April 2016 Challenge Day 30: Tome

tome
pages
a long read
literature
book

April 2016 Challenge Day 29: Brevity

I know you are trying for levity,

But you should stick with brevity.

It will help with your longevity.

April 2016 Challenge Day 28: Obsure

What do you call a round about way that is hidden by trees?

An obscure detour

April 2016 Challenge Day 27: Respite

Respite
Taking a break
Walk on a country road
Recovering my peace of mind
Leisure

April 2016 Challenge Day 26: Oblivious

My teddy bear
Had no hair
I was oblivious to his condition

I was unaware
Of his disrepair
He needed a good beautician.

April 2016 Challenge Day 25: Curtail

Ode to an Overweight Hamster

When you stepped upon the scale,
I was astonished by your weight
The effect of how much you ate.
Your food intake I must curtail.

It's hard to hear your little squeak
Turn into a louder shriek.
Here, have a healthy meal.
Exercise on your wheel.

I know you think that love is food

But this is only for your good.

 

April 2016 Challenge Day 24: Tentative

A line in the sand
tentative
It's not permanent.

April 2016 Challenge Day 23: Plummet

Two black crows

Plummet 

From the top of the cedar 

To my cat below

Who is stalking 

Their baby

April 2016 Challenge Day 22: Accolade

Accolade

Honor success.

cheering, clapping, chanting

Reaching the finish line

running, racing, winning

Celebrate achievement.

Applause

April 2016 Challenge Day 21: Laconic

I wish my teacher were more laconic.
This rambling lesson is quite ironic.
We're studying Shakespeare's Hamlet,
"Brevity is the soul of wit."

April 2016 Challenge Day 20: Rescind

Stop goofing around

You're making it difficult

Take it seriously

I will rescind my offer

I don't need this kind of help

April 2016 Challenge Day 19: Lackluster

What is another name for a very long, boring speech?


A lackluster filibuster

April 2016 Challenge Day 18: Tedium

Tedium

Doldrums, routine

Waiting, Idling, Loitering,

Time slips slowly by

Enduring, Suffering, Forbearing

Sameness, apathy

Boredom

April 2016 Challenge Day 17: Plausible

I have plausible deniability.

Questioning me will bring futility.

There's no evidence I was even there

When someone chewed your footwear.

 

April 2016 Challenge Day 16: Enigma

What

is 

it? An

Enigma

But who really needs

An umbrella for your cat?

April 2016 Challenge Day 15: Credible

Ode to a Owl

His advice was not credible.

"Brown mice are edible."

He served up a dish

Of rodent knish.

I yelled in disgust

And kicked up the dust.

The owl spread his wings 

Jumped as if on springs.

"I think you're quite rude

To not share my food."

April 2016 Challenge Day 14: Tangible

Breathing in fresh air
I'm taking a walk outside
Using five senses
Trying to find tangible
In such a digital world

April 2016 Challenge Day 13: Cower

Crazy cat cowers under corduroy covered couch.

April 2016 Challenge Day 12: Replete

Glutted
Stuffed with fast food
No room for any more
How about an ice cream sundae?
Replete

April 2016 Challenge Day 11: Labyrinth

Labyrinth

Circuitous, Obscure

Twisting, Winding

Maze

April 2016 Challenge Day 10: Billowing

Blowing winds of 150 mph
In a hurricane
Laundry turned sideways
Line broken off its pole
One side then the other
Wind more powerful
In a hurricane
Never hang your clothes out in
Galveston in July

April 2016 Challenge Day 9: Tangent

Tangent
On a circle
Intersects at one point
A math vocabulary word
Tangent

Tangent
Irrelevant
An off-topic comment
Tangents are sometimes important
Worthwhile

April 2016 Challenge Day 8: Plagarism

There once was an artist named Kirk
Who copied another one's work
He committed a crime 
And must pay a fine
And now his fans think he's a jerk.

April 2016 Challenge Day 7: Covert

What's Under the Bed?

The lights are off

And I can't sleep

A covert creature

Beneath my feet.

April 2016 Challenge Day 6: Abrasive

Sandpaper is abrasive
But sandpaper smooths rough edges
And a single grain of sand creates a pearl

April 2016 Challenge Day 5: Placid

placid

serene, peaceful

waiting, relaxing, resting

Glad it's Spring Break!

napping, sojourning, staying

tranquil, quiet

calm

April 2016 Challenge Day 4: Noxious

That noxious smell

Makes me feel unwell

The odor must stop

Before I go flop.

April 2016 Challenge Day 3: Hamper

There once was a kitten named Scamper
Who loved to take naps in the hamper
The clothes began to stink
Ended up in the sink
That's when Scamper became damper.

April 2016 Challenge Day 2: Counterfeit

Counterfeit diamonds
Are the only
Ones without
Any
Flaws

April 2016 Challenge Day 1: Abhor

abhor
violence against
anyone who's different
We are all different in a way
judgment