Any City

What city is complete without apple trees and honey? Sweet things for the sweet among us… Do hardened walls and concrete stalls serve life? Yes, momentarily…. enough to get some rest in the midst of clang and clatter.

Season of the Drought – Hour Twenty

The sunflower dirt has turned to dust The blue skies and wispy clouds are all we’ve known for months Just a foot of rain in half a year And next to none in an eternity Occasional five minute sprinkles tease then Serve to bake our…

Hour Twenty – Second Breakfast

Second Breakfast The three bears, they went out before breakfast To wait for their porridge to cool When they came back, a girl had destroyed it Which just seems to me rather cruel Did they chase her away in raw anger? Did they treat her…

Mr. Beethoven, I ode you one

“Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.” – Yogi Berra O friends, please more of these sounds! Let us shout more joyful cheers, More cheers full of joy! Joy! Joy! Joy, bright spark of these nine innings…

Hour 20 : The Watchtower

Soaked by the morning sun The dark haze of ice Sat at the watchtower Not moving my eyes   A maze of days gone by Not able to place time Sunk in yesterday’s love People talking in rhyme   The shadows making portraits Like an…

Hour 20 – Hassle – Image Prompt

The photo is lovely, Pristine white sheets in a field of blooms Palms outstretched overhead But the hassle of the framing Puts me far from the mood To enjoy such a perfect photo framing Imagine if a bird flew over Or the ants in the…

Text Prompt -Poem 18 Platinum Jubilee

Southend on sea The Queens Platinum Two days off to enjoy the sun The boats on the sea The family having fun Rossi ice cream Cliff on sea Theatre The families on the grass The beauty in the atmosphere The fish and chips The photos…

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