National Poetry Month - April 2015

If you did not read my previous post, concerning National Poetry Month, please scroll down for more information.
For the last two weeks of April, I will post my poems, influenced by the Poem A Day (PAD) prompts on the NaPoWriMo website, here.
If you like to write poetry, check out their website. If you just want to read some poetry, I hope you find something here that you will enjoy.

Sure, write a haiku,

it is easy, you will see.

What rhymes with haiku?

WLM 4/15/15

Terzanelle - Woodpecker

Amidst the trees,

the woodpecker

searches for food

Pecking away

red haired thief,

the woodpecker

He sings out loud

food he has found,

red haired thief

Flying around

he searches again

food he has found

Pecking loudly

gazing at me

he searches again

The woodpecker

gazing at me

amidst the trees,

searches for food

WLM 4/16/15

Social

Feeling lonely, depressed

Hydrating while waiting

chivalry is dead

hardest things in life

Aren't we all sad

That is all

WLM 4/17/15

Urgency

The message came

she told me, you were dead

wasn't 'til six months later

I found it wasn't true

Maybe I had forgotten

or by that point, I didn't care

either way, I wasn't

filled with exuberance

Sometimes, I wonder

but you pushed me away

at every turn, and now

I walk the road, alone

WLM 4/18/15

Landay

Come over here, I have a secret to share

Well, maybe not, I do not know if I dare

Maybe just a little, that's all I can say

If I say too much, they'll take me away

I have heard the songs and the rhymes they have sung

They catch you talking, and they cut out your tongue

Never mind, go away, I've nothing to say

Maybe you can come see me, some other day

WLM 4/19/15

Pluto, no longer

a planet, and not to be

seen by naked eye

WLM 4/20/15

Erasure

“Like I said I don’t practice religion much, but basically I try to live a good life, and be good to people, and to always try to do the right thing. I try to treat people the way I want to be treated.” I said to Cerridwen.

“Well, that is how I live my life too, that is how I look at things.”

“That is basically like the one rule of Paganism or Wiccanism isn’t it?”

“Yes, basically you do the right things and not cause harm to others.”

“Hmmm, okay. So tell me more about your daughters.” I asked of her.

“Well here, let me send you a picture of them.”

Cerridwen has two beautiful young daughters. Grace is the youngest, 10 years old. Chloe is 12. She showed me a picture of them. They look a lot like her. The picture was of the three of them sitting

WLM 4/21/15

Pastoral

Traveling, overseas

to a foreign country,

indulging in their cuisine

A recent trip to the green fields

of Ireland, a beautiful

country, picturesque

The beef there was

good, but different than here

Tho' no matter, after a few pints

A dimly lit pub,

local musicians playing

guitars and singing

Limerick, music, Guinness

I had the lamb stew,

a delicious new experience

WLM 4/22/15

3 of Clubs

Cards in, ante up.

Who's light?

Who's deal is it?

What's the game?

Fat Man, boys.

What's wild?

Deuces, Jacks,

Man with the axe.

Five'll get you $20,

pump-potus.

Gotta be in it,
       to win it.

WLM 4/24/15 (Day 23)


Day 24 - see above post (Yeats - Down By the Salley Gardens)

Clerihew

This one's for Poe,

Edgar Allan, you know

Like him, I enjoy the dark

whether it be a raven or a lark

WLM 4/25/15

Persona

Digging their little

nails into me

Up and down

they run all day

Collecting nuts

they hide inside

When it rains

they sleep in

Little squirrel

I don't mind

being your home

just keep me clean

WLM 4/27/15 (Day 26)

Hay(na)ku

Fear

of the

number 13, triskaidekaphobia

WLM 4/27/15

The Bridge

It's been over a year now,

we walked along

the beach, the mountains

Remember that red

covered bridge, the

one in Vermont

There was a sign on it,

what did it say

It was cold, but we

had a great time

like we always did

no matter where

Separated by distance,

but it never kept

us apart, just a

call, plane ride,

or a road trip

away

You crossed another bridge

and I know you

will watch

over me, thanks,

sometimes

I need it

I will see you again,

my friend

keep the beers

cold and the

clouds warm and

fluffy

WLM 4/28/15

Review

Most of the prompts, from

NaPoWriMo have been good,

this one, not so much

WLM 4/30/15 (Day 29)

Backward

Patience, asked of me

chirping birds

late in the day,

shall it come?

No dandelion,

nor yellow sun,

simply unexpected,

show no sorrow

I walk away,

my last morn'

Cold, melting snow

the wait is over

Barren trees,

a flowerless lawn,

no spring for me

the years have passed

WLM 4/30/15