24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
I can hear a bird outside, singing in the dark. Coaxing the sun. It is lovely.
This is my first full marathon
since chemo came and went last year–
and I’m not certain I can go much further.
I have sung 20 songs,
and I don’t have much left.
Yet, I really want the song after all songs…
that one whose words say I did it.
Light for you and for the World
Because it is probably very dark out right now
for you, as it’s been for the world in the hands
of a callous virus, I’ve chosen to walk the lonely
path with you. Songs for you, mother. And for
the world too, to lighten our walkways to a place,
where the palms of God are a haven of songs.
Picture the seraphs singing beautiful songs
of hope. Hum them, songs. And sing them aloud.
I opted to be a poetry marathoner rather than a mourner,
composing songs for you to carry in your mouth –
full blown flowered roses for you, mother.
Light for the world, for me, for us, too afraid
to sleep at night: a monster lurks behind our doors.
I am awake, running poetic marathon for a day,
no sleep to gift you songs in the form of poems,
to lighten your grief or burn them into flakes.
lightning bugs, mystical and beautiful
the nights own magical gift
flittering and fluttering all around
lighting your way in the dark
your own piece of tranquility
pitch black with tiny lights flickering about
laying there watching feeling ever so peaceful
how could anything bad touch the world
lightening bugs, glowing and mesmerizing
if only they could stay
but morning comes and they disappear
no fear, the night comes again glowing once more
It’s 5am in the USA
dark, but day is dawning.
6 hours ahead in the RSA
but i’m still subtly yawning.
Whilst lamps are lit and candles burn
6 hours ahead we’ve had our turn
It’s bright outside the warmth of the sun
in 4 more hours our poems are done.
An incredible challenge, no sleep to be had
Reminiscent of times when I was a grad.
now I’m much older with children to mind
light the candle, ignite the lamp
But it’s the inner light you find.
I had a little lantern once
there was a man who broke it
I crackled with electricity
and learned to light internally
A candle on my altar burned
they were afraid and snuffed it
My ire this did set ablaze
and made my heart a fireplace
May the fire in my heart
become the fire in the sky
and shine as brightly as the sun
so it will never ever die
Write a poem about what you are longing for most right now.
Prompt 20 : Poem about a light source
It colors the night
in shades of light
paints the dark
with strokes stark
lines from faces
its magic erases
its luminous dye
adds sparkle to the eye
Nothing evokes the same glow
as a warm candlelight yellow
By Ajanta Judd All Rights Reserved – 6 pm 28/06/2020 Australian EST
Prompt 20; Hour 20: Because it’s probably very dark out right now for most of the participants, the prompt for this hour is to write a poem involving light of any kind, from the sun to a lamp to a candle.
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{My Flame}
My flame flickering beckoned
Vivid radiant replete
A core of cobalt blue
Intense with simmering heat
Plump moth that you were then
Powdered wings in fragile flight
Engorged with possibility
Attracted to my light
Entranced yet with uncertainty
You glimpsed my molten core
And once encompassed by my heat
you begged and pleaded for more.
But alas it is the way of things
that dark seeks out the bright
and in your haste to engulf me
you managed to dim the light.
It is the nature of coexistence
that light needs dark to thrive
but if either becomes too needy
their love will not survive.
We might have lost our Aria Aria Butterfly
We are glad she is in a better place
We still count God’s blessings
And His amazing grace
Son, you are our reason
Our reason for everything
We will be your sun and moon
And everything in between
Because you’re the joy-bearer
You spark our happiness
You inspire me and Pap to work even more
Until we give you the bests
We will guide you ’til we’re old
We will light up your path
We will shine up our best
You’ll see with reason and heart
It’s the best we can do
To show how you’re treasured
Swabe,our son, may you shine in your best
With the light that we shared