Mom Morning Poems

Final crumbs of a Saturday repast,
  We knew it wouldn't last!
  Licked all the bowls,
  Mom began to scold.
  We tried...

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My normal walk this morning wasn’t as normal as it seemed…
which made me question if I was truly walking…or walking in a dream.

As I stepped...

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Every morning I see my dad in the mirror.
Same hazel eyes
Same round chin
Same freckles
Same bad teeth
Same straight up haywire hair
“Hi Dad!” I say
My eyes grin,...

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tea
amber
liquid, hot.
aroma spreads,
wispy steam rises,
greets us in morn.
joy to sip 
healthy
drink

August.17.2022

~Placed First~

Say it in Nine Poetry Contest
Sponsor-Joseph May...

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Morning

The new white sun, 
climbs over the hills
and mountains in the distance, 
to spread its brilliant bright rays
over the land. 

Some embrace the moment
and look...

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I have another piece that's too long for here - so it's in "Short Stories."

It's called "doctor mom" - about my mom and being home.

I...

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i make myself a mexican pizza
i make myself a mexican omelette
i make myself some frijoles charros con queso
i make myself some taquitos extra stuffed
i get...

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Sunshine Morning

My wedding is just... days away. 
The light streams into my window. 
It is morning. 
I have so many things to do. 

So far...
I...

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I saw Sting in the lobby this morning, we were going out and he was coming in. Lisa nudged me, “Sting” was all she whispered....

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OOOOOMMMMMM
….s I g h ?
Did I feed the cat”

OOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM
….d a m n ?
…….red dress…?

OOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM
….zzzzzzzzzz…
…..H U H ! what time is it?

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM
……oh no!....
……..hope the baby’s car...

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I hold my soft kitten tight,                                       ...

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Like the early morning mists 
That rise from the waters’ depths
Memories emerge in swirls and twists
Foggy shadows of lives past 
Of them all, childhood scenes...

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*Image of Red Rose Bubbles by Pixabay.

Mom's Morning Message

Sweet
Saviour,
Praise
be thy
Holy name
for life's
Breath
on this
Blest morning
to be amongst
the precious
living
souls
that you
Created
~~"Wake up
*kids
and thank
God."

*Mom's precious living souls ere the...

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Sitting this morning
head in hand
starting at my bedroom wall;
I remember my mother
sitting like this 
her tired eyes
boring holes into the sheetrock
or the streetlight 
outside our...

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"Billy, it's time! Get up for school!'
"But, Mom- my arm is hurting bad!
Oh please don't make me, don't be cruel-
I must stay home- though I...

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