Write a poem about a gift, real or imagined, fantastical or boring.

When I need inspiration he sits with me at night. Why others can not see him I just don’t think it’s right.   But he’s my quacky little turtle who helps me write away. When I can’t think of the perfect word I know I…

One morning as a child I went into the forest alone I was drawn deeper and deeper by magical musical tones My feet were hurting and my legs started to cramp Then I finally came to a clearing where a host of Angels held camp…

You would have been 15, this coming December Lost to natural things beyond my control I hated myself so much that day I was called I was to blame, she said She, who was to be your mother I dreamed of you often Before and…

If pet imagined, it would be my beloved Godzilla, all healthy bright and bubbly, neon green-y my spirit guide, alebrije perching on my shoulder near watching o’er the others there soothing my worries, healing my fears an acrobat he’d sometimes be run of the house,…

The little star did it’s best Combining atoms at it’s nature’s behest It tried and tried but didn’t think it got it right The people there on Earth couldn’t see its light After many years it asked the Universe a question long on its mind…

At this hour of the day, when the morn’ is new and sunny, thinking of my favorite cat, is really rather funny. There’s Vinnie, the Calico and Chester lives next door. Oh, and there’s also Ollie; Just one of many I adore. I know and…

We’ve been planning on getting a dog. As though we consulted a book of baby puppy names, one of us came up with one that would be perfect for a little scrunch-faced bulldog: Armour. We have routines like the young couple from John Osborne’s Look…

People are different all the time and I hope you are better than most of them Love them Massage them Pamper them Calm them They are not satisfied and they treat you as footmat Understanding people is a difficult game to master and since I…

Police Shootings inspired by Bop Poetry The sirens don’t always go off when the camera captures the act. If we are lucky we get to see what happened on the news. Not from a police dashcam but from an innocent bystander who happenstance captures it…