Sarah Got Home
Day 28 prompt: glowing Sarah just got home. Her mother sits, sewing. Sarah acts nonchalant, Tries to be easygoing. Good movie? Mom asks. Sarah answers, not slowing. […]
Tag Archives: poetry
God’s Global Barnyard
Day 27 prompt: barns My daughters Brought them home From Sunday School last week Two barns Some assembly required Lightweight cardboard, tabbed and folded Roof-top lettering Declares these […]
A Limerick Lament from a Bygone Era
Day 26 prompt: the office She once kept her intel in binders And scattered on paper reminders It all moved online Which she’s sure will be fine When she learns […]
Increasing Wealth
Day 25 prompt: wealth At age five A found penny Even a dull one Is a lucky fortune At nine Just one dollar Made of actual paper Is a […]
Gus’s Garbage Goof (revised)
Day 24 prompt: garbage Gus galloped down Green Street on garbage day Weaving round waste cans that got in his way Tripped on a Tonka truck toting some tweezers […]
Beneath it All
Day 23 prompt: beneath beneath the chestnut brown of her blunt, swingy bob dishwater blonde that’s mostly gone gray beneath the head-turning curves of her cashmere sweater engineered cups that stand […]
Blue-Eyed Girl
Day 22 prompt: natural framing (a haiku) curly blonde wisps drop by to glimpse the dancing in her playful blue eyes
Natural Beauty
Day 21 prompt: nature He says I’m a natural beauty blinking eyes sleepy and red sporting really bad bed head ripples and rolls and flaws galore all in view through […]
Vivid Memories
Day 20 prompt: vivid Acrid memory Smell of slaughter as we drove past the meat packing plant Candid memory Sharing secrets at sleepovers when anyone chose truth over dare Flaccid […]
These three …
Day 19 prompt: tri colors I’m really quite wary Of colors primary Red is so burning I find it concerning Yellow is soured By ties to a coward […]
Still life
Day 18 prompt: still life I’m not much for the still life The lazy run of the mill life Give me instead a thrill life So full my cup […]
Playful
Day 17 prompt: playful (an acrostic poem) Pause … Look Around … You’ll Find Unexpected Laughter (Until today, I’ve resisted this poetic form because it felt too easy, like a […]
Liquid via Haikubes
Day 16 prompt: liquid For Christmas this year I received Haikubes — a set of word dice you toss out and then organize into poetry. Such fun. With today’s prompt […]
Can’t take it any more
Day 15 prompt: renewal Take off Take flight Take a trip Take a drive Take a jog Take a hike Take a stroll Take a dive Take […]
Marketing 101
Day 14 prompt: oddity (a haiku) When your specialty Becomes a commodity Foster oddity
Beth Nyland 