Resolution

Let’s go watchThe river ottersPlay near theTower Bridge Next to Old SacramentoSaturday morning~Let’s Go On A Hike~I’m sorryIt’s been so long sinceYou and ISpent some timeBut let’s be together nowWe can work it out Written in response to W3 We’ave Written Weekly by the Skeptic’s Kaddish at https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/02/15/w3-prompt-42-weave-written-weekly/ Form: Shadorma: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/shadorma/AndPuente: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/puente.html Song: Let’s Go…

SYW: Vacations

Kind of a random post, but I saw these questions and wanted to answer them, so here we are ☺️ 1. What kind of vacations did you have as a child? Even though we were poor, we still managed to take family vacations to Las Vegas, Laughlin, Stateline, Sequoia, and Northern California, including Yosemite, Placerville,…

Looking Forward to Apathy

Can’t wait to feel apathetic To forget how sudden, overwhelming Panic attacks steal my breathFlashbacks rip away my peaceIt feels inescapable but I’veSurvived this before, and willHeal from these wounds, tooSomeday I’ll get over you Written for Sammi Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt: Write a poem in exactly 40 words using the word “apathy” https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2023/01/28/weekend-writing-prompt-296-apathy/

2022 Poetry Compilation

Prompt for MTB: Finding it First by dVerse: Write a poem using the first line from each of the first poems you posted each month of last year. (Since I didn’t write any poems until June, I used a lot from that month.) Some people worry that my diagnosis denotes violence I’d like to think…

A Meadow In Heaven

LifeAs youKnew it isOver; Complete Take a moment, breatheI know it’s overwhelmingBut you’ll get used to this placeEveryone loves it Check out this viewThis is theMeadowOfNo fearWhere you willAlways feel safe Every single meal’sAn all-you-can-eat buffetNot possible to gain weightDon’t worry ’bout that No alcoholBut you won’t Need itCauseNothingWill botherYou anymore Loved ones will arriveEventually,…

So Spicy It’s Corny

Arizona DreamsCinnamon flashbacksTo Sunny ParisOnce upon a ThymeWe traveled with lust Sea Salt in the airEvokes SeattleGreen Goddess GardensHer Pike Place exploredMurals of Flavor Vanilla triggersMemories of touchNaked Krakow NightsCumin all overAleppo’s Pepper Written for Poetics: Spicing it Up by dVerse

Renege

If only there were a glimmer of hope of passing through a doorway in history, I wouldrenege on all of the awful things I said to you, and the ways that I mistreated you. If I could turn back time and start over, I would love you right. Word Count: 49 words Written for the…

Serendipity Trail

A Haibun for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge Serendipity Trail isn’t the path that I originally intended to hike, but it’s turned out to be so much better than the one my guide book recommended. Luckily, my goal was to enjoy myself, no matter what. not to simply follow directions. Without whatever misstep…

First Amanda’s Pinch

First and Last Date Remembering a date from many years agoWith a lawyer who I was not attracted toThought I could keep my cool and be politeUntil he went in for a kissUntil he went in for a kissIn his gilded car under the moonlightI felt repulsed by him, didn’t know what to doJumped out…

Weekend Writing Prompt

Terrified, I opened the door. I didn’t recognize his face through the peephole, but the voice belonged to my brother. “Give me one of your maxi pads,” he demanded, explaining that he had been jumped, and hit with a bat. He used gauze to wrap the maxi pad around his blood-coated scalp like a bandage,…