yesterday's dreams drop by,waving goodbye,lost in a sigh
Categories:
internal rhyme, poetry, word play,
Form: Rhyme
Jealous Jillian meets zealous Philip at Arby’s.
With ONE green eye she spies his double-order curly fries,
No FUN when his French dip starts to drip on her Barbies.
She cleans them off and leans close in to his plate
SNEAKING a meager handful while eager Phil tries
to confess for the FREAKING mess he’s made of their date.
She orders Smokehouse Brisket; he GETS a gravy/biscuit.
PLUS as a “to go” surprise, IT’S two apple pies.
THUS Phil walks Jill home. A goodnight kiss? will he risk it?
Categories:
internal rhyme, 11th grade, good night,
Form: Rhyme
i draw a lingering breath,
what is that I hear?
as I contemplate this year,
the coming of death.
“Thirty days hath September”
the leaves chant in brown
autumn arrives, falling down.
And we remember…
our own breakdowns once again -
chills we don't address.
Short of sevenfold success -
winter will bring pain.
Unlike the diligent ant
we grasshoppers rest
in hopes that God will have blessed
striving - scarce and scant
On winter's close arrival
God counts to seven
virtues borne out in heaven,
for man's survival.
Starting with humility;
second, he lists truth.
Murder he counts as uncouth
use civility.
Peace and harmony displace
evil’s bent to fight
Do what’s honest and upright
grant your kin God’s grace.
To fall's woolgath'ring resign,
celebrate wise thoughts.
Begin to connect the dots
of winter’s design.
September 30, 2019
envelope rhyme
Categories:
internal rhyme, 11th grade, autumn, character,
Form: Quatrain
internal rhyme
Lil knows skill without frill; she’s talented, sharp and agile.
Lady Lil moves in many grooves and improves with each try.
When she sits, she throws fits, but never quits her rally cry.
Lady is her team’s mascot, quite the right sight - non-fragile.
In gym, she skips, does dips, her hips bouncing like jelly;
Observe, at Spring Fling comps, she can swing flags as smooth as cream.
Wearing gloves, she loves her rifle drill - The Dying Doves' Dream.
Boyfriend Bill will wink, then blink in sync with her belly.
Lil’s so zealous; Bill gets jealous which should compel us while
we examine the famine which is jammin’ in Lansing.
They go dancing and prancing, he has in mind romancing;
but she’s the boss of floss. He is cross, but yields to her style.
May 22, 2019
Overzealousness matched with excessive acquiescence can encourage a famine in relationships. Uplifting can be mistaken for genuine feeling.
Categories:
internal rhyme, 11th grade, character, jealousy,
Form: Rhyme
Fairies dance with great romance
and display upon the lawn.
As they prance, don't give a glance
at what they may spawn.
As they play and swirl and sway,
they create a magic spell.
It's their way to make us gay;
they do it so well.
Come in sight at darkest night,
while reveling in their fun.
In moonlight, they glow so bright,
almost like the sun.
In delight, 'neath bright moonlight,
with their frolic they persist.
It seems trite, a fairy sprite,
but they do exist.
Categories:
internal rhyme, fairy, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
March's enduring dreariness looms when no pigeon coos;
at April's doorstep, it still blows away an umbrella or hat...
letting the impatient spring know that he refuses to go!
There were certain days so mild and cheerful almost wild,
but none of them lasted as inescapable moments contested!
Close to midnight, tears falling on this soft pillow reflect moonlight;
and sighs turn into sobs...remembering delicate daffodils' buds
that were as feeble as those dreams I had dreamed as little!
And still March's enduring dreariness is far from pleasantness;
it won't grant my wish...while outside many voices rant,
but shut out from everything, I can't feel or hear anything!
Go to another place, dreary March...vanish in the haze!
Categories:
internal rhyme, nature, nostalgia, places, sad,
Form: Rhyme
(Internal rhyme)
One week of peace, I’ll watch the geese,
Maybe fly southeast, or maybe southwest,
It will be their quest, I’ll be their guest,
As geese fly east, I will watch in peace,
And sit on my fleece, as geese fly east.
Inherit my wings, give flying a fling,
And see if it brings, winter or spring,
Summer again, or a winter benign,
Nature will win, doing it all again,
Season’s cycle, by Angel Michael,
Life’s natural recycle.
Fall weather’s best, within to get rest,
Visit Oktoberfest, a very trying test,
Disturbing my rest, being no more a guest,
Pokka dancing storm, advances age alarm,
Finished with that, just play with cat,
Until he spits, then I’ll quit,
Then I’ll get!.. a chair…
and just sit!
For: A Week To Do As I Please
In Honor of Carol Brown and contest!
Categories:
internal rhyme, funnywinter, winter,
Form: Rhyme