It is April 5, fifth day of my Poem A Day personal challenge. I was completely uninspired until I saw this prompt - Laundry and I went straight back to my childhood summers at my grandmother's house in New Mexico. Summers where she hung clothes to dry in the plentiful sun - there is nothing, … Continue reading Rosebud Sheets
Month: April 2019
This Little Book
Poem-a-day in April! This little book next to me This cast-off tome With it's curled Yellow pages Rough along the edges, Begs me to Pick it up. To hold it, To cradle it, To flip through the pages. The soft sound of pages turning, And it Smells like my childhood Not quite dusty But rich … Continue reading This Little Book
Fierce Kitty: A Poem
Poem 2 for a Poem a day in April! A spring rain Falls suddenly, Swiftly. Kitty and I are drenched. We seek a warm corner, I with tea And kitty Wary for danger. My fierce kitty Chases her tail. She sees it Out of the corner Of her eye. She watches. And waits. Such a patient kitty. So so slowly, And carefully, Articulating each movement, She prepares to POUNCE! For … Continue reading Fierce Kitty: A Poem
A Poem a Day, a Day too Late
I VOWED I was going to write a poem absolutely ever day in April! I did it last year and had so much fun! Of course yesterday slipped by and I forgot. The upside is, I *did* remember today.... So... here you go, a Poem A Day, A Day Late. It is the simple … Continue reading A Poem a Day, a Day too Late
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