poetic asides chores

Choremaker

Pain intensifies

Doctor visits increase

To-do list lengthens

Pain intensifies

Doctor visits increase

To-do list lengthens

Pain intensifies

Doctor visits increase

To-do list lengthens

Pain makes everything a chore,

even poeming.

acrostic

Acrostics

A

Careful

Record

Of

Stimulating

Trailblazing

In

Creative

Soul-searching

poetic blooming love,joy, peace, poetry

Poetry

P ainting with words and passion

O pening hearts, in a fashion

E ssence of love, joy, and peace

T easing, tantalizing release

R eading and writing poetry

Y ields a soulful of esprit 

PA release

Stubborn Pain

Pain has sunk its teeth in

My shoulder, fingers, wrist

A bull dog determined to win

Pain has sunk its teeth in

Down to the bone within

Let go! Release! Desist!

Pain has sunk its teeth in

My shoulder, fingers, wrist

poem away friends

Friends

F unny and fun

R emembers the good times

I nterested and interesting

E mpathetic and listening

N ot always trying to fix me

D oes not call me darling,

S weetie or hon.

spanner poem away

My Family

My dad liked to hunt and fish and camp.

My mom liked to work and sing and paint.

My oldest sister collected stamps.

I was my next oldest’s chief complaint.

My middle sis was my friend and champ.

To my younger sis I was no saint.

Poem Away blue, sonnette

Quick Cure

We were concerned for hubby that day.

His blood pressure was not as it should.

His circulation might not have been so good.

His hands were a dull bluish gray.

We went to the doctors without delay.

Reducing the aspirin, he did what he could.

Make it better, we hoped that it would.

We looked at the color with some dismay.

 
It reminded me of when I handled ink.

I said, “This may not be as bad as we think.”

With soap and water his hands turned white.

We examined the new sheets on his bed.

It was the bright blue flowers that had bled.

We laughed about this well into the night.

Poem Away Triolet tiger

A Story

The tiger paces back and forth within its cage

And critters round prepare for its great roar

Steeling themselves against its terrible rage

The tiger paces back and forth within its cage

A reader anxiously turns to the next page

Caught up in the author’s story once more

The tiger paces back and forth within its cage

And critters round prepare for its great roar

Poetic Asides cooking

Momentary

Cooking is one of my least favorite activities.

The longer it takes, the faster it goes.

There’s nothing left to save or freeze.

Cooking is one of my least favorite activities.

A lot of effort is gone with ease.

In our middles is where it shows.

Cooking is one of my least favorite activities.

The longer it takes, the faster it goes.

poem away sevenling

Sevenling (pain)

Pain in my shoulder

Pain in my arm

Pain in my fingers

Anti-inflammatories

Chiropractic

Heat and ice

Annie Get Your Gun

Poem Away Septolet

A Septolet

you say?

It shouldn’t be hard

to come up with

fourteen words.

Poem Away Septilla

Owie Song

I am singing my owie song.

Words are easy to sing along.

Owie, owie, owie, owie!

Owie my shoulder, neck and arm.

I sure could use a good luck charm.

Owie, owie, owie, owie!

All of this pain seems very wrong.

Poem Away Septet

Night Sounds

Instrumental music playing on the radio.

Fridge running.

Ice cubes going kerthunk.

Rustling of ice bag on my arm.

Hubby clearing his throat.

Car rumbling out in the street.

Ringing in my ears.

Poem Away Septanelle

The Summer We Met

We bounced along

In the old blue Chevy.

The truck rattled and rumbled out its song,

None too heavy.

We rejoiced in the Lord.

Then you showed up in that shiny red Ford.

Our love grew strong.

Poem Away Seafonn

Raspberry Cake

Some people like raspberry cake,

And some folks find it lacking.

But I say cake is always good.

It tastes so yummy like it should.

Cake is mmm-good, lip-smacking.

But picky eaters, quick to “dis”

Can turn down scrumptious food like this.

Poetic Asides Special Day

September First, 2018.

Forty-four more days to go.

Retirement date is set.

After raising two kids,

housing three college students,

hosting four adults

with developmental disabilities,

it will be the first time

in almost thirty-seven years

Hubby and I will be alone.

They say caregivers go first.

Our goal is to retire

before we die.

He is a two-time stroke survivor.

