Hello Everyone 2020

Hello everyone! I’m Ana Marie, and it’s my first time joining The Poetry Marathon from the Philippines. Thanks to Jacob and Caitlin. Thrilled as I am to be part of this exciting event I hope that things will run smoothly on the day itself, and…

Moon in My Backyard

Moon in My Backyard What a big event! Moon in my yard. Until the next Marathon!   Thank you! (Haiku, @Mejia2019)

Bohemian Rhapsody

A place of love and transparency. Where our differences make us whole and no lies are told. Every person here is welcome to Simply be. Be free, be she, be he, be they, be them on any given day. Now let us pray for the…

Bat Out Of Hell [Prompt 30]

Like a bat out of hell! Teenage years, Our angst … Our emotional blow-up! Do we run? Should we stay, Or should we go? Questions! We sought to arrive, so fast, at last! We would wake up, to go go! Like a bat out of…

Staying Alive

//Prompt 30 – Hour 24 – write a poem with the title of a 70’s or 80’s – pop rock anthem// They are “Staying Alive”…. Good Luck! to the Brilliant Coral Reefs… Hats Off! to the Sacred Ibis Birds… Kudos! to the Ethereal Corspe Flowers……

What the World Needs Now

What the World Needs Now   There’s only one thing lacking, Anywhere you go. There’s only one thing missing, Don’t you know.   Famine and drought and pestilence, Crime and drugs and need. Anywhere we look on Earth, There’s poverty, hunger, and greed.   So…

Love is A Battlefield

I promise nothing That you won’t kneel And that you won’t beg That there will not be pain But at the end of the day There’s you and me, side by side. We can watch the world burn, Or we can be strong together. Share…

Roots

Seeds were planted deep beneath the surface. Created to produce the bitter with sweet. Flourishing while nourishing our bodies from the heat. Sometimes its strange fruit was wonderful and unique. But the blackness in their eyes would not let it be.   Dollars were created…

Ghost Karma episode 3 Hour 12

Ghost Karma Episode 3 Tommy possessed David’s body And started shooting in the police precinct Until the Chief sent police to shoot He ran Tommy possessed David’s body And wrecked his home and beloved radio Tommy possessed David’s body And caused a car crash on…

I was a Wandering (Hermit) Crab

Prompt 29 Hour 23 Write a poem about your childhood   1. My friend’s childhood memories seem so drab, Contrast to my childhood – ‘coz I was like a wandering hermit crab, 2. Born a Cancerian – Crab being the sunsign symbol, Through the years…