Happy New Year

The crowd will cheer,

"It was a good year!"

Moon Diamante

Full Moon

luminous, bright

beaming, gleaming, blazing

gibbous, last quarter, crescent

shrinking, fading, dimming

dark, empty

New Moon

Day and Night

Day

light, bright

shining, gleaming, heating

sun, rays, moon, darkness

sleeping, freezing, darkening

dimming, setting

night

Snow

My cat kept whining

I did not listen

She was saying “snow”

It's Not Right

 

It's not right for a judge

To hold onto a grudge.

Sunrise, Sunset

sunrise
pink, orange
shining, lightening, brightening
morning, noon, afternoon, evening
glowing, dipping, dimming

red, purple
sunset

Christmas Day

Angels sing this song
Peace on Earth, Goodwill to men
Merry Christmas all.

Christmas Eve

Are you kidding me?
" 'Twas the night before Christmas...."
I can't sleep at all.

In a Chair by the Sea

In a chair by the sea
A cup of tea for me

Winter Acrostic for Seattle

Woke up this morning
I am
Not
Terribly
Excited about the
Rain

A Note to Pedestrians

Don't jaywalk.

Use the crosswalk.

Strange Addiction

I am addicted
Writing lines of poetry
I can't stop writing

Family Dinner?

He came to astonish.
She came to admonish.

Pointless Conversation

"What did the bear say to the hare?"

"I don't care."

Silly Question

Why doesn't an anthill conduct a fire drill?

Winter Vacation

Vacation is here
No school for the next two weeks
I'm bored -- what to do.

Calculator

A calculator
Will not help you solve problems
When you cannot read

The Whistle-Blower

I didn't do it.
He did it first.
She did it too.
I am not tattling.
I want whistle-blower protection.

No, Not Frenemy*

What do you call an unhappy friend?

A glum chum

*When I shared this with my class, one girl guessed frenemy.  I see her point.


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Multiplication

 

Multiplication

Math is so easy for me

When I use a chart

Bliss

silence
dedicated concentration
peace and quiet

A Nap

nap
restful, peaceful
yawning, dozing
sleep

Friday

I do like my job
But today I need a break
So glad it's Friday

A Very Old Terse Verse

What do you call a melancholy father?

A sad dad

My husband remembered this one from Boy's Life about 30 years ago.



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Morning Surprise

What a big surprise

To walk outside and notice

The snow everywhere

I Need Glue

I need a glue stick.

My glue bottle is open.

It made a big mess.

Ideas for Writing

I need a notebook.
I have got to write this down.
The thought goes away.

Directions to a Watch Dog

 

Go slobber on the robber.

 

Observe and Report

Observe and report
Observe and report
I must do something more.

Observe and report
Observe and report
They are robbing that store.

Chase and tackle
Chase and tackle
This is more my style

That's what you get
When you want a guard
But hire a crocodile.

Morning Commute Senryu

People driving crazy

I don’t wish to drive right now

Uh-oh accident!

 

Wisdom Diamante

Wisdom

Applied knowledge

Walking, talking, thinking

Intelligence, brilliance, ignorance blindness

Tripping, stumbling, falling

Foolishness

Christmas Shopping

Bargain-hunters
Always
Understand
Evading
Retail

Sick

congestion
sore throat
running a fever

coughing
aching, sneezing
very bad cold

This poem is in the form called hay (na) ku.  It has one word in the first line, two words in the second line, and three words in the third line.

Warning

Don't microwave the aftershave!

A Quiet Interlude

That gentleman is very nerdy.
The speech he gave was very wordy.
The audience begain to drool.
They went to sleep as a rule.

Sheriff

The sheriff made a false arrest,
And he stirred up a hornet's nest.
The mayor's wife was unimpressed,
For she missed on her beauty rest.
The sheriff did his level best
To return the stolen treasure chest.

Does a Cucumber Have a Mind?

What do you call a cucumber that can't make up its mind?

A fickle pickle



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Happy Thanksgiving

Said the Thanksgiving Turkey,
"I'm not feeling so perky.
My future is murky.
Go have some beef jerky."

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pie

Pie
Crisp, Brown
Inhaling, Devouring
Dessert

Glasses

I'm in such a hurry,

My vision is blurry.

Ants

Ants
organized, diligent
collecting, moving
industry

Halibut

halibut
scaly, slippery
swimming, diving
fish

Mr. Smiley's Farm

Mr. Smiley's herd of livestock
Got loose today and made a roadblock.
The rural road was now in gridlock.
Cars and trucks just honked their horns.

Mr. Smiley bought a padlock.
Mr. Smiley used his sweet talk.
Mr. Smiley locked up his livestock
In the pasture with the thorns.

What Could You Call...?

What could you call a fancy house for primates?

A gorilla villa


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A Synonym Poem

Scheme, plot, conspiracy, ruse

All of these are in the news.

Ruse, scheme, conspiracy, plot

All these criminals should be caught.

 

Computer

Downloading, updating, restarting
Doesn't my computer know I want to write today?

Oly

Only cat
Leaves my lap
Yawns, stretches, sleeps

Cheese

Swiss cheese

holey, cheesy

slicing, melting

cheese