Hour Five – Write a poem using at least 5 of the following 10 words/phrases. Hardback, sunflower, knitting, cheddar cheese, space, wine glass, pavement, nail, oak, satchel   Their Space in the Sun   I pause in my mundane cause to look out. Our neighbours,…

Dead vines encircled the tower Once green, budding flowers, and thick thorns Now withered, dry, and brittle Half the bricks from the structure have fallen Black vegetation still clinging Above all, the princess still sleeps Once dressed in a pure white gown Now caked in…

I see an empty sky, brown lawns, I see a landscape without flowers or trees — just dust and fire. The sun is blazing hot. I see baby birds dying in their nests, penguins washing up lifeless on the sand, cattle dropping to the ground…

Knitting needles lock Oak satchel sunflower hair Space and time called kin

Pick 5 words from the list in the prompt: space,  wine glass,  pavement,  sunflower,  oak In the space, between the pavement and the bomb-levelled home, the oak tree clung to life, its limbs splintered by shrapnel.   Beside it a solitary sunflower its face bent…

grandma in her rocking chair knitting sunflowers the color of cheddar cheese knitting sunflowers because that’s what she knew best to work on her knitting loom from where i lay on the rug the pattern seemed dark, distant space but when i squinted an oak…

torn pages from a Christie mystery scattered on a hardback chair, cracked wine glass dripping blood red drops of wine on the oak floor, she left in haste running away from the scene of crime. the space where her happiness wilted and almost died. now…

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…

Poem 1: The ways of water I have seen the ways of water giving life, then taking it away the gentle stream that feeds a village swells to consume it within a day innocent frolics in the bright blue pool may become tragedy all too…

My wine glass sits On a pavement hot As the sunflower grows tall I bite my nail As I sit in a place Where I see a shaded Oak But I cannot leave where I am at For my cheddar cheese sandwich Has me wishing…