Take my hand Little one Let’s walk along the shore Let’s play with the seashells Let’s play in the sand Make a castle; make believe Whatever you please Take my hand Little one Let’s create just a few moments Let’s not let go of…
Category: Poetry Prompt Responses
Wild Roses – for Gabe
He delights in wild roses inhaling their fragrance, feeling the petals pass through his fingers as they fall.
More than Riches
Like the sand of the beach They are adorable and comely They are treasures They are pleasures They are worth more than the riches of this world Children, you cannot have enough of them
You’re on
Famed actor John Barrymore is said to have commented from his deathbed “Death is easy. COMEDY is hard.” I can attest to the comedy part will take Barrymore at his word on the moving on as death is one of the few things in life…
Normal
Perpendicular, straight, ascending. Not parallel, but normal to the earth. Like trees. Breathless, obedient, acquiescing Not questioning, but normal to the trolls. Like views. Ordinary, likely, predictable, Not surprising, but normal to the we. Like folks. Theft, espionage, trickery. Not ethical, but normal to the…
Beautiful Swan – Hour Thirteen
Beautiful swan floating gracefully by Dancing softly like the winds of spring Your joy and your candor, incredibly spry The weight of the world on your wing You pass by with ease and no cares in the sight So strong in your humility For though…
13. A Funeral Director’s Conversation with Death
I know we go way back to the days of the Tim’s and Richie and Gary and Monte and what you deem your finest hour… Paul but I have some things to say to you… It’s been many years ago now since you brought into…
#13- But I…
Why is my crown so garish, With spikes and thorns and so, My face rotting and disintegrating, My eyes the colour of blood. Why am I dressed in capes, And long gowns kissing the floor, The grey faded and old, A rusty scythe in my…
Uninvited
You’re uninvited. Don’t stop here. I am not afraid. This isn’t fear. I just can’t spare the time to dance. In love with life, that’s my romance. So go away. Don’t come for me. At least for now just let me be.
I Accept All Your Promises
(for hour 13—from the rainbow image prompt) I Accept All Your Promises Of all those counted up like random lists petty humans try to track, how can I choose which pledge is most meaningful? Of more than three thousand spoken to assure…