while I slept, dandelions play hide and seek
The moon decided to learn
how to bake,
And stirred up a giant and
starry- filled cake!
He used the soft clouds for a
bowl of white dough,
And baked it all night with a
warm, glowing glow.
He added a scoop of the
deep ocean blue,
And decorated with shiny,
bright comets and dew.
When the sun woke up
bright, the moon took a
peek,
And fed all his crumbs to the
birds in the creek!
Suddenly I've become a widow
Time warps around a surreal new reality
Everything is veiled in darkness
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Life is not easy
It’s not cheesy
One day everything will be alright
Next day you will be on the dark night
Unexpected turns and twists built overnight
There is no ray of sunlight
There is no way to look for a bright
Eyes are not ready to see the reality
Mind is still dreaming the fantasy
Unexpected turns and twists built overnight
Happiness faded into shadow
Sadness comes with combo
Peace is in the sideshow
Serenity lost in road show
Unexpected turns and twists built overnight
Me to You:
Cyber touches
Reaching out
Overnight
Give a shout
Message me
I'm right here
I keep my phone
Very near
You to Me:
It's too windy
Windows shake
I get nervous
You awake?
You're always up
Counting sheep
One question for you
Don't you sleep?
I feel the need to bounce around.
To shake off the lamplight.
Then I’m sitting, hopelessly.
Then I’m pacing powerfully.
The room is offbeat today.
I think my body shouldn’t be here.
A couch lives in here.
A bowl of popcorn, old and dead.
Yep, this is my friend’s place.
Something…something…stay here…
I could use the couch.
To sleep.
But it didn’t go right.
Instead, I stayed up all night.
I wasted the spot on his couch.
He asked if I’d like some cereal.
But I don’t eat like I used to.
I am a little bit of a trickster
It has to be said
A wee bit mischievous
Somewhat bonkers in the head
Friends came to stay the night
So l played a cheeky joke
Showed them to their room
Explained all for when they woke
I mentioned if they needed the loo
In the middle of the night
No need to stumble in the dark
We do this and its works a delight
I bent down and pulled out from under their bed
An vintage enamel handled pee-pot….full of wee
Initial awkward horror followed by hysterical laughter
As it was a pee pot full of apple juice you see!
spoor tracks
imprint
the virgin snow-
footsteps of yesteryear
echo in my mind
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My tears build, ready to spill
My strength tested, wavering inner will
My home has changed overnight
Now, there’s still not birds or squirrels in sight
The flurry of wildlife I see each day, is gone
The government doesn’t care, each one a con
Heartless, evil, selfish they are
As people suffer chemical toxins that spread far
A disaster ignored that will last for years!
They could care less about anyone’s fears
Every time I look outside, it is empty for now
The eerie silence that is here, I can’t explain somehow
Heidi Sands
2/19/23
A plan between two children
Needing parental approval
Outrageously wild ideas for the evening
Vigorous plotting and planning
Enthusiastic silly making
Resounding laughter
No one is allowed to sleep
Idyllic age of about twelve
Giggling long after bedtime
Happy to stay up long after parents retire
Thrilling to see each other at breakfast
Spring starts with icicles dripping,
as tepid rays of sunshine warm the air.
And city cars are abandoned for bicycles
as temperatures rise
from freezing to mild.
Spring's warmth triggers
tulips, daffodils, and snowdrops
to poke their heads through the thawed ground,
seemingly overnight.
And from blades of grass to emerald leaves,
Nature inks the landscape
in multiple shades of green.
Suddenly, spectacular colors emerge;
scarlets, pinks, yellows, blues, and purples,
are but a few gleaned from Spring's palette.
The twittering songbirds have all returned,
tweeting tunes that decry the length of Winter's rule.
And a lune's eerie, haunting call
once more echoes across the northern lakes.
For the ice-free waters welcomed them back
when Winter gave way to Spring.
Overnight she landed
was she sent from up above
shiny ~ glistening ~ white
at my very first sight
I fell head over heels in love
She towered high ~ way into the sky
So beautiful was she ~ aesthetically ethereal
When at that moment
a seagull passing by
paused a while
with a blink of his eye
I could almost hear him say
“You weren’t here yesterday”
I stand first in the queue
for her inaugural flight
on this magnificent orb
who arrived in the night
as I enter her capsule
she begins to revolve
my first ride on a Ferris wheel
oh such joy to behold…
Written 2nd September 2020 - there is something so magical when seeing a Ferris wheel...
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FIRST PLACE
Our children see others lie with impunity
Simply blow out the light, darkness perverts civility
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F F I series 55 p m couplet
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Poetry form: Poulter's Measure Couplet - Couplets of 12 syllables alternating with 14 syllables, often used for serious statements.
He once lived an uninspired life
his palette a muted black and white….
until she came and filled his world
with color…
overnight.
Our springtime crawled in softly
Greenness walked in ahead of her
The daffodils laughed so gaily
Her tulips were lightly demure
Our springtime greened us overnight
We awoke one day, and there she was
Back in place, quite a pretty sight,
Reminding us she does what she does.
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