Battered adobe
children lost, life in chaos
earth moans in despair.
The Earth Quaked
One Sentence Poems
For the Love of
Prayer beads grasped in hands
tears falling, fingers trembling,
she prays for her sons.
As of Nov. 14: Dedicated to Paris
Photo Credit: Nico van Diem
Three Epitaphs
Marilyn
Hollywood starlet
Some Like it Hot and she was
dead at thirty-six.
Frank
Hollywood Rat Pack
crooner who liked it My Way
Old Blue Eyes heart throb.
Judy
Her voice came out of
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
spotlight burned her soul.
Starring….. Ms. Autumn
One leaf at a time
nature does a slow strip tease
blushing crimson red.
Photo taken last week in Boston’s Public Garden.
Chilled Hearth
Winter comes so soon,
red flannel bathrobe mornings
padding through my room.
Introvert
Like a blurry scrim
hanging on the back stage wall,
she veiled her feelings
as she played her role in life,
in the spotlight but aloof.
In response to WP Writing 201: Poetry, Day One. Three prompt options: 1) write a haiku or tanka; 2) include the word “screen” or write about some type of screen; 3) use alliteration. I’ve hit 2 out of 3. This tanka (syllabic lines of 5-7-5-7-7) uses a scrim as its primary image. A scrim is a piece of gauze cloth that appears opaque until lit from behind — often used as a screen or backdrop in the theater.
One Sentence Ode to Provincetown
She listens to the waves
gently lapping on the shore
the gurgle before the swoosh;
feels the sun upon her face
watches it glisten on the sea
and feels content to sit and do
absolutely nothing.
Icing on the Cake
The flat smooth spatula
dips in sweetness
slowly connects with layers
methodically swirls its thickness
then dips again, rises again
and moves in circles
across the top of delicious.
Rough Shod
She was the argumentative sort,
preferring a corrugated path,
emery boards not allowed.
Who is Betty Crocker?
She was not a cook,
the Cuisinart soufflé pan
Calphalon pots and
ten-speed blender, simply signs
of her optimistic soul.
Tanka fun: 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic lines.
lillian the home poet 