“Atop the snowy mountain peaks, The chilly wind rustles through my coat, As I embrace myself to keep warm; There lay a white world in front of me, Snowy peaks and fluffy clouds. The setting sun blinds my vision, As I look through the intense…
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Hour 22 – For my Husband
Prompt Twenty-two – Use the word Tenderness as this hour’s prompt. For my Husband You tippy-toe into the room. Is it very late? Or very early? As today meets tomorrow Or is it yesterday meeting today? I can’t say. Bleary-eyed with exhaustion I…
The Watchtower (hour 20)
From the vantage height, all villagers gather to see the reason the season has quit the dew has also quit farmers angered by this seizure all gathered at the Watchtower to say a few prayers
Poetry Marathon Hour 22:
Deceiving devil: You, you deceiving devil you, have you ever considered the mess you make just by wandering through hearts you’ll never really know or hallways you refuse to actually explore? You, you deceiving devil, you, somehow you’ve made your way to my pages, cracked…
#21- The Sp-EGG-tacular Dozen
The baker was eggs-pecting a delivery A dozen brown eggs, the sp-egg-tacular dozen The baker sells some eggs-quisite cakes And some egg-ceptional banana bread These are quite the treat, I must add And earlier this week The baker promised me something eggs-tra special! Some egg-cellent…
Hour 21 Poem
Text Prompt Write a poem that’s no more than 50 words, but one of those words must be either umbrella, or almond. Photo by Rhett Wesley on Unsplash Leading lights – I follow. I meet her gaze, with almond shaped eyes, bright as amber, dazzling…
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Prompt 21 – Ella and her Fella
Prompt Twenty-One – Write a poem that’s no more than 50 words, but one of those words must be either umbrella, or almond. Ella and her Fella There once was a girl called Ella Who was madly in love with her fella. But when her…
Poetry Marathon Hour 21
Cityscapes and dreamcatchers: You do such a beautiful job of blending cityscapes and dreamcatchers into your life. AS if you only feel inspired in the hustle and bustle then you step away and the peace just swells within you. As if you’ve finally gotten…
War for Ukraine
“Planes flying overhead, Bombs exploding in the air, Sirens blaring through the city. Fear gripping your body, Knowing what’s to come, You run and hide, But no matter where you hide, Or where you run, These experiences haunt you for life. Escaping out of your…