Funny that
day 24
reminds me
of the show
I loved
so much
which is gone
no longer
airing
who knows
why
So many
great
shows
gone
My favorite
shows
gone
Oh how
I loved
thee
24
Prompt: An anti-love poem
The Bowl
This morning
at 7:45
all I wanted
was a cup
for my drug
of choice
to get me
fully awake.
I opened
the door
stepped into
the kitchen
and something
on the floor
something in
Pern’s bowl
something there
caught my eye.
Little legs
slightly moving
making not
a squeak
the mouse
floated
awaiting its
rescue
but not
by me
Prompt: About the morning or
takes place during the morning
No-Win
Clowns to the left
jokers to the right
Take the road
less traveled
And
When you see
a fork in the road
take it
Prompt: Judging others or
being judged
Dark Matter Schmark Matter
Look closer
much more closely
than most
And you
will find
something new
under the sun
Something
electric
Prompt: Things under the microscope, or
“being under the microscope” in other people’s eyes
Let’s Get a Grip
on reality.
Is it that
hard to do?
Slipping and
sliding into
into denial
Closing tight
eyes that see
what the ears
still hear
what the heart
still knows
Prompt: Take the phrase “Let’s (blank),”
replace the blank with a word or phrase
Photo by ronymichaud
First Pet
Please mommy
please!
Please mommy
can we?
Please please
please!
Awwwwww!
Isn’t it
cute?
Please mommy
please!
Please mommy
can we
please
keep the
kitten?
Prompt: A life event poem;
a poem that takes place at or describes a life event,
such as a wedding, birth, death, graduation, etc.
Photo by nicsuzor
Fresh Guacamole
Cut it
slice it
dice it
or chop it
Splash with
a dash of lime
Add
cilantro
tomato
onion and garlic
perhaps a
touch of thyme
Top with pepper
and there you go
smashed up
avocado
Prompt: Make A favorite a regional cuisine
the title, although the poem doesn’t
have to be about food
Photo Source: Public Domain
Which is which
Is it fantasy to believe
in cold fusion
or warming oceans?
Is it fact or fiction
the sun is
what they say?
Are quarks from quacks
bosons just baloney
the moon made from cheese?
Is reality fiction
fiction reality
fantasy not a dream?
Prompt: A science fiction poem
or fantasy poem
Photo by RalfBeck
Remix
Reweave
every strand
of earth and sky
To create
things
anew
Prompt: A mixed up poem.
Mixed feelings , “mixed up” in something,
mixing up a drink, a mixtape
Fragile
Like a hot-air balloon
with a strap tethered
to a button on a mask
As the wind doth slash,
the fragile hold
on his mind
was broken
Prompt: Use the following five words
slash, button, mask, strap, and balloon
Photo by ggenseke