The Storm- Nonet Poem 12 The storm at its worst was blowing across -9 The street flooded, by the station-8 The cars moved slowly through the -7 Puddles, everywhere I saw-6 Rain drops on the roof-5 Clouds in the sky-4 Tornado -3 I see-2…
Tag: Half-marathon
2021 Poetry Marathon, Hour 11
Went with the text prompt for Hour 11. Not my favorite, but this is what I got. In her pretend forest ranger fantasy she wore periwinkle gumboots and yellow ribbons Every afternoon she’d dance between the skyscraper trees and skip past squirrel-run storefronts on her…
2021 Poetry Marathon, Hour 10
As much as I like the image, I went with the text prompt for Hour 10. In keeping with the season we shall observe the ritual as we have done for many years now long enough that the practice from which we turned away has…
Holiday in December -Poem 10
Holiday in December -Poem 10 I am originally from Nigeria Born in the UK to Nigerian Parents Who met in London in 1960. I am married to a Nigerian But I am British born with Dual Nationality We went to Nigeria for Xmas…
2021 Poetry Marathon, Hour 9
Using the text prompt to engage in some silliness for Hour 9. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch because to make an omelette, you’ve gotta break a few eggs and that’s only going to throw off your tally You’ve gotta walk and don’t look…
prompt #9: a cliché, a platitude, a saying ~
Big sky mind My grandson says god isn’t real. I say we can’t prove god is or isn’t. Somehow this leads to meditation which is about Buddhism, GiGi. Not exactly, I respond. Anyone can meditate. You don’t have to be Buddhist. He thinks. But I…
2021 Poetry Marathon, Hour 8
For Hour 8, I went with the text prompt. Our Hero sets out on a quest and has a series of wacky adventures until we get to the end of the book But I’ve forgotten how it ends Usually, I forget bits that happen in…
Balloons-Love is in the air -Poem Eight
Balloons-Love is in the air -Poem Eight Struck love for each other Besotted to be together A woman struck by the love of another A woman who took her life for her lover A man from Verona in love with a woman…
prompt #8: real
Real They all said they were real. I had – and have – no idea what that means. Is it hunger? Thirst? Feeling the wind catching in your throat? How do you know real when (if?) you find it? What do you do to attain…
2021 Poetry Marathon, Hour 7
I opted for a different take on the text prompt. The question has been raised: N or Mal? Well, mal is bad— but then Mal can be a pal (ask the Beatles) getting the word out and getting things done and without it a polar…