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Taking It With Them (The Girls)
TAKING IT WITH THEM The girls are taking it with them The secret shame, the reasons why The scattered scars of late-night carving The feeling fat starved unpopular neglected Unprotected sex with...
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Michelle Decides (Writer’s Island)
Writer’s Island prompt: Another poem with song titles, this time from one of my favorite Beatles albums, Rubber Soul: MICHELLE If I needed someone in my life it wouldn’t be you, said Michelle I’m...
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Free Flight
This was written awhile back for Writer’s Island, and we had a request for a re-post from Jingle Poetry! Dream on, kids… Amy FREE FLIGHT Wandering into the enchanted field petting daisies, grazing the...
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Curious Georgette (Sun. Scribblings)
Our word at Sunday Scribblings this week was CURIOUS. CURIOUS GEORGETTE She trudged through our high school halls, lost Aimless, claiming no one as her love, let alone as her friend. Defenselessness,...
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TURNING THE PAGE (Nov. PAD)
It’s November Poem A Day (PAD) at Poetic Asides. Today, we were asked to write on the theme of closing a door or turning a page. We’ll be here all month – try the chicken cacciatore! (Ba-dum-DAH!)...
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FRICTION (silly one)
Sunday Scribblings asked us to write on the theme, ‘Friction.’ You can tell I’ve had too much coffee today. Enjoy! FILM FILLY’S FRACTIOUS FRICTION Feeling friendly, phoned Fiona Fleshpot. Faded fashion...
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A Mother’s Ferocious Love
Sunday Scribblings gave us a simple prompt: Free. Also, Writer’s Island gave us Inseparable. So this is a twofer. Amy A Mother’s Ferocious Love Trapped like animals in their jungle village. Strapped...
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Free as a Bouncing Bird
Poetic Asides wanted “spring” poems; Sunday Scribblings asked for “free.” A twofer! Amy FREE AS A BOUNCING BIRD Up – flying free Down – springing back Up by my toes Down – springing back Up, heaven...
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…where I found a poem
For the Sunday Whirl, a Wordle that gave us: World, poem, thought, logic, whim, river, resist, twisted, buzz, instinct, galloping, and fluttered. Thanks, Brenda, for another great challenge. This, as...
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Rocket Ship To The Sun (Trifecta)
Rocket Ship To The Sun “Last call for boarding the Sharp Little Special Rocket Ship to the Sun!” (now that’s what I call a red-eye flight) (They’re all showing up because it’s free, no matter the...
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