24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Prompt 12 – Closet
The Closet
The closet is where his clothes hang
his favourite dinosaur T-shirts
his favourite shorts too.
Stuffed teddys sit on top guarding
it watching over him,
from time to time he’ll check for monsters
kids imaginations can run wild
but the fact he knows everything in the closet
brings him peace of mind
Prompt 11 – Extraordinary
A new Pen
The invention of
a pen that writes down what you’re
thinking, would be cool
Imagine if it
also corrected grammar
itself, a scary thought
As cool as it is
it would take away basic
essential life skills
The thought of it was
cool, but honestly I think
I‘ll buy a new pen.
Prompt 10 – What is love
What is Love
Well,
love hurts,
some people
can’t help falling in love,
they make it their
love story,
at the end of the day
all you need is love,
once I was
crazy in love,
after we split
I’ll never love again,
was it actually
true love?
I know others who a great
love song,
I do believe
when love takes over,
then I can say
I believe in a thing called love,
maybe then I’ll say
I just called to say I love you,
now I just need
someone to love,
so if you have
somebody to love,
then ask them
can you feel the love.
Prompt 9 – Five Words (Jacket, Bucket, tremor, elbow, Lightbulb)
True Story
Along he came with a high vis jacket on,
then came another and another
begging the question,
how many men does it take to change a lightbulb?
Arms on the hips, elbows out
they looked , then looked again
shaking their heads at the tremoring bulb,
after much deliberation, it takes one man,
just one man to change a lightbulb.
Prompt 8 – Music Track
Ready for Daytime
Sitting down on a park bench at dusk
He closes his eyes
Breathes in
Holds
breathes out
he repeats this three times.
His eyes still closed he
Fine tunes his ears to
Natures sounds,
He starts too feel the heat
From a rising sun,
He breathes in
Holds
Breathes out
He repeats this two times.
Outside the park
Traffic becomes noticeable
The town is slowly wakening
He breathes in
Holds
Breathes out
Opening his eyes
He greets the beautiful day
With a glaring smile,
Relaxed and calm
He gently rises
Orders his tea.
Now he’s ready,
Ready for the day
Try it sometime,
Prompt 7 – Viator Poem
Why do I write
Why do I write,
to tell our words
stories , memories,
our keepsakes.
Sometimes I get asked
Why do I write,
because I like to
is the simplest answer.
Words are important
we all carry stories,
why do I write,
so future can know of the past.
I’ve lost many stories
gone, I didn’t record them,
now I remind myself
why do I write.
Prompt 6 – Image
Photographer
Photography is a great hobby to have
Hours will pass before you even know it
Oh, especially In the golden hours
Try to replicate what the naked eye sees
Oh, take more than one shot of everything
Grin when you check the photos
Rain can be dangerous for the lens
Ask if you’re not sure on anything
Photographers will almost help
Have fun or it’ll put you off
Each photo you take has purpose
Record with your lens and the naked eye
Now read from the bottom up,
Prompt 6 – A mystery poem
Where was I?
I was running
my cold frosty breath
still in front of me,
bark breaking
leaves rustling
under fast feet,
my heart races too
I focus forward
never looking back,
the sweat running
as hard as I am
please God please,
complete darkness arrives,
then I open my eyes.
Wait. I’m in bed?
Prompt 4 – Haiku
One day maybe one
day, for now, not yet although
stranger things happen
love can be true, love
can also be blind, if it
comes, I’ll be ready
Some have big days, some
Have smaller integrate days.
Yes, maybe one day.
Prompt 3 – Image
Perception
We can look at the same picture,
I might see differently from you,
It’s what makes the world go round,
But hey that’s okay.
There’s no right or wrong,
we can agree, we can disagree,
we can agree to disagree.
But hey that’s okay.
A wise man once said,
believe half of what you see,
none of what you hear.
But hey that’s okay.