She doesn’t stop at just the one. She lays hundreds of little white pearls, one after the other, in piles here and there. Color-coded, the eggs turn green and donut-shaped just before they hatch. Once loosed from the shell, they are tiny lime-green caterpillars less…

Her Cup Runneth Over   My friend’s wife ever so kind she is certainly one of a kind her teeth that stick out a mile they will have to do for a smile an hour she made me wait at the table before giving water…

Are you sure you want to wear this to the party? What will people think? I bet they’ll tear you down the minute you walk in. Gorge you with disgusted and pitiful stares. You sure you want to really go down this path and dredge…

Allergic To people. Sneezing coughing Tongue swollen. Caught up in the chest. When coming close To the human species. Catching flu Eyes tear Choking on own breath. Runny nose. Skin eruptions. Rashes within the flesh. Ears swell. Tummy is hell. Do not touch. What might…

Two Razing Bulls In a crowded market place Two razing bulls stood facing each other Snorting with passion, Tension building up for the busy migrant onlookers Caught in the snarl; Mouths wide open, they waited… A young lad of seventeen Endowed with strength as nature…

Never Grow Up Be young and carefree like the days of simply being alive was enough for you to see Stay curious and remain playful Never Grow Up Be full of laughter and joy Start jumping into rain puddles and blow bubbles across the lawn…

Prompt 20 Trash will be our legacy The future will know we existed by The remnants of our debris Please explain how there’s more trash in space then there are galaxies Beaches have eroded.        Oceans overloaded   millions of animals slaughtered needlessly…

I caught a catfish from  Lake Powell. ‘Twas bigger than your pike so frail. It was this long from head to tail.   My story has a fishy smell? I tell the truth, so go to— Well, Okay it wasn’t quite that swell.   This…

Word One Don’t go down there That place, it’s evil Dark, dastardly, deceptive You will regret it There is a reason the past is buried there All that nasty emotion Those long forgotten memories They will grab you and pull you back in Next thing…

                                                  Poem 21 Blood gushed from her palm      the brightest of reds she ever did see      …