When you’re not here, I can barely breathe – And that’s the trouble, because: When you’re right beside me, I can barely breathe, Yet, I wish you were all there was. The scent of your hair is intoxicating, The sound of your laugh makes me…
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
Prompt 17, Hour 17
Write a poem about a form of technology that is obsolete or is headed that way. The technology could just be referred to in passing, like a telephone booth, or it could be a CD that is the focal point of the poem. The degree…
Prompt 16 ~ Post # 16 One So Great
I see His nail-scarred hands the crown upon His head. Why was it He to suffer why not me instead? He was not of wrongdoing but took the place for me. He bore my sin and sorrow That I could be set free. …
Amour – hour 16, prompt 16
It is patient and so kind an arm around you when you’re tired a simple gesture just because doing the laundry mopping the floors a dozen red ones or chocolate s’mores an evening out when life’s a bore is something you’ll forever adore it does…
16. Love does not go by this name
It came to me like a thief in the night out of the blue one weekend I fell for its lure. I prayed to God to help me decipher if it was true. After the encounter, I would not ever be the same. The name…
Hour 16; Prompt 16: How Do You Define the Undefineable?
Well, it can be almost anything To anyone About anything That’s the beauty of it It is defined by it’s nature of having no one solid definition It is the cat of human emotion It can be fuzzy It can be soft It can have…
FOR JOHN
Hour 16 (Marathon Prompt – write a poem about love without using the word love) FOR JOHN He trusts me, even when he fears for my well being He compliments me, even when the dinner ends up in the trash or the new hair cut…
Flower in Bloom
Come, my flower is in full bloom My field is ripe for harvest I’m lost. Come, lead me out of this maze Lead me to your phase Lead me to the highest of high Lead me to your magic voyage Come, I’m ready Cannot wait…
15. Flying the Friendly Skies
Air travel is not what it used to be. You’re lucky if you get water or space to move your head. I think my jaw has not ever been the same since a long expired Spirit flight. This is no Air Jamaica Champagne of the…
More than Words
Are you warm enough? Make sure you have some broccoli. I saw this in the store and it reminded me of you. You’re welcome. Would you like a back rub? You look tired. Do you want to talk about it. I’m here for you. Count…