise in 

We can speak

Scream

Cry

We split

Some staying in the chamber

Some trying to find better

Still the quiet is here

Still we need to keep it

We find it the safe place

We find noise in the open

No need for whispers

No need to quiet screams

We are safe

Off prompt because I wasn’t digging hour 7’s prompts.

Astriloquus

I love the sky

Dark and shining

Each light a beacon of cosmic energy

And yes there is science there

But when I speak on the stars

It is with the prayers of a priest 

Wanting to speak with god

It is with the reverence of a people

To their king and ruler

It is with the hushed admorations

Of two lovers in the night

It is with the wonder of magic

That is seen in the sky

Hour six’s prompt just wasn’t hitting right. But I had fun trying!

Steps

I go farther and farther

Each move felt

Each step placed with care

I keep moving

Each time getting closer

Each moment a journey

Sometimes the poems come so now I’m one closer to catching up. Just four more!

Captured

It was hidden

In a floorboard of course

Where all our secrets get put

At least in movies

I opened it

I was transfixed

These moments snapped

These lines gouged into my heart

I never lived them 

But I felt everyone

I am in catch-up mode now so I will have to write lots and lots!! I used a poem that isn’t published anywhere that I had written a month or two ago for this one. 

The world will end muddy in earth’s blood making it anew

This is what I tell myself when I am destroyed

When my sight is lost from mud and blood

When I cannot find the sun or color

I remind myself that it is getting ready to make things anew

That I can be reborn into something glorious and bright

That the darkness can be washed away til I shine again

So when I am muddy I wait to be anew

This one came together so quick! But I enjoyed writing it. I’ve been working through some feelings about a friendship and this is where I am at/getting to.

Permanence 

This is a study on object permanence

I want to see if you think of me on your own

Or if I will disappear if I don’t put myself in your view

This is a study on object permanence

Because I am always bringing up anything

Or sending things that make me think of you

This is a study on object permanence

I wonder who else is pushing into your view

Or if I am the only one wanting to be unwanted

This study is over

I am closing our chat

Or should I say my chat

Yay this one came to me pretty quick! I think I could add more lines but I like where it is for a first draft.

Hour 2

Coffee and Change

“Here’s your 25 cents”

I take my quarter and wait

Coffee pouring from machines

And I think back to three years ago

I wouldn’t touch coffee too bitter

And I think back to three years ago

When I was maybe in love with someone

And I think back to three years ago 

I didn’t know where life was going

And I think back

“Coffee for Rain”

Yay it’s a new year time for some new poems!! We will see how many I title XD

Hour 1

Endings

I heard it when they said “hello”

Felt the goodbye waiting in each sound

I tasted it in the tea I drank

The flavor of them leaving

I read it in a letter finished with love

Curved letters and a period to make note

I shouted it in joy before knowing

Sensed something was off but didn’t know

Whew almost time to start the 24 hours of poems!! I did make plans for today not thinking so I do have to make up a few hours later but I am still super excited for the day to start. Plus my roommate made brownies with coffee in them so I should be able to stay up later! Good luck and happy writing to everyone!!