heart of the poet

she poems

with all of her heart

penning words

in notepads

with each line she feels closer

in finding her voice

- Written for Writers Digest 2024 April PAD Challenge: Day 23

Friday

Friday seems so far away 

on Monday mornings 

when the week stretches 

down a long path

even when one reaches 

the middle of the week

Friday is still that star 

you cannot touch 

when Friday arrives 

you find it’s sweet 

nectar is too fleeting

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #199: T.G.I.F. and Writer's Digest 2024 April PAD Challenge: Day 15

eclipse

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they waited for hours

in anticipation 

moon crossing sun

day turning to night

for fleeting minutes

before daylight returns

- Inspired by Writer's Digest 2024 April PAD Challange: Day 8

first car

his first car wasn’t much

but it had contours that 

ignited his heart for speed

the bright color drew the eyes

of men and coy smiles of women

it broke his heart the day

it went to the salvage yard

but his memories remained

- Written for dVerse Quadrille Monday #198 - Fuzzy Frameworks

sevenling: spring blossoms

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we lounge under cherry trees

in blossoming hues of white, 

light pink and reddish pink

we listen to sounds of spring – 

chirping birds, children laughing,

the ice cream truck’s jingle 

if only this season would last forever

- This poem was inspired by dVerse Haibun MOnday: first (cherry) blossoms.  I wrote my poem as sevenling rather than a haibun poem.  

we dance around

we dance around the
pink elephant in the room
trying our best to avoid
the sharp edges that threaten
to pierce our boundaries

we both know what needs 
to be said but our lips 
stay sealed as our voices 
linger silently in our throats

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #197: Look Sharp, Now! (Let's write a poem.)

love versus fate

beautiful eyes

like a golden dawn

lingers in his dreams

for so long

silver smiles

was a love call

to her yearning heart

from the start

fate’s sentinel

watches from afar

cuts the lines clean

with no regard

- Written for dVerse Poetics: Daffy for Daffodils, Sprung for Spring.  I used the following daffodil variety names: beautiful eyes, golden dawn, silver smiles, love call and sentinel