*Written for the Ten Lines From Ten Poem Poetry Contest on Poetry Soup
My tongue, the warmth, my eyes close again.
I breathe steady while I blink consciously,
chocolate on my breath, in my underwear, fresh lipstick on.
You’ve fallen in love with me. You told me.
In my heart, you are my black-eyed pea.
Night falls electric blue, then
I go to bed alone – every night.
My little fire of an orange cat will crawl onto me –
reach out and press my face with his paw.
The birds always at my window,
The machinery of life is too much,
I fall like this out of this world into the darkness — thank you.
Poems
Line 1 – The Peace in Rice
Line 2 - Breathing Lessons
Line 3 - The Adam Poem
Line 4 - Dainty Pea
Line 5 - beside city bridge
Line 6 - I Look at Trees
Line 7 - I Have a Little Fire of an Orange Cat
Line 8 - The Blizzard
Line 9 - Marshall, December 16, 2024
Line 10 – Warmer Mind Sway
Categories:
black eyed pea, cat, chocolate, introspection, love,
Form: Free verse
Dainty
A black-eyed-pea,
In my heart, you are my black-eyed pea.
In my pocket, I carry one pea with me,
Rolling you around in my fingers throughout the day.
Categories:
black eyed pea, love, romantic love,
Form: Free verse
* for "Halloween Costume" contest sponsored by SKAT*
Oh I've had many wacky costumes through the years
Just to show folks nothing is as it appears!
Once I dressed as a pirate and wore videos
A cable wire necklace and swashbuckler clothes
I was a video pirate and some people guessed
When they saw vcr tapes in my treasure chest
Another time I had antennae and big wings
Dressed like a gypsy with my necklaces and rings
I was a gypsy moth,not many even knew
They'd stare at me and laugh but didn't have a clue
And sorry to say but once I was a pregnant nun
Irreverent,I know,but it was so much fun!
When all else fails and you are kind of in a hurry
Here's a last minute one so you don't have to worry
Put P on a t-shirt,blacken up one eye
You'll be a black-eyed pea,it's good for a stand-by!
I've been a box of Kleenex and a trophy wife
And all the normal,boring things you see in life
But being a creative soul I've tried to be
At Halloween something you don't usually see!
Categories:
black eyed pea, funny, holidayhalloween,
Form: Couplet