National Poetry Month: Day 30

I am in recovery,
from two
or was it three days
of ill health.

Chills,
the desire to drink water
instead of coffee,
no desire for food,
forgetting to make blog enteries
or was I just too tired.

Did I write poems
without realizing I wrote them
because
I had the need to sleep?

I will have to check
the loose leaf folder
next to my sleeping couch.

National Poetry Month: Day 27

Again,
the chill sits in;
in the house
it feels like 67 degrees,
but the thermostat
reads 75.

What is happening to me?

I am light headed,
which means I cannot drive safely,
so today
I will stay home.

Do I have a temperature?

Since I cannot find the thermometer
the question
is rendered academic.

I yawn,
but sleep is not an option,
at least,
this early in the day.

National Poetry Month: Day 26

eighty-two degrees
a long sleepless night waiting
cooler temperatures

National Poetry Month: Day 25

frightened sparrow flies
escapes back porch through loose screen
he sings happily

National Poetry Month: Day 24

baby birds chirping
nightingales and sparrows sing
gentle breeze blowing

National Poetry Month: Day 23

morning wind whistling
and rattling the backyard gate
chilled the air of dawn

National Poetry Month: Day 22 - Earth Day

Look out your window,
pick up the morning paper,
turn on the evening news,
and you will see
the Faces of Climate Change.

You will see,
humanity
struggling to survive
climate change.

You will see,
animals
on the edge of extection
because of climate change.

Walk to your bathroom mirror
and you will see
one of the Faces of Climate Change.

National Poetry Month: Day 21

On the First Day of Ridvan
a nightingale sings
proclaiming a new dawn

National Poetry Month: Day 20

a cool breeze blowing
the neighbor's dog is silent
no clouds in the sky

National Poetry Month: Day 19

a beautiful day
a good day to play outside
in the bright sunshine

National Poetry Month: Day 18

Today was a good day!
One essay,
one short story,
and a poem;
life writes on.

National Poetry Month: Day 17

the day is chilly
and the dish water is hot
good way to keep warm

National Poetry Month: Day 16

At the end of a long day,
I look at the clouds
bright monsters promising rain
that will never fall.

At the end of a long day,
I watch tree limbs wave
as the wind cools the desert
and the spring evening.

National Poetry Month: Day 15

all day the wind blew
hazy sky and waving limbs
a day for sneezing

National Poetry Month: Day 14

Yawning
on a sleepy Sunday afternoon,
I want to fall asleep
on my
computer keyboard.

National Poetry Month: Day 13

on a cloudy day
the wind blows through green oak leaves
the sun is setting

National Poetry Month: Day 12

Mixing powdered milk
Brings back childhood memories
Of Mama in the kitchen.

National Poetry Month: Day 11

Meditation of the half-light:
Filtered through layers of clouds
light curtains rustles
at sunset.

Meditation of the half-light:
Trapped between the water and the ice
air bubbles seek
escape.

Meditation of the half-light:
Dawn paints morning clouds pink
as night is transformed
into day.

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National Poetry Month: Day 10

trashcans at the curb
the afternoon wears on
trashcans unemptied

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National Poetry Month: Day 9

white clouds and blue sky
cool breeze chills the afternoon
a neighbor's dog barks

National Poetry Month: Day 8

Clouds conceal the sun
wind blows through the olive trees:
did it rain last night?

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National Poetry Month: Day 7

a new week begins
with a nightingale singing
partly cloudy sky

National Poetry Month: Day 6

Saturday's pain!

Three recyclable bins lugged to the curb
each bin heavier then the one before,
each trip an exercise in determination.

I sit on the couch waiting
for the pain medication to take effect
and wonder
if the exertion
is worth to pain;
perhaps
I should accept my physical limitations
put everything in the trashcan
and roll the can to curb.

National Poetry Month: Day 5

Weary of worry
I place my difficulties
in the Hands of God.

National Poetry Month: Day 4

charcoal evening clouds
leave Las Vegas without rain
a bright city night

National Poetry Month: Day 3

A month to immerse in poetry;
Painting pictures in stanzas and lines;
Remembering my favorite childhood rhymes;
Inscribing sonnets of love, while
Listening to the voice of my muse.

National Poetry Month: Day 2

wind in the olives
a bird flying overhead
a beautiful day

National Poetry Month: Day 1

It is National Poetry Month, thirty days of writing and reading poetry. In addition, today, April 1, is April Fool's Day and as a results I think my body played an April Fool's Prank on me last night. I had a bout of insomnia. I could not sleep. I did not get to sleep until after 4:00 or 5:00 AM and then I woke up at about 7:30 AM.

I am not sleepy. I am wide awake and doing laundry. I did not do laundry or housework last night because I wrote instead. My grandmother did housework or played solitaire when she could not sleep. I write or play solitaire when I cannot sleep. I finished a poem and submitted it to the contest this morning.

I am here to wish
You Happy April Fool's Day,
Please make someone laugh.

If you are not into pranks, then find a funny poem and read it or send it to someone who needs a laugh today. I do not pull pranks myself, but I do enjoy a good prank. I laugh at an amusing or funny prank; so be nice today and pull an amusing prank on someone.