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There Will Come Soft Rains
For today’s prompt, write an abundance poem. There Will Come Soft Rains The hills are erupting goldan abundance of greencovering winter’s grays Spring coats the pavementwith a fine chartreuse dustirritating the corners of my eyes January could not quite sterilizeand … Continue reading
Living Poetry Book Club Meeting Minutes, April 4, 2022
Living Poetry Book Club Meeting Minutes, April 4, 2022 Angela, our hostess, has carved this elegant gardenfrom a suburban wilderness— laid out a fine spreadof finger food and fancy soda water for our discussion,this bright blue first Sunday in April. … Continue reading
Faun
Welcome to April, the cruellest month, thanks to the Poem-A-Day Challenge which I will be championing for the twelfth year. I’ll be mostly writing to Robert Lee Brewer’s prompts from his Write Better Poetry blog. For today’s prompt, pick a … Continue reading
Spring Sprung
Monday was World Poetry Day as well as the first full day of Spring in the part of North Carolina where I live. To celebrate, I gave poetry talks to four different groups include my old friends at Charles House. … Continue reading
Fraiku: Kiss
I lean towards your faceas the Earth tilts to the Sunand Spring draws near
The trees are active tonight…
For today’s prompt, write an active poem. That could be a poem comprised of active (vs passive) verbs. But it could also be about exercising, playing a sport, or keeping your mind active. Any activity would do, I suppose, even … Continue reading
Pink Confetti
Pink Confetti from the eastern redbudlitters the parking lotwhere I walk a tightropeof concrete wheel stopslike the boy I was long agoconfident as a balanced eggthat the tilt of the earthwon’t pull me askewthis first day of spring Happy March … Continue reading
Spring Sonnet
For today’s prompt, write a poem that uses the following six words: bump, embrace, fixture, howl, lonely and resolve. Spring Sonnet Spring is closing in around me. The leaves droop claustrophobic from their branches— an unwanted embrace on my walks … Continue reading
March 12th
March 12th Purple confetti on my car as if the dogwoods are celebrating the squishy ground but the birds are singing too loud, too early. I was up late partying with the trees. (Wrote this one at a little … Continue reading