So we come to the last day of this year's National Poetry Month. I give you a free verse poem from the prompt Sharp Edges. Enjoy. Photo by Thiago Matos on Pexels.com Sharp Edges Sharp toneDeep cutinto whatis your psycheA wallop in your gutfalling, falling within a dark engulfing fuseWords bury you, a smothering debristriggering... Continue Reading →
Day 28 – National Poetry Month: Collywobbles
Today is a silly day, with a free verse poem from the prompt, Collywobbles. Enjoy. Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Collywobbles Oh, I have the collywobblesthose flutters in my tummyMy nerves are all a jangleand feeling ever so funny Really, Rupert?I told you not to eat the fishIt smelled quite off Oh, I have the... Continue Reading →
Day 27 – National Poetry Month: Paradise in Nightmare
Today's poem is a bit of a chant poem and a bit of a free verse poem, from the prompt Paradise in Nightmare. Enjoy. Photo by Joonas ku00e4u00e4riu00e4inen on Pexels.com Paradise in Nightmare Live the High Lifesipping champagneGilded age of dreams,at someone else’s expenseYour paradisebuilt on nightmare Boom or Bustlet the gold flowNever mind the... Continue Reading →
Day 16 – National Poetry Month: Fire Tempest
Today's prompt was Fire Tempest and I give you a free verse poem that flowed out this morning. Enjoy. Photo by Uzunov Rostislav on Pexels.com Fire Tempest Stride the swirling sands,born of the solar winds,surrounded by a thousand screamsof the dying Wings of searing flamesunyielding beyond infinity,bounded for an eternity of painand suffering ©2022 A.... Continue Reading →
Day 12 – National Poetry Month: Not the Villain
Today I give you a free verse poem from the prompt, Not the Villain. Enjoy. Also, there will be a special announcement tomorrow about a new poetry book. Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Pexels.com Not the Villain Look at me, look at me,I’m the bestI smirk, I swaggerAll the people love meI’m not the villain... Continue Reading →