Inner city blues Success has many clues The answer solves what’s real No matter how you feel   Sing a simple song of life That ends the violence, starvation, and strife That lets factual knowledge now be heard Where wisdom isn’t a foreign word Sing a…

As the first minute ticks by Let those built up words fly Just keep pace, don’t lose track Music flowing through the air Keep the second beats pumping   A little break- now take two A party, traveling through As a different artist peeks through…

Set a timer for one minute and write a stanza. Stop the timer. Clear your mind. Set a timer for 90 seconds and write another stanza. Clear your mind. Set a timer for 2 minutes and write another stanza. Go back and edit all the…

I found you, while out for a walk I heard you calling Through the sun spotted canopy Rays of light, guiding Analting the human sized boulder   Crawling up, scared and shaken To lay upon the calming alter Instantly embraced Surrendering to mending   Grounded…

After the long journey through the night through the ink black of northern Wisconsin, through the AM stations crackling polka tunes. began the Minnesota mornings of misty rivers and dewy fields, sleepy cattle at peace in the meadows. Tired, squished and impatient children wanting release…

The Farm Country life Red barn Green grass Sunflowers saturated A little girl amazed Imagination created Desired to live here From boring big city Grandparents stories Memories alive Blueberry bushes Radiant raspberries Sweet to the tongue and belly Piggytails, ponies and honemade pies Vacations only…

Floor beneath my feet Tiny feet Vast floors.   I remember floors Beneath my little feet. Desert sands and picnics. Bare floors and kitchen sets. Stairs and tiny rooms. Staring down and groped.   I remember floors Bricked floor And badminton games. Grassy garden And…

A school trip becomes an escape to get lost in my favorite place Crispy leaves crunching under foot Birds fly over head that like to avoid the city The chill in the air is perfect for the apple picking season The scent of the cider…

Still…I live Through life’s uncertainty Through life’s untimely incidents With self and family Still…I live Whether the Sun rises Or the moon sets In joy Or the deep darkness In giving birth Or tears and death Life is rehearsed It still brings the best Srill…I…

Write a poem about a specific location that meant a lot to you as a child or teenager that you have not returned to in many years. It could be a house, a park, a country, anywhere that had particular significance. The focus of the…