Prompt 25 Hour 20 Read the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot and use any of the lines, words, or phrases it contains, to write your own poem (Italicize Eliot’s lines)   And indeed, dear husband, there will be time,  As soon as…

“You rest; I’ll pray,” A friend told me the other day. Four simple words, And I’m reduced to tears.   Because, for so long I thought I must be strong And stay awake And pray for God to hear.   The cries of so much…

Sleeping next to you not only feels like home, it feels like taking my bra off at the end of a long day. Like starting to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the fourth time. Like walking back into high school, almost like I never…

In the wee hours of the night the standstill can be deafening The others on the way have the same work to keep up with knowing they are there, makes the final hour worth heading toward. Lonely in the quiet of the creative night  there…

Sleep sneaks up from behind my closed eyelids my soft snoring startling myself awake   I can’t sleep yet! My tasks are incomplete But sleep doesn’t care It tries to dig it’s claws into me Drags me down to dreamland My body is crashing.

this deep and wicked loves (inspired by phrased found in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot.  These phrases will be in italics in the new poem) we fell into this love deep and wicked piled high with sharp-sided facets we…

This one here is probably the most shittiest one I have attempted There will be time, there will be time, Time is generous, Time is thoughtfully spared -to meet the person who beholds the face, to keep up appearances. and manages aquaintances. There will be…

Bonfires and camping Road trips, sweet drinks, and first dates We all crave summer.

I slept under the stars And travelled with strangers I finished a 10K race I’ve lived dangerous.   I loved reckless Had my heart broken Picked up the pieces And just kept on moving.   I’ve trusted the wrong person Learned from my lessons Sang…

I’m being torn between two roads: One I’ve worked towards my entire life The other, a road unknown One has a goal that aligns with mine The other could also lead me to prosper My role in life has changed I no longer feel I…