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Premium Member On the Park Bench At Christmas

I walk into the park on Christmas night.
A wonderland of winter greets my eye.
In shadows with a bluish tinge, the white
of snow looks magical, and it’s piled high.
I’m glad I wore my boots! I look ahead
and see a bench. It’s also steeped with snow.
It looks like Saint Nick’s sleigh or a fun elf sled!
Like a child reborn, to that bench I go,
brush off the snow on one end, and I sit
and singing Jingle Bells, my favorite tune,
I’m taking in the scene, enjoying it.
But getting cold, I know I must leave soon.
To my imaginary one-horse sleigh
I bid farewell; I’m calling it a day!

Dec. 1, 2018  Based on Picture #4
For Sara Kendrick's The Park Bench At Christmas Poetry Contes
Form: Sonnet


Premium Member Our Secret Rendevous

May 20th, 2014

Here I am after a long time away.  What can I say?
My only excuse is that  the demands of life simply got in my way.
I must say I feel  guilty for neglecting you - leaving you
waiting, locked away in our secret place.

It seems I  come to you more often when I am  down.
How selfish of me!
Yet! you never complain,  and continue to allow me to dump 
all my troubles and woes on you as I attempt to cleanse my soul, leaving you
to carry all my burdens.  

You -  who  know me better than anyone  -  you who  are always 
there when I need you. 
I come to you today just to tell  you how much you mean to me, my
friend, dear diary.

Written:  May 20, 2014 - too late to enter the contest
Inspired by the contes:  Diary

Premium Member Spencer

Sunshine enters my room each morning, even on the cloudiest of days,
As Spencer rises from a nighttime of dreaming 
  brightening my world in the most wondrous of ways.

He stands beside me with his effervescent smile waiting for my eyes to awake
I am aware of his glorious presence
  as continuous slumber I try to fake.

“Good morning, Dad”, no better alarm sound there be than to hear this greeting so sweet
I thank the gods for smiling on me
  and through his adoption making my life complete.

Some say blood is thicker than water though I’m not so sure they’re right
The bond with an adopted son or a daughter
  for this dad is just as tight.



Entry in the Thicker Than Water contes
© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Can I Crack Open a Walnut - For You

Like a lost firefly my mind strays 
Concealed like a ripe walnut
My heart is shelled by enclosure 

Waiting to be cracked open... 
To be served on platinum trays 
For whom ever needs some exposure

 
My donation of hope and faith... 
Or perhaps you need just a little love 
If you need some, it's yours to take...to pull 

You may take as much as you need 
I am serving plenty for all 
Widen your fingers, grab a handful 

My friend, what is mine is yours 
My world just wouldn't be the same any other way 
After all, is life really life...without love 

Sharing and caring for one and for all 
I'll be cracking open walnuts...
Until I'm way high...up above  


Tri-Con Poetry Contes
Sponsored by Emile Pinet 
7-16-2019
Form: Verse

Premium Member Mischief

I think I have a grem/in, lurking in my words 
I'd left a win/ow open and thought it was the birds
But then I heard a thud and a cry for he/p
Saw the little blighter, the elf upon the shelf.

He got very hungry, some letters he did eat
Put slashes where the letters were, do / admit defeat
It was for a contest, no time to put it right 
hope that when its judged ,'twi/l be the dark of night.

Oh well I'll send it off, I've got nowt to lose
Meanwhile I'll write another if / can find my muse
That elf upon the she/f has caused me some grief
Never would I have had him down as a letter thief.

(a rhyme but some of the letters have been eaten away and replaced with forward slashes by a wicked elf)


Written 3rd  October 
For  muschi/f  contes/ sponsored by N/na Parment/r.
Form: Rhyme


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