24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Decades of Decay
Beaten
Bloodied
Blackened
Broken
Rage
Unchecked
Hatred
Unspoken
Together
Trashed
Rancid
Rotten
Forever
Lost
Future
Forgotten
****A four square poem has four stanzas of four lines each, where each line is only a single word.****
My doctor is a bore
Frets like a mother hen
The fuss?
My weight
Who will deny me those late night raids in the kitchen
while the house slept?
those tippy-toe moments as I hear a door swing-
pause
silence
Oh, dad, I just came for water. Feeling thirsty
Lights out.
Wait
The snoring of a boar
My door opens again and on tippy toes I go,
back to my love waiting for me
in the kitchen
in the fridge
in the orange bowl that mom put the caramel-coated sponge cake
Crunch crunch. Mission accomplished.
Hours later.
Morning
Has my sin been discovered?
The whole family is gathered around for breakfast
and there’s none for me.
Where’s my breakfast, mom?
And like a well-rehearsed song, they echo back at me:
“You can’t have a second breakfast!”
21 What tomorrow brings
Red sky at night sailor’s delight
Red sky in morning sailor’s warning
A week of warnings as this Sunday morning
Brings a red dawn to take heed
A brief respite from the calamity
Of our world that divides and frightens
I am not ready for another Monday
Bringing doom and fears for many
Feeling safe as I age in a northern
Paradise of green and liberals
Far from the too much and too little
I watch remotely as others suffer
They say to vote and send money
But there is little change for most
Take to the streets and warn the
Masses who turn and shop for comfort
The sky now fades with relief
I will slow my breathing and
Sink back down for one last moment
Before tomorrow harkens more trouble
way over yonder
past my eyes being closed
oceans of paisley reminders
silky and so soft
wide open spaces
full of the lies
the truth
just
hurts
sometimes
eyes shaped like almonds
she wished they were bigger
and round like her sister’s
both brown eyed girls
just like their mother’s
who wished hers were darker
like when she was younger
all seen through the eyes
of the next generation
with nothing but love
now isn’t that amazing?
Sorry -Tanka Poem
By: LuvMiFreely
I know I hurt you
Selfishness got in the way
Can you forgive me?
You didn’t deserve that hurt
I don’t blame you if you leave
As soon as the rain started
Umbrella flowers unfold
Some flowers change their colors
covering the faces of humans
plays to the tune of rain
black tulips blooms
Dangle a nebula around my neck.
I will carry her.
I will carry you if you’ll let me.
Take this white dwarf. No, take it.
A gift. It’s okay to say yes.
Lean on my rings. You are safe.
Comet of the last decade
will evaporate into sand.
I am unharmed. You, she,
Unharmed.
I am not done breathing.
I cannot pull you out,
but I will try. Add the weight
of implosion to my side
of the tether.
Crash into me. I can take it.
Schools are out for break,
Highly anticipated,
Children are anxious,
The school staff is excited,
Tag, you’re it, it’s your turn now,
