This was a project I did basically during the pandemic. I started writing a poem a day. Once ‘real life’ started again it got harder to write everyday, which is interesting.
I have started to edit some of these mostly the kids poetry. I think there might be enough here for a book. We shall see.
I make no claim that much of this is “good” poetry. But I do make the claim that I loved doing it and I learned something and some of it makes me cry.
good covers all
kind, warm and bright
here comes the sun
the end of night
the darkness done
light prevails
good covers all
keep hope alive
let evil fall
be a dear friend
we see that way
an old dry leaf
a cold dark day
the scent of grief
night descends
turn on your light
be a dear friend
kind, warm and bright
we choose each day
the colors right
before our eyes
the darkest earth
a bright blue sky
these are gifts
we choose each day
the question if
we see that way
a tapestry
the thread of days
joined one by one
a tapestry
when all is done
to look back
enjoy the sight
of a life lived
the colors right
these faces stay
dear hearts around
all gathered close
the friends you keep
those loved the most
time will pass
these faces stay
weave through your life
the thread of days
when night gets cold
the place to be
when night gets cold
when time does pass
when you get old
deep within
the comfort found
inside yourself
dear hearts around
kindred hearts
to laughs and grins
we raise a glass
worth more than gold
silver or cash
to look around
the room and see
kindred hearts
the place to be
we navigate
life can rock
like a boat
one day you’re under
the next you float
sometimes our sails
catch the wind
we navigate
to laughs and grins
snow white
the snow rolls in
first nice and slow
then the wind
begins to blow
white soon covers
everything
as if the storm
were coloring
the day ran away
this poem is quite late
almost a new date
the day just ran away
but my streak? it will stay!
time to go
time to go
time to start
time to begin
dive in with heart
take the first step
walk the first mile
win the first race
look up and smile
some ideas
some ideas are silly
some ideas are fun
some ideas eat roast beef
some ideas eat none
some ideas go
wee wee wee wee
this poem is all done!!
just in case you can’t remember or never heard this one… some ideas need credit 😁
Bob the Squirrel
A squirrel lives by my house
I have named him Bob
He mostly does squirrel things
But in one way he is quite odd
He climbs and jumps on trees
He eats nuts, fruits and seeds
But when I go outside each morn
He seems to follow me
The odd one thing ‘bout Bob
What he loves the most
Not nuts or fruits or seeds or trees
But my hot buttered toast!!
winter time today
white covers the ground
gray skies hang around
stuck in winter time today
wish the cold would go away
want to go outside and play
sound around town
Does your dog
bark in the dark?
Does your cat
sneeze in the breeze?
Does your goat
bleat in the heat?
Wait….
What’s that you say?
You don’t own a goat?
Well ...
do you…
croon at noon or wait ’til late?
screech at the beach or roar at the store?
fret at the wet or cry at the dry?
Do you spread your sound
around
the whole town?
Thank you to my friend Darcy Lee for using the phrase “barking in the dark” - what a great and inspiring rhyme! ❤️
is cheese stretchy?
sometimes the words
they won’t move around
just sit there like rocks
will make no nice sound
I push them and pull them
like taffy or cheese
but words can be stubborn
I even say please
wait, cheese isn’t stretchy!!
how did that word jump in?
it’s getting quite crazy
I’m gonna let the words win
some people
some people will love you
some people won’t
some people say thank you
some people don’t
some people believe it
some people will doubt
some people stay inside
some people go out
some people are honest
some people lie
some people listen
all people die
critters run through my head
anxiety worry fear dread
oh when these critters run through my head
causing real havoc, wearing me down
oh I wish I could quiet them down!
they keep screaming and shouting and taunting me so
get out of town!!
just get up and go!!
my yelling won’t stop them, they scramble and play
oh I want them to Go! Go Away!