Category Archives: Poems

I Love You, Cake

Dedicated to everyone who achieved their weekly goals, had a milestone, are ready to tackle a challenge this weekend, or just need cheering up. You are the true centerpiece To every wedding You are the great reward For living another … Continue reading

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Not Enough

There is never enough Hours feel like minutes Minutes pass like seconds A second does not exist Scrambling through my day Or inching along my timeline The ending is the same Not enough time Not nearly enough time

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Frozen Before the Ghast

Monday Poetry Prompt #2 It was not a dream or waking so much as a stilling of life As my body failed to respond And the specter glided from the closet crack Thin and pliable like the shadow of a … Continue reading

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Puddle Jumping

We never take the time To enjoy the puddles in our way We go around Or rush on through Cursing at wet socks   We never take a rest After a pouring rain To find the nearest puddle And jump … Continue reading

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Seven Sin Rondelets

This set of 8 short poems stem from a conversation from years back.  It was a philosophical discussion that went all over the place and eventually landed on the concept of sin.  We discussed how every person is slightly sinful … Continue reading

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Poetry Prompt: Screams

The sound of screams echoed everywhere Even though I was alone Their raspy voices tore at my ears Causing them to drip onto my shoulders The screams grew in rage and pain Shrieking for escape from their prison Deep within … Continue reading

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Forest of No More

It sits to the south Home to a thick constant mist Weaving through the trees All who step inside Must stay on the winding path That can slip away Mist licks at the edge Hungering for a lost mind Coiling … Continue reading

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Because I’m Just that Level of Crazy Stupid

I’m going to try to make my own poetic form.  Though, it could already exist and I never found it.  I like writing haikus and I hate writing sonnets.  I never got the sonnet pattern down.  It was really hard … Continue reading

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Baby Babble (April Poetry Challenge)

Nonsense noises And makeshift words They use to talk to us A patchwork language That only they can know Adorable and frustrating With tantrums on the rise Adding screams into the mix You push for words And clear descriptions So … Continue reading

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Coming Home

The fun is done Business is at an end My stuff is packed Scraps of swag Shuffling in a box Too big to hold them still A long drive ahead Starting with a yawn and groan My car roars to … Continue reading

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