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 29 – National Poetry Month: Hidden Midnight
Today's poem is a triolet from the prompt, Hidden Midnight. Enjoy. Photo by Amar Saleem on Pexels.com Hidden Midnight Within a tick of the winding clockas the witching hour passesShadows form and devils flockwithin a tick of the winding clock,while the shapes of death stalkagainst your eternity and ashesWithin a tick of the winding clockas... 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 26 – National Poetry Month: Wait on the Clock
Today I give you the annual Blitz poem, from the prompt Wait on the Clock. Also, the Blitz poem has a title rule, so I did not use the prompt as the title for this one. Photo by Steve Johnson on Pexels.com Godot with Wound(from the prompt Wait on the Clock) Wait on the ClockWait... Continue Reading →