April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 28 Holy cow, this one was a doozy! Today’s prompt is to write a remix poem, which essentially means rewriting one of my earlier pieces. You’d think that would be easy but nope. Anyway, I…
My Light Along The Way
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 27 We all have something (or someone) that we believe makes a difference in our lives. A guiding light, if you will, that illuminates our path through the darkness and somehow makes our merriest moments…
The Promised World
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 26 Happy Monday! We’re down to the final few days of my poetry challenge and we begin our week with the phrase “(blank) World.” I had originally titled this “Fantasy World” because what I envision…
Sundays Are For Opera
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 25 On this last Sunday of my poetry challenge, we’re penning a thought poem (all poetry is about thought, no?). I’ve written many times about family traditions and one of my favorites to come out…
The Crooner Or The Poet?
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 24 Today’s prompt is to write a question poem. The leader suggested a few different ways to come at this one; I chose to make my title a question and also to end my poem…
Rendezvous
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 23 We’re writing an appointment poem today … when I first read the prompt my initial thought was “ugh, how boring!” But then I started typing and the words poured out onto the page. Happy…
A Mother’s Nature
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 22 Today’s challenge is to write a nature poem, but instead of the obvious outdoorsy type, I went in another more personal direction. A Mother’s Nature To love her children With heart and soul To…
When The Clouds Roll Over Me
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 21 For today’s prompt, we’re working from the phrase “(blank) Me.” This whole poetry challenge has been very cathartic for me. I carry a lot of pent-up emotion and trauma within my body (as do…
We Were Always God’s Plan
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 20 If this isn’t a sign, I don’t know what is: Today happens to be my (our) 8th wedding anniversary and the prompt is to write a love poem! How perfectly poetic! We Were Always…
The Gentle Little Lamb
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 19 We’re starting this week by writing a poem with an animal in the title. This one is for my daughter, who wants to take care of animals and have lots of pets when she…