APRIL POEM A DAY

TOXIC WORLD

Author's Notes/Comments: 

APRIL POEM A DAY PROMPT FROM THE OTHER DAY WAS TO WRITE AN ORGANISM POEM...THIS IS WHAT CAME TO MIND...EVERY LIVING THING IS ENDANGERED BECAUSE WE LIVE IN SUCH A TOXIC WORLD. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY AND IT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY. OUR WORLD IS SO CORRUPT. THERE ARE PSYCOPATHS IN CHARGE THAT WANT TO HARM EVERY LIVING THING INSTEAD OF HELP. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THAT. IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE. THE GREATER GOOD MUST COME TO BE WHERE WE CAN ALL LIVE IN HARMONY AND BE HEALTHY. I PRAY IT WILL HAPPEN SOON. WE ALL DESERVE BETTER.

TOUCHED

Author's Notes/Comments: 

TODAY'S PROMPT WAS TO WRITE A TOUCH POEM. THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH...

AN ABUNDANCE OF THOUGHTS

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WRITER'S DIGEST POETRY PROMPT FOR DAY SEVEN OF APRIL POEM A DAY FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH WAS TO WRITE AN ABUNDANCE POEM. IT TOOK ME AWHILE TO COME UP WITH ONE WITH A POSITIVE SPIN...FOR SOME REASON WHEN I THINK OF ABUNDANCE I THINK OF AN ABUNDANCE OF THINGS LIKE HOARDING OR ABUNDANCE OF MONEY LIKE GREED...BOTH NEGATIVE TO ME BUT I THOUGHT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF THOUGHTS AND WAS LIKE...THAT'S A GOOD THING...SO WROTE MY POEM WITH A POSITIVE SPIN ON ABUNDANCE.

WHAT THEY NEVER TELL YOU

Author's Notes/Comments: 

WRITERS DIGEST POETRY PROMPT FOR APRIL POEM A DAY FOR DAY EIGHT IS TO WRITE A WHAT THEY NEVER TELL YOU POEM....FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH.

STICK IN THE MUD

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WRITERS DIGEST APRIL POEM A DAY PROMPT FOR DAY SIX...WRITE A BLANK IN THE BLANK P0EM...

STICK IN THE MUD CAME TO MIND...FIRST THING THAT POPPED INTO MY HEAD IS WHAT I USUALLY GO WITH...FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH...

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HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF NONSENSE

Author's Notes/Comments: 

THE PROMPT FOR DAY FIVE Here are the Two-for-Tuesday prompts:

  1. Write a Make Sense poem, and/or...
  2. Write a Don't Make Sense poem.
  3. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SAID OH NO, WE CAN'T DO IT THIS WAY...THAT WOULD MAKE TOO MUCH SENSE....A LOT...A WHOLE LOT...

RHYTHM AND RHYME

Author's Notes/Comments: 

IT'S NATIONAL POETRY MONTH. HERE IS ONE FOR DAY FIVE. NO PROMPT USED...JUST LISTENING TO SOME CLASSICAL SLEEP MUSIC AND IT CAME TO ME...I MAY CHECK WHAT THE PROMPT IS LATER TODAY AND DO ANOTHER ONE...TIME WILL TELL...

PLAYING CATCH UP

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APRIL POEM A DAY FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH DAY FOUR WRITE A CATCH UP POEM. JUST GOT AN EMAIL REMINDING ME IT WAS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH SO TIME TO WRITE A POEM A DAY IN APRIL AND SO HAVE BEEN PLAYING CATCH UP SO APPROPRIATE FOR ME TODAY...HA HA

A SWELL SMELL

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WHEN I FIRST READ THE POETRY PROMPT FOR DAY THREE I THOUGHT IT SAID WRITE A SMALL POEM BUT IT SAID WRITE A SMELL POEM...GOOD THING I DOUBLE CHECKED...HA HA