Summer Dessert

Ice Cream
Creamy dessert
Craving it every day
I need to finish my dinner
Sweet treat

A Short Walk to Water

I can do laundry inside my house
And flush the toilet every time
I can water my garden
Take a long hot shower
And wash the dishes
While others walk
Eight hours
For one
Drink

Inspired by A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

True Story

I was pulling weeds

in the dry dirt.

I inhaled

the dust.

Sneeze!

Reality TV is an Oxymoron

I think she watches too much TV

Trying to escape reality.

So Lucky

I crashed my new bike
Without wearing a helmet
I have some bruises
A cut on my right elbow
But not a head injury

Very Abstract Art

There once was an artist named Earl
Who thought he'd give abstract a whirl
At the show in his flat
Guests asked, "What is that?"
And he said, "I believe that's a squirrel."

Night Reading

Bill could read all night
with the light
Under the covers.

Stop Sign

Stop sign
Bright red caution
Common traffic signal
Do not disregard the warning
Alert

She Wore a Red Dress

 

Is this party dress too red

I don't think so, but

It's too short.

Popcorn Tragedy

popcorn
salty goodness
fell onto the sticky floor
in the dark movie theater
that's an expensive spill

While I was sleeping

drool

dropping

dribbling

while I'm sleeping

spit

Raspberry Invasion

I try not to mind
Spiders in the raspberries
While I am picking
I tangle in the webs
While I reach for the fruit

I try not to mind
They keep the other bugs out
I hope none bite me

Opening Night

The stage is set
The props in place
The show must go on

My costume pressed
My make up done
The show must go on

I learned my lines
And each dance step
The show must go on

My limbs they shake
My stomach upset
The show must go on

I will not let
This stage fright get me
The show must go on

Heat Wave

 

Pant

Pant

The sun

is out now

I need some water

in my bowl inside and outside

 

 

 

On Writer's Block

I would rather take
The recycling bin out
Than sit here and write
Some writing sessions are tough
This is total honesty

Rain Delay?

Has it stopped raining?
Has the sun shone outside yet?
Is it summer yet?


I wrote this poem the first week of vacation when we had several inches of rain north of Seattle.

A Pickle Addiction

All day long Pam wants

Dill pickles

That girl is obsessed.

Whack-a-mole Oly Style

I was a patient cat.
I stared at the ground and sat
Waiting for that mole
To come out of his hole.
And then a fresh brown mound
Pushed up from the ground.
I am ready...Whack!

That Woman in Black

 

Would you turn your back on her?

That woman in black?

No, never

Black is...

Black is success
Like a tuxedo bow tie
Like a fancy dress
Like a shiny stretch limousine

Red is....

Red is debt

Like blood oozing out of a sore

Like a danger sign

Like a stoplight

How to Be a Cat in Our House

Eat.

Sleep.

Repeat.

 

Inspired by How to Be a Cat by Nikki McClure.

 



No More Fireworks Please

Boom!
Boom!
Flashes
Across the sky
The Fourth of July
Was last week.  No more fireworks please.

Gumption or Presumption?

What some might think is action full of gumption
Others feel that act is just presumption

The Abridged Version of the Billy Goats Gruff

Once upon a time
A troll lived under a bridge.
He was so wicked
He liked eating billy goats.
He kept them from the green grass.

The Perfect Unicorn Poem

Darion will tell you all: a unicorn poem needs a rainbow.

Note: this poem won't make any sense to anyone who wasn't in E205 all year.  If you were there, it's hilarious...trust me.

No Cheese for You

I am still looking

at the moon

Not a sign of cheese

Independence Day

Independence Day is…

Band marching proudly

Fireworks exploding loudly

Onlookers cheering happily

Knock, knock...Who's there?

Who is knocking at the door?
I had better not
Answer it.

Sunflower Cinquain

sunflowers
yellow and brown
growing taller every day
can't wait to eat the sunflower seeds
sunflowers

July Sizzles

July sizzles with...

Fireworks at the lake
Cookouts on the beach
Water fights in the neighborhood
Sunscreen for my arms
BBQs in the backyard

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