PAD Day #30 prompt: Calling it a day
.
closing time…
all the daffodil bulbs
in the bag
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PAD Day #29 prompt: Magical realism
PAD Day #29 prompt: Magical realism
summer reading
the book of sand slips
through my fingers
.
The Book of Sand, by Jorge Luis Borges, is one of my all time favourite short stories!
This poem was written in honour of Gabriel García Márquez who was both influenced by and extended/added colour to Borges’ magical realist worlds.
PAD Day #28 prompt: Settled
PAD Day #28 prompt: Settled
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double rainbow
a smile settles
on her face
PAD Day #26 prompt: Water
PAD Day #26 prompt: Water
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gentle rain
even the tortoises
rejoice
.
Checking whether ‘tortoise’ is a kigo word, I came across the following blog post about ‘tortoise cries’ on Icebox
PAD Day #25 prompt: Last straw
PAD Day #25 prompt: Last straw
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hay fever
the last straw
PAD Day #24 prompt: Tell it to (the world)
PAD Day #24: Tell it to (the world)
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telling
the whole world about it
peony budding
PAD Day #23 prompt: Place
PAD Day #23 prompt: Place
insects astir
all the dark places
I’ve been
PAD Day #22 prompt: Half full, half empty
PAD Day #22 prompt: Half full, half empty
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half full, half empty…
the ebb and flow
of my moods
PAD Day #21 prompt: Back to basics
PAD #21: back to basics
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back to basics
the hint of stubble
on his chin
PAD Day #20 prompt: Family
PAD #20 prompt: Family
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warm receiver
after the long distance call –
heat shimmer
PAD DAY #18 prompt: Weather poem
rain lashes
buds on the apple tree…
Easter Week
.
(Another aspect of rain!)
PAD DAY #18 prompt: Weather poem
PAD Day #17 prompt: Popular culture poem
star trek
I let my balloon
go
PAD Day #17 prompt: Popular culture poem
PAD Day #15 prompt: Love/not Love
PAD Day #15 prompt: Love/not Love
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long night
tussling over
the duvet
PAD Day #14 prompt: If I were
PAD #14 prompt: If I were
.
if I were you
I’d leave all this behind…
blossom rain
.
and
.
If I were a bird
I’d be a dove drinking
from your lips
the nectar
of words
PAD Day #13 prompt: Animal poem
my head
on the pillow
birds enter clouds
.
PAD #13: animal poem
PAD Day #12 prompt: City
city lights
all fireflies
in the jar
.
PAD Day #12 prompt: City
PAD Day #11: Statement poem
PAD #11: Prompt: statement poem
no titles
.
no titles…
spring rain washes off
the “Mrs”
PAD Day #10: Future
railgun
seven times the speed
of fear
.
The article that inspired this poem can be found here
PAD Day #9: Shelter
.
she crouches under
magnolia stellata
and viburnum carlcephalum
hiding the scent
of her fear
.
and
.
spring rain…
a baby doll under
Solomon’s seal
PAD Day #8: Violence/Peace
.
how often
the avalanche of years
makes itself felt…
yet your gentle touch always
awakens my heart
.
and
.
on thin ice
the way we keep
our peace
PAD Day #6: Night
PAD #6 Prompt: Night
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spring moon
a marble angel without
wings
.
between the dates
of her birth and death
a dash…
I wonder who knows
the full story
PAD Day #5: Discovery
Prompt #5: Discovery
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dawn chorus
the sound of car engines
starting
.
ingredients
into the bread maker
then pressing start –
a recipe for life’s
little pleasures
.
This is how Day #5 is playing
PAD Day #4
Prompt: since (childhood)
.
since childhood
the taste of cherries
and you
……………………..
Prompt: since (yesterday)
.
since yesterday
a melody makes the rounds
in my head…
the trail of smoke floats
then dissipates
.
You can read all the entries here
Poem-A-Day Challenge
This April I am taking part in the Writer’s Digest Poem-A-Day Challenge. Writing one poem each day of the month in addition to my other commitments is going to be tough, but hey, who likes the easy life!
April 1st prompt: beginnings/endings.
Here are my two offerings:
.
plum blossoms
the beginning of all
affairs
.
how many days
she waits by the window
to the empty street…
waiting for dusk
this unlived life
.
There are many poetic offerings on the site, and I look forward to reading them and following up on poets. Click here for the link to Day 1.
So, Robert Lee Brewer, bring them on!
Stella Pierides 