24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
using song titles
Love of an inanimate object
little orange wedges
comfort me like no other
curved, ridged plastic
conforms to black rubber
clutching Jo safe,still, stable
closer than a family member
chocks are first desired
mix and match poem
Lune Pretirement
Everyday, feeling blessed and relaxed
I drink the first cup in bed
Then move into the day
Dinner for us all
Menopausal woman
Desires dehydrated
But flavored by experience
We become two resourceful cooks
These days
Like a scar, Down’s Syndrome or other difference
can be a bright red raised line or
faded pale line barely noticeable.
Scars are something we all have.
Some of us show them off,
some try to hide them, and
some want to compare them to others.
As I sit outside on the porch looking out across the fields.
Drinking my tea and sitting in my rocker waiting for the sun to come up.
The air smells fresh and clean while it is cool outside caused by the dew on the ground yields.
You can see the wetness from the dew upon nature called “The Morning Dew” yup!
The morning dew showers all of nature and it is so beautiful to watch!
When the flowers kiss the dew with their blooming leaves so new.
The bees taste the nectar wet and quench their thirst while I swatch!
So they all kiss the dew and then when the sun comes up, they all bid the dew adieu!
By: Lori Tennessen
I would appreciate your comments on #15, Boomer Identity Crisis, which is the most likely that I will submit
#18 and #23 are about love and lost love and are certainly the most personal.
#5 is a nature poem
#17 rewrites the myths of creation.
#14 is an attempt at a Golden Shovel using a poem from this marathon
Number 1 & 24 morning from my window.
YOur comments on any of them would be appreciated.
1, 5, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24
The rest I have eliminated from consideration.
Submissions to the 2017 Poetry Marathon Anthology are open now and will stay open through the 15th!
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All submissions must include two poems, no more, no less.
All submissions must be made via our email address (poets@thepoetrymarathon.com).
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All poems submitted must be written during the 2017 Poetry marathon. All poems should be completely edited and contain no major grammatical errors. Revisions are allowed and encouraged. Please check your punctuation before submitting. All poems should be single spaced. Any extra space will probably be interpreted as a stanza break.
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