Category Archives: Poem

Faithful Friend

Bound to eat pizza in the park On a sunny Christmas holiday Next to my faithful friend Disappointed no meat scraps from the table Excited for the scent of anchovies Determined to eat the last slice W3 Prompt #134: Wea’ve Written Weekly. Thank you Carol Anne and David for choosing/featuring me as this week’s POW. Melissa’sContinue reading “Faithful Friend”

A Tanka: Beautiful Bond

My beautiful boy Into the eyes of his own Ground in profound love May their bond afford them strength Through life’s perpetual flux This week’s TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge is hosted by Willow. Willow prompts us to “[w]rite a syllabic poem on how a piece of music inspires you or what it says to you.” I choseContinue reading “A Tanka: Beautiful Bond”

Palm Tree Pecker

What tap-taps on the palm tree? It’s red head bobbing greedily Inside the tree a hole is pecked Within which hides treasured insects What shriek-shrieks assertively?Wanting a taste of the bounty The woodpecker is not deterred Ignoring the cries of the coveting bird dVerse Quadrille #212: What the What?  Lens-Artists Challenge #324: In the DetailsContinue reading “Palm Tree Pecker”

A Veteran

He dwelled in darkness Home from Vietnam The woop woop of helicopter blades Reverberated in his head Long after he was grounded Nightmares suppressed by intoxicants Unable to escape addiction From rock bottom  A shimmer of light A ray of hope He grabbed hold and pulled Out of despair Into the arms of his familyContinue reading “A Veteran”

Northern Harrier

I footed it up a steep mountain Towarding the rocky cliffs The bird highered and lowered In and out of view Soaring in its quest for prey I camera-shot from above and below All photos eighty-sixed But one W3 Prompt #131: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Melissa, prompts us to choose five words fromContinue reading “Northern Harrier”