I sent my submissions but my second one wasnt quite right so I resent because it looked great finally But it looks all wrong, I dont know what it looks like on their end but it was great before I hit send but when I looked its not, I’m sorry.
Tanya LaForce West
treal1971
Hi, my name is Tanya and, I was in the 2017 Poetry Marathon. I did the 24 then but I only completed 21 poems & in 2020 I did the 12. In 2021 I did the 12. This year I'll be doing 12 again. I used to write stories and poems all the time but I reached a low in life around 1992 and attempted suicide, I’m so glad I lived because I would’ve missed so much in my life no matter how good or bad; my experiences have taught me so much. I lost a fiancee in 1994 to drowning and then in 1998 I lost another one when he was hit while riding his motocycle. I have kids by both. Anyway I’ve been busy raising my kids and just trying to get back to me. I now have 4 adult kids; a son soon to be 29, who is now a stepdad and married, a 27 year old daughter who has a 3 yr old daughter, a soon to be 26 year old son who is married and doing well in his job and has a stepson he adopted as well as a new baby girl who is , and a 22 year old son with autism spectrum disorder. I myself became a new mom at 48 years old she is getting ready to turn 5 and I got married in 2020, my little girl was born 2 months early on December 17, 2018 through emergency c-section due to a placental abruption she weighed 4lbs 7ozs. She has brought such a light into my life. Thank you for letting me be involved again. I am excited every year now and can't wait for the marathon.
HR-12
She wakes up with
a bit of whimsy
Because she has a special closet
A closet of dreams
she can go anywhere
she can be anything
She is never ever lonely
Because she has special friends
In her closet of dreams
she can play with them
she can dance with them
She goes to bed with a bit of whimsy
Because she has a closet of dreams
And inside they wait for her
HR-11 The Path
Your journey is full of detours
Some bring unbelievable joy
Others bring unrelenting pain
Everyone’s journey is their own
No one has control over your journey
You make choices along the way
Sometimes fate decides your journey
HR-10
Writers block is hell
This sounded great a minute ago
Let me just take this out
Put this line here
Maybe that line there
No, no, no wrong
It’s all wrong
Crumble it up
Throw it out
Let’s begin this again
You got this, its all gravy
If I can put this together just right
Writers block is hell
Hey this sounds alright now
Let me just put this in
Put that line there
And this line here
Yes, yes, yes alright now
It’s all better
Straighten it up
Put it away
HR-9
Running to a place I’ve never seen
Longing to be there but don’t know why
Trying to get there as fast as I can
But here I am wasting my time running
HR-8 (not exactly a text prompt)
On this solemn night
Awake with my thoughts
Alone in them all, sadly
Tearing my soul to pieces
Ripping away the heartache
Waiting to just feel whole again
HR-7
One single swing
Going nowhere fast
Peaceful and contemplative
Just swinging everything away
What a beautiful sentiment
HR-6
The house on Monroe is insane
Haven’t you heard the noises
Growls, screeches, and even whispers
The pictures keep getting moved as well
Things banging in the night
Getting cold out of the blue
Oh yes its time to go
This Monroe house is quite insane
HR-5 My Busy Girl
Such a busy little girl
Give you paper to draw
I continue writing
Here you go questions, questions, questions
Take the paper here
No, take the paper there
Trade me pencils
Grab my eraser
Can you have popcorn
Yes I’ll share
Take my popcorn over
I would like some too
Busy, busy, busy
A bowl,now she wants a bowl
Can I get back to writing
What am I writing again, oh yeah poems
This is the life
My beautiful, busy little toddler
Wouldn’t trade it for nothing
Just please let me finish this poem
HR-4 If You Have Enough (text prompt marriage)
If you have enough love
And your heart is true to one
You can be bound to each other
Always together, living as one
If you have enough
If you have enough love
If your heart is true to one
And you have enough love
You will be bound together
Always living as one
If you have enough love
If you have enough