A poem a day to keep brain rot away

Join me as I attempt to create a poem a day... whether awesome, bawdy, corny, dreadful, entertaining, fabulous, gross or hilariously hokey, I will try to string together everything from couplets to limericks - just for the fun of fiddling with words!

May 3rd, 2012

Today is quite a special day. I have actually reached the one year mark. I posted my first poem on May 3rd, 2011. I have had a great time doing this. It has basically become a habit and I don’t really want to stop. So, I am going to continue this thread because I have enjoyed it so much. It’s true that most of the poems were terrible. Some were good (or at least I thought so!) but mostly they were a reflection of something I either saw that day, thought of, felt or heard. In any case, I hope you have enjoyed the ride as much as I have. Here’s to letting the word out – come what may!

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Egg shells

No quiet time for us
Always a mighty rush
Running past our strength
A peace shattered and bent
Our serenity disappeared
When we voiced what we feared

Friday, May 24, 2013

The troubling voice

I cannot listen to the voice that sings
For all of the pain and longing it brings
As crazy as this notion seems
It's a light through darkness that constantly gleams
No other voice has such power
To make me crave and make me shudder
A part of my soul that broke away
Ages ago through the millennial fray
Together once in lives long past
Knowing that forever does not last
But feeling the pull nonetheless
Speak softly through my distress
So the melody now cannot flow
For every note is a bittersweet blow

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Alone?

When silent wings beat, 
Through the swollen air
No other thought rebounds
Except for what's flying there
A highly suspect mass
Of origin unknown
Watching from afar
Wondering just what can be shown
We just walk around
Not knowing that above
A nameless watcher waits
With hearts not filled with love



Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Thanks

I've found that in my life
The sun will always shine
No matter that the days
Are filled with sour brine
Somewhere in the muck
That spark is burning through
Guiding me along
And helping me to renew

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Changes

Chillin' - just where we ought to be
Knowin' - things have shifted very subtley
Changin' - not always something bad
Acceptin' - the future's tentatively glad

Friday, May 17, 2013

Away

We've come back to a familiar place
To get away from the infernal race
Kick back, unwind
And just renew
A time for rest
And nothing new

Thursday, May 16, 2013

New shoots

Your roots look dry
But please don't cry
We'll fix you right up
With this watery cup
A mound of dirt
Certainly won't hurt
And by summer's end
You'll be my friend

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Anew

A penchant for something cool
A yearning for something blue
A twist revealed by fate
Prodding you to heights anew

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

May maddness

It's tough to face reality
When it seems so far from home
A cold hard fact to slam your face
Showing how far youth can roam
But when the drama's over
And the tides have ebbed away
Can we get over this
And return to our month of May?