24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Pretty little boxes
all lined up in a row.
One by one aligned themselves
but knowing not what for.
With their colorful labels
placed neatly to display
what might come to fill them
some hopeful little day.
‘Til then they’ll sit politely
lids lying open in wait
for something to fill the dark
some pretty little day.
Here I go.
Writing whatever comes to mind.
I’ve only got five minutes to spew words out onto the paper.
I’m outside.
It’s windy here.
I’m glad I’m able to write as I play.
I’m watching my kids run and slide on skateboarding ramps.
To be free as the wind.
Running with it.
Jumping with it.
Flying with it.
I’m going to break free, like the wind and my kids.
Here I go,
RUN!!!
Even how bad my parents are
They are still my father and mother
I won’t be here without them
I won’t see the green nature land
I won’t see myself taking the risk,
Obstacles, and slowly reaping success
I love them both
Even now they are separated
There is “love” that still connected
Fuck, are you serious?
You expect me to set a timer?
I don’t have one
Well actually I do,
On my phone but I hate doing that.
How about I just write for like five minutes,
Screw the editing,
Straight from the brain
Buku crazy stuff that makes no sense.
That is how I write most of my poetry after all.
I know, I gotta be more open minded
I guess five minutes out of my life isn’t so bad,
God knows I am giving you
Twenty four hours of my life
The least I could do is give you five minutes.
But the fifteen for editing?
That’s pretty extreme.
Oh wait, I forgot to set the timer.
Is it five minutes yet?
I have no idea, no concept of time
Ah hell, failed already.
Next prompt please?
In the Green
Virginia Carraway Stark
Flutter
A rustle
A movement
And then
The chill edge
Of the damp June wind
Even the afternoons
Can be cold
Fluttering
Rustling
Leaves
Flash
Silver bellies
Like fish
In the pond of the planet
Where currents flout
The rules
If fluid dynamics
Fluttering
Rustling
Watching
Feeling
I am flying
In the green
Gorgeous world
That branched hands
Have lifted me into
Flying
Happy
Joyous peace
In the green
I can’t believe it
after all you were just asking me out
saying you were ready to pursue a serious relationship with me
however you never had time
it was always work or your kid
not that i would ever give you an ultimatum between me or your own flesh & blood
But sometimes you need to give something up
because what’s life without Eros love
Yet you gave someone else the ring
as flawed human beings
finding our own way, and struggling to truly be free;
we constantly search
for an answer;
enlightenment,
to know,
what we need;
what does it all mean
what we need
is civility
amongst one another
and the whole of society
to walk with each other
sisters and brothers
to be free
we then focus less on what we need
to reach a hand and touch a soul
to help calm our nerves
to sharpen our focus
as we stop asking what we need
we are no longer concerned,
we are no longer in search,
of what we need
because we are free
By: KMH 2015
Shadows lurk behind;
Don’t cast, nor be cast upon,
instead be the Light.
Judy Klemos
Imagine the city
with its throngs of people,
crowds melting into each other,
voices blending together –
and amidst all, there’s you –
a lonely voice – unheard,
a lost face
in this crowded space.