As a periwinkle sky provided background, For a storm cloud to gather its strength, And spread warning before the thunder and lightning would start, The Forest Ranger checked her dashboard clock. Tonight, her lifetime career would be crowned — Praised for its unblemished length….
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
Eyeache – Hour 11
I’m sleepy as hell And tomorrow is Sunday Church is by 12:30pm And I plan to be early But I must stay awake And write new poems Hour after hour Until 4pm tomorrow So I’ll spread my eyes open And if I fall asleep I…
Art – Hour Eleven
A splash on the canvas of yellow and green A leaf or a flower or some evergreen A sign of the springtime or maybe of Fall Or maybe not any of the seasons at all From the side, could it be a goldfish in a…
Prompts Hour Eleven
Text prompt Write a poem using at least 5 of the following 10 words/phrases. Forest Ranger Skyscaper Periwinkle sourdough Cloud needle gumboots beat spread storefront Image prompt
Play Acting Messiah’s Death
It’s difficult to be the Messiah, play-acting his death on a torture stake. Times like this teach us what death means, remind us how a man, sinless, was beating from neighbouring streets down to Golgotha. A cup of grief is always as heavy as grief….
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”
Our Christmas memories show that we were happy, We grew up with the most loving story we knew, being that of Christmas – of a baby born to fulfill a promise made eons ago to universal ancestors I cannot possibly know at all. In my…
Holiday in December
Holiday in December I’d love to go away in December you know Somewhere that’s far and covered in snow Though the hotel would need to be nice and hot Or stay in an igloo hotel, they look like a some spot Rest…
This year – Hour 10
I’ll be a better person Learn to ride a bike Workout seven days a week Eat once a day Select only good people to be in my life Force my acne away with a new skin care routine Drink 10 glasses of water a day…
Mountain Sunset – Hour Ten
The sun set over the mountain range Its beauty shone brightly atop the snow Could this be a sign of seasonal change – This deeply mesmerizing glow Its beauty shone brightly atop the snow A bright ball of light midst a chilly façade This deeply…
If you do not sow in the spring, you will not reap in the autumn.
Wisdom across the nations tells the same truth The Irish say, “If you do not sow in the Spring, You will not reap in the autumn.” Other cultures teach the story of the busy ant working hard to prepare, and the grasshopper who just…