In the study, bright and sunny,
I thought I'd try something funny.
Three minutes, that's all I need I cried,
As I set my timer, pen and paper aside.
I brewed my thoughts, to nice and hot,
Clicked the timer, it proclaimed a plop.
The words danced, swirled in a muse ballet,
Melding to a happenstance touche.
But, soon my thoughts began to drift,
To coffee and toast, as a hunger twang miffed.
I'm way ahead with my word play draft,
Surely there's time to pause my craft.
Suddenly the timer beeped, too late it cried.
My poem lay there soft, with runny white inside.
Just like a par boiled egg, it was yucky, half-done.
Poems like eggs, need full time run, to be finespun.
I wrote this at the last minute.
You know,
the minute before, I raced out the door.
I scrawled it out until the paper tore.
The thoughts I wanted to convey
about another hurried, scrambled day.
I spilled and splattered it on the page.
I was Jackson Pollock in a frantic rage.
My muddy, muddled words never tired.
My rutty, riddled will never expired.
This scratch was never worth any cash.
This paper crumpled and tossed in the trash.
On second thought, I recovered the script.
The meager text told a tale I never gripped.
I wrote this at the last minute.
You know,
the minute before, I raced out the door.
I'm here to share with you my thoughts,
untie some knots;
I try to learn
how gold to earn.
I'm thrilled by this advanced technique,
evade critique
when it's on me;
I'm proud, you see.
I know I have to write this form,
It has its charm,
made me reflect;
please don't reject.
a minute poem
My sweetheart had it in his head
when first we wed,
from loving groom
my nom de plume.
The name he calls me, Reason A.,
like cabernet
rolls off the tongue
like music sung.
No rhyme or reason could I find
to reassign
his nickname sworn -
my pen name born.
November 26, 2021
explanation:
Reason A. Goodwin, an editor of World Book Encyclopedia Dictionary, was a word judge on the original Password Game Show. The producers got upset with him the first time he was called upon to challenge a word, he looked it up in his dictionary. They said, "We could have hired any girl to look up a word."
My husband loved the show and started calling me "Dr. Reason A. Poteet" anytime we argued about things. His favorite expression has always been, "You just never know." to which I always reply, "But you can find out."
The first minute, blank
brains filled with paper whiteness,
unlined, creative.
The second, third, fourth
go in a whiz, fizz, unpro
ductive row of parts
The halfway point; five
slow minutes; tired poem
drags your tired pen
Six, seven, eight, nine,
minutes leap like frogs in front
of a metaphor,
leaping at the last
minute, when time writes itself
into the whiteness.
~In His Eyes~
(The Minute poem)
In His eyes precious you know
He loves you so
Jesus can save
For you life gave.
God in His goodness gives option
With God I'm on
Lord hear prayers
Believe He cares.
God makes us all unique you see
His love hearts key
Just let him lead
Christ saves indeed.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2013
January.11.2017
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
-“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (NIV)
- Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer
Romans 12: 12 ( NIV )
-The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Exodus 14: 13 ( NIV )
~Authors Notes:
The " Minute Poem" is a poetry form or style created by Verna Lee Hinegardner, once poet Laureate of Arkansas.
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
With pen in hand the poet writes
Some sleepless nights
Might skip a day
So much to say.
When you know you have it right
With all your might
Words on a page
Some of them sage
Create a tale thru poetry
For friends to see
Words shared will live
With thoughts you give.
~In His Eyes~
(The Minute poem)
In His eyes precious you know
He loves you so
Jesus can save
For you life gave
God in His mercy gives option
With God I'm on
Hear your prayers
Believe He cares
God makes us all unique you see
His love hearts key
Just let him lead
Christ saves indeed!
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2013
September.25.2016
-So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
-For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
John 3:16 (NIV)
~Authors Notes:
"The Minute Poem" is a 60 syllable verse form, one syllable for each second in a minute.It was created by Verna Lee Hinegardner, once poet laureate of Arkansas.
~Jesus Is Great~
(The Minute poem)
Lord shows that He really cares
He dries our tears
He loves us so
With Him love grow
Come to the Lord, give Him your heart
From Him never part
He'll guide your life
Help you with strife
Read all the signs and watch the sky
Seek Him and see
Jesus is great
Don't wait too late.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2010
September.15.2016
-So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
-“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (NIV)
~Author's Notes:
"The Minute " is a poetry style consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables.
Four walls do not make a world…
For life unfurled
You must go out
Without a doubt!
Into the sunshine you must go…
Your face to show
Take in it all
You’ll have a ball!
The joy of just being alive
Will make you thrive
Open the door
See so much more!
~Jesus Is Great~
(The Minute poem)
He shows that He really cares
He dries our tears
He loves us so
With Him love grow
Come to the Lord, give Him your heart
From Him never part
He'll guide your life
Help you with strife
Read all the signs and watch the sky
Seek Him and see
Jesus is great
Don't wait too late.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2010
May.31.2016
~Author's Notes:
"The Minute " is a poetry style consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables.
~In His Eyes~
(The Minute poem)
In His eyes precious you know
He loves you so
Jesus can save
For you life gave
God in His mercy gives option
With God I'm on
Hear your prayers
Believe He cares
God makes us all unique you see
His love hearts key
Just let him lead
Christ saves indeed!
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2013
April.28.2016
~Authors Notes:
"The Minute Poem" is a 60 syllable verse form, one syllable for each second in a minute.It was created by Verna Lee Hinegardner, once poet laureate of Arkansas.
~Jesus Is Great~
(The Minute poem)
He shows that He really cares
He's returning soon
He loves us so
For Him love grows
Come to the Lord, give Him your heart
From Him never part
He'll guide your life
Help you with strife
Read all the signs and watch the sky
Seek Him and see
Jesus is great
Don't wait too late.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2010
December.06.2015
This is the best part
To say what is on my mind
I’m suffocated with toxic
A lavish smoke that makes me grind
Intoxicating works
Routines and foolishness
I can’t stand on my feet
Like a handicapped old man
Potion and pills
Mix them together
I don’t see solution
This blatant aggression.
This deep feeling in me
Can’t be scientifically solved
I just want to be drowned
In a hot boiling water
Exact write.
Flower paste.
Face
the natural force.
Bites the window
as I turn to the pouring rain
and dream of sunshine.
Really, that's pretty awful!
Hah!
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