April Poetry Challenge #30

 

The ancient Hanson mansion is on fire.

The fire chief brings out the hose.

The flames engulf the house.

April Poetry Challenge #29

 

The knight battled the fire-breathing dragon

Sword flashing in firelight

Defending the fortress

April Poetry Challenge #28

 

Do not forget to bring along a map

When taking a long journey

To get where you're going

April Poetry Challenge #27

Sailing
in the bathtub
Water is everywhere
My imagination gets me
More chores

April Poetry Challenge #26

Homework
Soggy and ripped
Fell into a puddle
I cannot turn it in like this
Trouble

April Poetry Challenge #25

pizza
pepperoni
don't forget extra cheese
a Friday feast for my family
I'm stuffed

April Poetry Challenge #24

diamond
sparkly, shiny
flashing on my left hand
a precious gem from my true love
jewel

April Poetry Challenge #23

ten cents
in my pocket
burning a hole there, but
I cannot buy much with ten cents
one dime

April Poetry Challenge #22

acreage
pioneering
buying a plot of land
I want to grow a working farm
homestead

April Poetry Challenge #21

No Mail
Postal Service
Slowly ending service
Everyone uses their email
Empty

April Poetry Challenge #20

 

A day at the beach

Sand and sun

Not warm enough yet

April Poetry Challenge #19

 

Throw a rock into

the water

Watch the rings spread out

Pocket Poem Day

Today is Pocket Poem Day.  What poem will you carry with you?

April Poetry Challenge #18

 

I love the quiet

Moment when

The first stars appear

April Poetry Challenge #17

 

My pen is leaky

When I write

Random dots soak through

April Poetry Challenge #16

 

One person's music

is often

Someone else's noise.

 

 

April Poetry Challenge #15

I'm near a runway

Jets above

3 A.M. alarm

April Poetry Challenge #14

 

I do not wear hats

They bug me

They mess up my hair

April Poetry Challenge #13

Sometimes a quick fix
Does not make for good results
Duct tape doesn't last
Band-aids only hold so long
A rubber band gets brittle

April Poetry Challenge #12

 

Leave a note for me

Whether you are travelling

To the corner store

Or the city park, even

in a rocket to the moon

April Poetry Challenge #11

Some people make plans

Others act spontaneously

So what do you do?

Are you a plotter-schemer?

Do you take life as it comes?

April Poetry Challenge #10

I think that music
Should be played a medium
Volume...not too loud
When it's turned up all the way
The music is distorted.

April Poetry Challenge #9

A medieval keep
A tower in a castle
Keeping royals safe
Up high above the battle
Still I would feel trapped

April Poetry Challenge #8

My little brother
Didn't want his spaghetti
So he tossed his bowl
Into the air...noodles are
Hanging on the ceiling fan

April Poetry Challenge #7

Last day of Spring Break
I'm back at school tomorrow
I have spring fever
Daylight savings...I can't sleep.
Oh! When will it be summer?

April Poetry Challenge #6

I wish the jumprope

would clear my feet and not just

tangle with my shoes

April Poetry Challenge #5

Parent helps a child

Learn to ride a bicycle

"Just don't let me go."

April Poetry Challenge #4

My family's garage

Is supposed to hold our van

But it is too full

April Poetry Challenge #3

My cat at the door

Are you going in or out?

Make a decision

April Poetry Challenge #2

Rows and rows of feet

Carrying the instruments

in the marching band

 

 

April Poetry Challenge #1

Surprise!

 

 

Write a thank you card

To someone who is really

Not expecting it