Rules of the Ode
Day 150 prompt: Rule of Thirds A well-composed photo Complies with the rule of thirds A well-composed poem Just needs the right words
Car Shopping
Day 149 prompt: Vehicle Today I went Car shopping. Or shall we say Dealer hopping? VW, Hyundai, Mini, Toyota … And a lunchtime break For brisket and soda. The test drives […]
Little Lady
Day 148 prompt: Itsy-Bitsy Teeny Weeny She wore delicate cotton dresses And played with tiny Tinkertoys Then began reading short words And locking her diary with a wee key She moved […]
Sunrise | Essay by Beth
Sunset Over My Country Road I got my own car when I was just 15, a few weeks before I even had my license. Mom needed for me to […]
Overalls | Vision for a Carving Project
Paul’s interpretation of “overalls” began with a reflection on why he, himself, wears overalls so much of the time. “In a way, it’s an homage to Dad,” he says. He […]
Overalls | How I Became a Poet
Norma, whose medium is typically fabric, considers herself first a poet. And poetry is how she interpreted “overalls” in our Sibling Discovery Project. Norma’s poem is a reflection on a […]
Overalls | The Writer Goes Visual
As Norma and Paul and I approached our discussion of “overalls,” my appreciation grew for the smelly, dingy, ragged overalls our father used to wear as farmer’s garb. As a […]
Sweetness to Savor
Day 147 prompt: Edible She skips in From the yard Arms behind her back Wide eyes dance up Gleaming with surprises She can barely contain Our noses nearly touching Her springtime […]
Earth Tones
Day 146: Earth Tones earth tones our muscles as we stride across her surface wherever we may go she supports and accompanies us if only we will meet her
A Monument to Me
Day 145 prompt: Statue Suppose an artist Moved by my greatness Chisels a large stone Into my likeness A passionate sculptor With a spirit for verity Might carve out my features […]
Bread Broken
Day 144 prompt: Broken Bread broken Wine poured In the quiet Pastor lifts Sacred diet Precious gifts Silence broken Dad snored
Fear the Gray
Day 143 prompt: Fear the dark conceals what you’d rather not see in fear you stay in the gray where nothing is fully concealed even your shortcomings the light reveals what […]
Under the Hood
Day 142 prompt: Childhood In all likelihood Her childhood Of orphanhood Knit her selfhood Into an adulthood Of servanthood Rooting out falsehoods In the neighborhood Of the priesthood
Critter Jitters
Day 141 prompt: Critters All our babysitters Seem to get the jitters When a creature starts to skitter One wimpy sitter Complained on Twitter That my gecko was a spitter Another […]
What to Wear
Day 140 prompt: Casual Casual sex Happens outside The bounds of love In the marital Or emotional sense Unattached Uncommitted Unencumbered The opposite, then, Must be formal sex, Which would happen […]
Beth Nyland 