Poem 10 Different   Why can’t I be like everyone else? Whispers tell stories any kid can see.   Minor holiday Hanukkah blown up to act like overwhelming Christmas.   Why can’t I be like everyone else? Why do I have to be different?…

Oh my goodness! Look what I see! I forgot to water my decision-making tree   It sits there so stoic, remaining quite calm Looking like a date tree or maybe a palm   I’m sorry old gal! I forgot you existed! Thank goodness you’re here and that you…

Hour 2, Prompt 10, Year 2021 He wakes up with the rising sun But there is no work to be done His trade is closed because the week has come To liberate the god Saturn He heads down to the town square A person of…

I’ve been inundated with that self doubt and loathing great tides of fear indoctrinations of my youth   The ram assures eyes steady and sure the rain must come so the garden will grow   (Hour 9)

Mitch Brown Hr 10 The longest, darkest night on earth It speaks to us of lights rebirth Dark broken with fire and ice The day is served with food and drink And gives us cause to pause and think Dark broken with fire and ice…

so deceptive that soft fire that burns in the hearth, warm between clutches of herbs flowers and spices   when let out beyond your boundaries what damage she does to those unsuspecting (Hour 8)

Ejected through concrete conveyer belt future that collapses what I imagined identical capsules swarming like trained tadpoles I once believed was observed from above  

I am not worried. I am not stressed. I live in a place of peace and expectation. It does not matter what comes my way This is how I live my life. Day in and day out. I’ve been through a mess of stuff. But…

The world must have started in a land like Illinois where the land is flat and modest without obtrusions of outrageous color or geographical interruptions of the Greats like Vesuvius   (Hour 7)

Just the other day. The sky was gray. And rain coming down. Below, To wet up the ground. Thunder, and the lights are out. Many today. Has no where, To go.