Little random acts of kindness
Leaving behind a trail of good deeds
~ scattered seedlings of renewed hope
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2025
Categories:
rooting, hope, world,
Form: Other
To watch something competitive
You have to pick a side,
With someone you can root for
And with whom you feel allied.
It could be sports or politics
Or various awards
Or venues like Medieval Times
Where knights wield shields and swords.
For when we are invested
In the outcome and we root,
Excitement bubbles up and often
Joy will follow suit.
It’s fun to cheer our favorites on
For even if they lose,
Absorption in the chase replaces
Boredom or the blues.
Categories:
rooting, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
Here comes the drill
that will inhabit
my tooth.
Goggles and mask
overhead. Victim, I
mean patient, not
patient, wanting out.
Still,
to make it out of pain,
I must let the end-
odontist root
out the problem,
insane.
The chair
seems electric.
I have an out
of body
experience,
that is all
too real.
The first one
left me
in pain.
I pray
this second time
is
a piece of cake.
meanwhile,
before I step out
I’m driven insane
by
this confounded
woodpecker
drilling on the siding
of my house.
For such a little thing
both
are a cavernous bother.
2/7/2023
Categories:
rooting, angst, bird, body,
Form: Free verse
Organic mass
made of ripening sexual energy
As time revolves Earth's power
light and dark unfolds
bright green reforming
blue sky grass
Mourning misty meadows
surrounding
and surrendering
fragrant sassafras.
Categories:
rooting, culture, earth, green, passion,
Form: Romanticism
I am rooting for Snidely Whiplash
Tie up sweet Nell and give her a gnash.
Silly Dudley Do-Right
Simply isn’t that bright.
Snidely, turn him into cornmeal mash.
Good villain, it is your turn to win.
Wipe off Dudley Do-Right’s ridiculous grin.
Leave her on the tracks
With their clickety clacks
Follow me, Whiplash. Do I hear an Amen?
Categories:
rooting, age,
Form: Limerick
Rooting for furry ball of fur
He'll never forget the night the white pussy
fell onto his lap. So soft and playful.
With green cat eyes that followed his fingers.
He tickled her nose, feet, belly. She heated
to his touch, purring louder. She was his.
connie pachecho
non entry to contest
1/5/17
Categories:
rooting, baptism, cat, love,
Form: Free verse
Swallowing soil's nutrients, they swell up under earth -
round or tubular vegetables of edible wholesome delight!
Carrots, beets and onions steadily fuel the body,
but yams, potatoes and parsnips - baked and buttered -
are the ones I ROOT the loudest for!
Written Jan. 4, 2016 for the Rooting For 8 To 5 contest of nette onclaude
Categories:
rooting, food,
Form: Verse
The beeches
Three queenly beeches on an English hill,
Tree spirits, sisters, who kept watch for centuries.
Root ridges cross and knit a wooden carpet;
Bare branches tangle, twist, and leave a mosaic,
Like stained glass windows, of pale April sky.
January 4, 2017
For contest Rooting for 8 to 5
Sponsored by nette onclaud
1st place
Categories:
rooting, nature, tree,
Form: Verse
Rooting for 8 to 5
Atop the hill an Oak tree stands tall,
With seedlings dropping to the grown in fall,
While nestled beneath, winters white blanket of snow,
Mysterious rooting begins, with offshoots ready to grow,
Soon on display, Mother Natures’ spring fashion show.
Written © 1/4/16
Submitted for: Rooting For 8 to 5 – Poetry Contest
Sponsored By: Nette Onclaud
Categories:
rooting, allusion, appreciation, beauty, birth,
Form: Free verse
I am a child of Micronesia. Her ancient
blood runs in my veins. I'm afar from
her islands, I maybe enchanted with the world
But I never ditched never forgotten my roots
My heart sings for her warmth and love
Just got inspired by the title of their contest :)
Rooting for 8-5
Akkina R Downing
1-4-17
Categories:
rooting, child, home, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Roots
Buried deep and dark, roots promise worthy fruits
that feed and blossom from one common seed.
With solid branches multiplying thru so many years,
growing up and out from sound, established roots,
our ancestral tree of generations makes its stand.
Sandra M. Haight
~4th Place~
Contest: Rooting For 8 to 5
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Judged: 01/09/2017
Rules: 5 lines of 8 words each - total 40 words
Categories:
rooting, family, growth, history, tree,
Form: Verse
The Medallion
I have searched the Earth for Mankind's birth
Stumbled across some petrified wood in the southeast
Inside was a medallion carved with strange markings
An inscription that said, we came in peace
1/4/17
contest Rooting for 8 to 5
Categories:
rooting, meaningful,
Form: Verse
In the middle of a dense fog night
Imaginary roots were cut down by a lady
Escaping from mental dungeon that dragged in despair
Feeling like a bird that escaped from prison
Tasting the freedom sensed when burdens are thrown
For Rooting 8 To 5 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Nette Onclaud
Fourth Place
January 4, 2017
Checked with How Many Syllables Count
Categories:
rooting, freedom,
Form: Free verse
The old oak stands straight, sturdy and tall
I wonder what would happen, should it fall?
A pillar stiff and cold through ages past
It marks many a story held never told
and in darkest shadows lies more to unfold.
Contest Description
1/4/2017
hello soupers.. I’m back!... oh do quill a new poem in 5 LINES ONLY, each line MUST CONTAIN 8 WORDS, JUST 8 WORDS… excited?.. i am, so let’s light the creative fire using the concept : ROOTS... take this where your muse will lead you… just keep the whole content focused…
creative flow, extraordinary imagery , and poetic substance would go a longgg way! ..too many filler words are not encouraged.. remember we only have 40 words to play with!
the contest name is the title of your poem… kindly date your work and include this challenge so I’ll know it’s for me…
categorize as VERSE... (rhyme or free verse is accepted)
Categories:
rooting, nature, strength,
Form: Rhyme
"The Storyteller"
In childhood I listened to Grandma tell stories,
she would talk of family, past and not;
I watched her face and her expressions fascinated,
each word became etched in my mind, then
Grandma died- now I tell the family stories.
_______________
January 4, 2017
Poetry/Verse/Rooting for 8 to 5
Copyright Protected, ID 17-863-227-0
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
For the contest, Roots for 8 to 5
sponsor, Nette Onclaud
Second Place
Categories:
rooting, family, spoken word,
Form: Verse
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