Write Mentor Poems

The sound of wedding bells, I hear
My daughter’s maiden flight, so near
Festive celebrations, in full gear
And nuptial gaiety, so much in the air
This letter I...

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Dad you were beside us,
You guided us in every manner and ways
I write this, from my heart 
Since you thought us from your heart 
You...

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My friend, write what you know about first-hand
An exciting experience, an unforgettable moment,
Your adventurous trip with your high school band
When you didn’t get back your...

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At the End of the Yellow Brick Road
David J Walker

to say I knew him well 
is a Deep slice 
of life as we knew it

as...

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My faithful quill recumbent
Motionless
Stark against the virgin parchment posed upon my desk
The peeping moon breaks through grimy windows
Mocking me as the mantel clock chimes the...

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Advice to Young Poets
by Nicanor Parra Sandoval
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Youngsters,
write however you will
in your preferred style.
Too much blood flowed under the bridge
for me...

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We share our love for writing
A seat at the bar is always inviting
Writing comes naturally
Alcohol used medicinally
Both had their own way 2 stop the chaos
The...

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#84

TEN UP

10^0  

Ten to the zero is really just one,
positive power, its a whole, not a part.
We don’t move from the decimal,
it’s just where...

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La Poetess Gardener;
And in her garden she's growing;
Small flower Jan Allison;
We thank you for your words and verses of encouragements;
How be it some funny, a...

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In who I find courage and bravery
In a certain situation that shakes me
A frail look on mountain words
I tremble and feel a shrink winkle skin
That...

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Angel, if you’re looking for a shoulder to cry on
Then, God led you to the right place
Dry your eyes and I'll help move you forward
Because...

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My Mentor is My Friend

There was a time not long ago
Where I felt I had no friend
I thought if I stopped moving
In the trash can...

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THE UNSUNG HEROES . . . 
 
O l hail to the poets born of observation 
Then to their perseverance and patience

For taking all that...

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My Teacher ... Life's Memory
 
Sandy,
My inspiration 
 

Being life to me...

                life being to see...
 
A memory,

        ...

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Life does not necessarily mature into timeless love,
just as yeast is not the entire evolutionary journey for bread,
and the Way may be part of, but...

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