I drank daily eight glasses of water
Its bland flavor I needed to slaughter
I added some lime
It cost just a dime
And the blandness of water I altered
Okay. I get it. This one’s far from a masterpiece, but at least I narrowly met my goal of posting a poem each day for National Poetry Month. Maybe tomorrow’s will be better.
My father’s parentsMet in high schoolAnd dated while in collegeAnd supported one anotherAs they each earnedCollege degrees Mom’s motherMoved to the cityTo study AccountingBefore earning her degreeAnd supporting her familyDuring the Great DepressionAs a bank managerAnd the town’s only CPA My motherAnd all eight,Yes eight,Aunts attendedCollege and earnedDegrees. This traditionContinued with mySisters, cousins, nieces,And their…
Discover the mesmerizing blend of mathematics and poetry with our Fibonacci Sequence poem. Embark on a lyrical journey through expansion and contraction, mirroring the universe’s infinite dance. From the simplicity of ‘I’ to the complexity of ‘expanding, contracting, in beautiful sync,’ each line follows the Fibonacci Sequence, reflecting the natural patterns found in stars, galaxies, and beyond. Dive into this unique poetic exploration of numbers in rhyme, where each syllable counts in the vastness of time.
Empty bowlgrumbling hunger–why is there no food? Scorched seedsdrifting directionless–hoping for life in barren soil. Cracked well,leaking water–mocking parched souls their unquenchable thirst. Lonely footprintsshifting in sand–lost without a willing guide. Threadbare cloak,dangling forlorn on a rusted hook–barely sheltering those left in the cold. Withering vines,trembling leaves–yearning for a smog-cloaked sun. Rusted gateguarding mocked cries–echoing…
Hug, mug, pucker, and pose
Sometimes, you have to write a page full of nothing before you discover what you really want to say.
I thoughtI was cleverthe first to postblank page ButI was notclever nor the first Lifewithout computerI would nothave knownand I wouldhave stillthoughtI was the mostcleverand first Butlife withcomputerallows me to adjustand editand altermy cleverthoughts