24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Her hand rests on my blank slate
as she contemplates
what words she will sketch on
my blue lines
I feel the scratchiness
of her eraser
it tells me she is unsure
of what her mind wills
her to write
I want those words
on me
because then they are real
I hold all the secrets
between my lines
to have such power
makes me needed
her words need a
safe place
1 cup cocoa
5 cups blankets
6 cups Hallmark movies
10 cups love
The recipe for a perfect evening
Open the doors,
come on,
step outside.
Nothing can hurt you,
droplets of water,
shower of the rain,
you get drenched in it,
heal the pain.
The water reaches your soul,
fills you up again,
with love and hope,
everything will be well again.
Till then,
dance in the rain.
Depending on someone,
I simply refuse.
Each time I have,
results in a case of the blues.
Watching you go through the same,
I long to raise your bar.
You deserve a better hand this game,
one worthy of who you are.
If I could take the punch and
absorb all the pain,
my rage would crash down,
pelting anyone taking advantage with rain.
I’d be the hail,
every boom in a thunderstorm.
If it meant they’d treat you well
I’d be your shelter from all harm.
*** Not finished with this. Will revise later. ***
Text Prompt
Write a poem that is pretending to be something else, a set of instructions, a recipe, an letter, a news report, etc.
(Why yes, this prompt was inspired by This is Just to Say, which is a poem pretending to be an apology)
Image Prompt
Photo by Clark Van Der Beken
I haven’t written
any poetry
for so long
due to life
and all
it’s hap’nins.
But I am
hoping
now to
get back
to it, and
get plenty
more practice.
I do love
writing poetry
especially
when time
permits.
so I can
try and
write my
words
perfect.
I thank
you for
this opportunity.
I feel
once again
like writing
my poetry.
Sometimes work is hard
And leaves you drained so deep
That all you can do
Is go home and sleep
Sometimes work is easy
And you take it sleazy
Feeling all breezy
And those moment can be balanced
And captured in whimsy
Magic moments like this cup upon the head
