Not Nice
Day 284 prompt: Spic and Span crooked towel half shut drawer spattered counter crumbs on floor mismatched colors unflushed pee irk a roommate with OCD
Tag Archives: poetry
Cold Plastic
Day 283 prompt: Frosted (a haiku) icy St. Paul lot credit card reveals windshield frosty rental car
The Unexpected
Day 282 prompt: Creative in the shower on a walk stop and go traffic listening to Bach waking up slowly slicing a pear flossing your teeth updating software sorting odd socks […]
Bar Scene
Day 281 prompt: Misty/Foggy the muscular guy from biology glances at the two digits that matter I smile he lifts an eyebrow and tilts his head toward the door pushing through […]
Final Exam
Day 280 prompt: The Letter X Lexi exited her sixth exam Exhausted, taxed and vexed Anxious to relax again But fixated on the next Coaxing extra moxie She exhaled toxic thoughts […]
Tasty Treats
Day 279 prompt: Tasty I am tormented by the Good Humor guy His calliope music takes my diet awry Popsicles, slushies, éclairs and cones Separately packaged, so we each get our […]
Yammer Time
Day 278 prompt: The Letter Y as the yenta yammers on yearning for the youth of yesterday you yawn into your yogurt
Oh Health
Day 277 prompt: Health must wear glasses in order to see taking supplements for vitamin D can’t jump or run, or else I pee can’t handle caffeine after three merely standing […]
Adding Adult to Injury
Day 276 prompt: Softness injured child falls to the ground clutching crying instinctively revealing vulnerability hoping someone will help injured adult stiffens to full height stifling denying protectively concealing vulnerability hoping […]
Leading
Day 275 prompt: Leading Lines An examiner’s leading question places words in a witness’s mouth. Wouldn’t you say? That same question could plant seeds of doubt in a juror’s mind. Wouldn’t […]
Tot’s Eye View
Day 274 prompt: Chairs or Benches Three feet tall and in a pew, what do little children view? A few fat books, the tiled floor, long spans of oak, and not […]
Facade
Day 273 prompt: Architecture (a haiku) the architecture of your face just has more depth high school reunion
Dashboard Plight
Day 272 prompt: Center of Interest (a haiku) dizzying dashboard speed temp review gas map phone … oh hey what’s that song?
Misnomer
Day 271 prompt: Domestic how dare they declare that tabby domestic with pompous stride so purrfectly majestic
Sunday Morning
Day 270 prompt: Musical (to the tune of Oklahoma) Sunday morning, When the kids sleep while alarms do ring It seems they don’t mind if we’re so behind as we […]
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