I will be away for a few days. I thought this would be a perfect time to share some of the poems my students wrote. Enjoy! Not Easy To Read by L.M. Reading a poem is like eating broccoli or asparagus nobody wants to In order to read a poem you have to enjoy the Swiss Family Robinson To me reading a poem is as … Continue reading Student Work
I am unmoored drifting slipping away from the known willingly to embrace change defiantly when words without voices dignify betrayal photo: mine prompts: WordPress Daily Prompt, #DimpleVerse, MLMM Music Challenge Continue reading Betrayal II
Like the ground, sunbaked and barren, a wasteland built on years without rain Desiré becomes complacent seeking to quench her thirst with a single tear Choking on silence that rambles across ruined lives Desiré becomes frail seeking to satisfy her needs with a single word Existing in perpetual darkness, a world without connection Desiré becomes desperate seeking a sliver of sunlight with a single plea … Continue reading Desiré
It was personal, that decision I made to honor the day my angel grew wings It was personal, your choice to throw shade Things you don’t know could be just about anything What you see isn’t always what you get Easy to judge when a world is so small A ray of hope, a light in my darkened room that tiny heartbeat … Continue reading Sweet Grace
Creeping vines of self-righteousness seek to find hold Whitewashed versions of truth, nothing but a blindfold Quarrels of man hurt before reaching the heart of the matter Pain, a necessary evil if dialogue is meant to be more than mindless chatter Visible scars cast a sheen on egos that scramble for fool’s gold If by chance, one is willing to pay the price to be … Continue reading Conversations
Each is a unique journey that path we carve through shifting sands an ache that pulls toward a place of peace Rapids tumbling over sharpened rocks follow a trail of worry until letting go gives power to understand each is a unique journey Like the river meeting the sea piece by piece navigation may require some twists and turns that path we carve through shifting … Continue reading Carve A Path – #Writephoto
And on this day, we acquiesce on our knees and in our hearts as times of sorrow, bitter and precise, coalesce Endings strangle slowly in fits and false starts Some fail, others hesitate in these dark times A few brave men offer a mischievous nod to false obedience Each individual war is over as the final bell chimes All pay the price as they … Continue reading Broken Branches
A simple “Dear John” letter would not do No, not this time His skewered heart, a satisfying goodbye photo: Roman Kraft prompt: 3LineTales Continue reading Final Goodbye
I was paper my ruled lines, empty anticipating worlds we’d create one word at a time I was open my blank spaces, ready willing to receive your wisdom one word at a time You, a Charmer of the most venomous snake, Master of Secrets, scheming creating optical illusions one word at a time I was unprepared my delicate skin, ripped frenetic writing undermining dreams one … Continue reading Paper Ambitions
Traditions hold captive the place of our dreams where hope and yearnings, past and present live where we believe anything is true when we gather once again to remember what is was like when time stood still Laughter and light bring comfort that streams across candlelit tables filled with gifts to give across miles and time with a different view inside a gathering each … Continue reading Faith and Family
Tears trace broken lines across a face weathered by a mother’s journey photo: Pixabay prompt: Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center Please follow this link to sign up for great prompts! Continue reading Joy and Sorrow
In a life sometimes too busy we forget to remember In the hum and buzz of this noisy world we forget to listen If simple progress is one step forward and two steps back we can forget to dream If we aren’t careful tomorrow might be far too late So tonight meet me under the stars we’ll share a winter’s kiss If this day creates … Continue reading An Accidental Life
Often alone, even on Visiting Day, she wandered the halls in her threadbare robe shuffling heel to toe, heel to toe and muttered nevermind, no nevermind, no Always following the same path driven by melodies of her youth she’d find a patch of sunlight there by the windows covered in bars the scent of roses overpowered the antiseptic the laughter of children blocked moans of … Continue reading No Nevermind
From the outside looking in, it seemed innocuous a world within worlds, safe if not circumspect That’s the beauty of illusion Swirling colors hide the dirt beneath And so I fell down that rabbit hole and devoured each mushroom I could find, served on pristine doilies carefully covering plates laden with filth Tea, sugary sweet as it scalded my throat Oh, how the players beckoned, … Continue reading Madness
Reposting to meet today’s Daily Prompt Silence Cuts with more precision than the most accomplished executioner’s guillotine Amputates what is left of tenuous associations Silence Radiates with more antagonism than the most blood-thirsty dictator’s decree Annihilates what is left of incommensurable lives Silence Consumes with more indifference than the most proficient predator’s lair Immolates what is left of disintegrating liaisons Passively aggressive … Continue reading Silence
Took the long way home just to ride the Daydream Express Merging onto the fast lane I shifted into Cruise Control and let go With music providing the soundtrack I willingly joined scenarios my mind had been turning for too long I surrendered and let go Visions of the past danced with hopes for tomorrow as Today kept time with a steady beat A mantra … Continue reading Daydream Express
Can’t quite put my finger on it This feeling lingering just out of reach as the world shifts again With arms flailing he could reach for something safe to hold as his head spins and spins What he once knew is gone What is just ahead is a mystery What could be ignites his soul Transformations abound touching everything and everyone that he holds dear … Continue reading Transformations
Bloodstains on the sidewalk mark the spot where the world unraveled Evil ran rampant that day recorded and retold on the evening news Menacing the innocent now all too common Watching in horror from the safety of our homes We weep and mourn for those lost We weep and mourn for opportunities stolen A crack in our belief that Good always wins Another senseless death … Continue reading Breaking News
It’s waiting that is most difficult My stomach churns as I force each breath to leave my compressed chest and gasp, starved for the next shaky inhalation Emotion becomes its own entity A twisted tangle of dreams, fears, anticipation that crushes awareness of anything else I am weightless as I meander through surreal days Years upon years striving toward this goal that many times seemed … Continue reading Graduation
