2022 Poem One

Untitled My favorite time to go to the ocean is December. No tourists clogging up the streets, RVs parked in the accessible parking spots. There is finally enough room to lay out a blanket for me and my thoughts. Spend the day under a grey…

Hour 6 – Dog Birthday -Image Prompt

A pup on the sofa Today’s its birthday It doesn’t care, but happy birthday Pup on the sofa Smiles at the camera It just wants to eat the cake Mom put on the counter A pup on the sofa A moment so pristine The minute…

Hour 5- Sir Radish – Image Prompt

Rapunzel they called him,  Rapunzel he was, A prince to some, a common son of a baker to others But they never asked him where he came from. His golden locks were too distracting, His soft features confusing He often sent suitors weeping when they…

Hour five

grandma in her rocking chair knitting sunflowers the color of cheddar cheese knitting sunflowers because that’s what she knew best to work on her knitting loom from where i lay on the rug the pattern seemed dark, distant space but when i squinted an oak…

Hour 5 – Responsible Parenting – Text prompt

The wine glass rested downside upon a hardback book Overlooked by some but not by me I was not stubbornly knitting Ignoring the world with my head in the sand I was not a coward. While mother kept knitting her stupid blanket I was required…

Hour 4 – Forest Piano – Image prompt

Forest Piano I hear a haunting melody In the forest moving from tree to tree Winter, Summer, Spring or Fall, This song is not so strange at all It plays in nature’s harmony A piano tune just flying free   I hope someday to find…

Hour 4 – In the Eyes of the Law – Text prompt

In the Eyes of the Law What are you doing that for? Aren’t you afraid of being caught? Remember when this happened last time Now it repeats what history forgot! Even as it changes, small details here and there Variations through the ages Exceptions to…

Hey! I’m sorry

Hour – 3 Hey! I’m sorry She whispered, She was sorry For whatever she did, She couldn’t have forgotten that scar, She couldn’t have hidden that mark, She could have gone far, She could have lost that spark, Eternal love made her stand up And…

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