The house on the hill The walk from town to the house A memory that would not fade away The beauty of the house died suddenly The window never opened amicably When she was home the window was lit Her writing on the wall I…
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Hour 5 (Insensitivity)
As I wrote my poem A customer walked in I responded politely to his request He walked out It sent a sense of insensitivty That made me feel uncomfortable Wow wonder if it was a >>> Copyright(c)2022 Roxann Lawrence
Hour 4 (Mewra)
If you need a friend one who is genuine look no further for her name is Mewra She will show up dancing with a smile She loves to sing in the wild Her hair looks like a butterfly Her dreams are big as the sky…
Malaria would not have had her (hour 4)
Without a fridge The sun was her preservationist Without a bathroom The family did it in the open Without a microwave oven Cold meal was a religion Coal-pot cooker was a luxury Its glow embers kept her cold at bay But not…
#4- Broken Music
The rusty old piano sits there Years of disuse Centuries of neglect
Prompt Four – The Football
Hour Four – Write a poem set a hundred years ago, or a hundred years from now. The Wooden Football The boys played ball, that’s what I’ve heard They kicked it around whenever they could Boots caked in mud, and sometimes blood The football…
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shattered busted torn and twisted warped burned infested and rotted alone decaying into the earth again
Where the Proud Once Stood
Rubble, rubble, times of trouble Ruined cities span as far as the eye can see But few eyes remain, peering from steel caves Shabby bodies huddle, clad in leather and rags Only hunger sends them to hunt with bows To seek meat…
Hour 4 – Haiku in 100 years
Hour 4 – Haiku in 100 years time 🌞 🫣 🌌 🌧 🏙 🌆 🌅 (Translation) The sun hides at night rain clouds cover the city City sun rises
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