Category Archives: Poem

A Week With Mom

Single mother sacrifices a rare week of vacationTo take her children (and one of their friends) on a wonderful staycationA day at the museum of natural historyA boat trip to the Statue of LibertyAmong New York City’s local destinationsOut to Long Island for some beachside gratificationTake home Chinese food for much needed satiationMoney was tightContinue reading “A Week With Mom”

A haibun: Thanksgiving Feast

I was so excited when we arrived at the beach for our Thanksgiving holiday. All morning I ran around the house. I played tag with the kids and barked at walkers passing by. When are we going to the beach? I sat patiently in the kitchen, while scraps of food periodically fell to the floor.Continue reading “A haibun: Thanksgiving Feast”

Stark Warning

Macabre pictures of his injuries Posted on social mediaA photographic tourEach broken bone Each bloodied body partA stark warning? Message receivedA rapid responseAbscond from the cityPrepare for a bucolic existence Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #338 – Macabre (36 words) Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Tour by Sue and Gerry RDP Monday: BUCOLIC

Recurring Dream

Motion slow in a desperate runNotion I’ve been here beforeOcean flows from subconscious streamEmotion spills onto shoreLook for meaning in recurrent dreamBooks and blogs are inconsistentGood luck, omens, polar extremesOutlook for answers is nonexistent Thank you Melissa Lemay for selecting me as this week’s PoW for W3! This is my poem in response to myContinue reading “Recurring Dream”

Messenger of Peace

The dove was aloftDoused by the cold frozen rainThe first month with sleetDiverted from its missionIt seeks sustenance belowSoaring over homesSearching for scarce seeds and grainLate winter gardenA magnificent bountyIt fills its empty stomachA feeling of warmthTwo figures sit togetherBlanket by the fireSheltered from the pelting sleetAwaiting message of peace Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic PoetryContinue reading “Messenger of Peace”

Clandestine Moon

I see you hiding in the shadowsA sliver illuminated in light The sun reveals your secretsYour clandestine antics Won’t work tonightPerhaps the clouds will grant you reprieveAs earth gets into positionTo shield you fullyFrom the sun’s watchful glare Quadrille #189: Poems Most Mad & Moonly hosted by De Jackson (aka whimsygizmo) at dVerse

Gifting Lions

A shy child she wasHead down among strangersEyes peeking up through long lashes A large stuffed lion tucked under her armThe only friend to whom she spokeThe toy frayed and the child grewShe became the lionStanding her groundRoaring against injusticeAsserting herself on behalf of the meekGifting children plush lions Sadje’s What do you see #Continue reading “Gifting Lions”