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!

Sunday, March 31, 2013

DW2013

Happiness is grand
When the proof is in your hand
Count to four as planned

Saturday, March 30, 2013

New Day

The sun rises over this radiant dawn
Awakening us to an earth reborn
Calling us to praise anew
Reminding us of all we knew    
We've got our lives because He cared
Facing pain and death when no one else cared  

Friday, March 29, 2013

Quack

Healer, healer, help me heal
I long to believe your broken spiel
Your odd ideas a quaint throw back
When cures in general were a lot of hack
Indulge my whims of make believe
And I'll make your rich to be deceived

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Night vision

Staring at the dusk
My eyes don't see too much
A frustrating feel for me
When just trying hard to see
I guess I must accept
That overall it's a small debt
But certainly an overwhelming loss
When thinking of the cost

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Inspire us!

What happens when inspiration's gone?
When the singer forgets the song?
When the artist's brush won't flow?
When the seedlings refuse to grow?
It's a gift to find a muse
Channeling ideas for us to use
Even if they don't know the score
They for us open every door
Just knowing that they're around
Means inspiration will be found. 
 

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

A hint of spring

The water's freely running
Dripping, streaming, cleaving
The sparkle of snow fading
As the sun reclaims everything

Monday, March 25, 2013

Ode to a stiff neck

Stiff and sore
Don't want to do anymore
Leave me be
It's the last time I ski

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Suburban junlge

The lumbering glass elephant
Stopped to graze in the aloe plant
While the brass turtle alongside
Did his best to sit still and hide
The fancy feather ostrich
Danced around trying to scratch an itch
As the crystal swarm of bees
Buzzed and flew just as they pleased

This is for my little one who was animating the knick-knacks on our coffee table...

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Coming

Stand down all your clowns
Forget the juggling and squirting flower
The days are shorter now in fact
And you should steel against the hour

A storm brewing on the horizon
Far away yet closer than you think
A sandstorm closing in from behind
Pushing us ever closer to the brink

So grab your sword, your bow and arrow
Your dusty, sacred vestments of old
And shake the cobwebs from their bower
To face the wrath with all the fold

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

START!!!!

Why won't you start, you stupid thing!
We got you oil, tires and changed everything!
Now we're facing another costly bill
Because your decided to stop and stand still!

Yes, this is about our van.