I have an impinged shoulder,

among other health issues.

Sometimes I wonder

if we’ll make it.

Here’s hoping.

Poem Away Saraband

Mirna

Mirna is dainty as a mouse.

She lives with two brothers, her aunt,

and mother in a one-room house.

They reside in San Salvador.

She loves to go to school and learn.

She writes about Jesus and more,

grateful for gifts she cannot earn.  

Poem Away sunset

Fantastic pink sky

Field features blue columbine

Breathe in the beauty

Poem Away Rondelet

He Kisses Us

He kisses us,

Each morning when we start the day.

He kisses us.

He leans upon our heads, he must.

He is a man, but more a boy.

We start the day with warmth and joy.

He kisses us.

Poem Away Rime Royal

Roast Beef

A son at the memorial revealed

His dad would milk eight cows on parents’ farm.

His parents had gone out into the field,

The cows in metal stanchions kept from harm,

Till thunder and fierce lightning caused alarm.

The lightning killed all of their cows that day.

His dad survived ‘cause he had stepped away.

We listened to the kinsfolks tell their tales.

A storm approached and wind blew things about.

The thunder rumbled and flags flapped like sails.

The lightning flashed and some gave a sharp shout.

“We’ve metal chairs,”  I calmly pointed out.

The lady next to me did raise her brows,

“I hope we don’t end up like Daddy’s cows.”

Poem Away Pleaides

Today

Today as I  make my plans

The clock tick-tocks time away

Till I have to change my plans

To accommodate time lost

Ticks a lazy day away

To-do list quickly lengthens

Tomorrow’s another day

Poem Away Neville

Changing of Seasons

As leaves turn brown, detach and fall

And birds begin to go

I’ll let my brave face show

May there not be snowfall at all

A blink and autumn’s gone

Brings winter’s marathon

Till bright new days of spring will call

Poem Away Kwansaba

A Praise Song

I sing praises to You creator God.

You are worthy of praise and worship.

I yield myself wholly to Your will.

At least, I do with Your help.

Your mercy and grace are truly amazing.

Thank You for all things we enjoy.

Thank You for calling us Your friends.

Poetic Asides Four

Big Cardboard Box

Kids playing house

Sailing their ship

Rolling downhill

Lemonade stand

Poem Away Italian Octave

Siblings’ Household

My girl’s an Arizonan now

Where greenery is somewhat rare

And where she gives her nursing care.

It’s great my son she does allow,

And good he cooks and cleans a while.

In growing close, they’ve learned to share.

She took a gamble and a dare.

Thank God, they make it work somehow.

Poem Away Envelope Sonnet

Winter Ditch Day

What a wonderful day it was

When snow storm turned the campus white

The winter scene tingled our spines

No  arguing, complaints or whines

The wind had sculpted quite a sight

That’s why we students were abuzz

This world invited us to play

Which we agreed that snowy day

We couldn’t wait for class to end

Abandoned work and grabbed our sleds

Professors watched and cheered us on

And wondered at wild things we’d done

We played till frozen, toes to heads,

And shouts turned whispers, friend to friend

Poem Away Acrostic with V word

Villains

V illains don’t think they’re villains

I magining their deeds are justified

L oaded with excuses to do evil

L onging to win over their enemies

A ngry with the powers that be

I nstinctively going against the flow

N ot willing to admit they’re wrong

S erving themselves, with an evil laugh

Poem Away Acrostic beginning with V

Visitor

V isiting places I have never been

I s one of my favorite things to do.

S cenery of oceans, mountains, forests

I slands, bridges, castles, rivers, lakes

T ouring here there and everywhere

O ut in the boonies or in the city

R oaming about all over the world.

Poem Away Diamante

Friend

Fun, congenial

Laughing, helping, hoping

Dependable, companion, aggravating, hurtful

Sneering, impeding, cursing

Vengeful, bitter

Enemy

Poem Away Diamante

Boulder

Hard, lasting

Perching, Rolling, Smashing

Heavy, substantial, single, unnoticed

Irritating, floating, disappearing

Tiny, light

Grain of sand

Poem Away Cross Limerick

Fast Forward

Went to docs for a physical and

I will say that it wasn’t as planned.

Almost hour I did wait.

I was ‘bout out of time,

When he came at fast rate.

Sped it up, we went flyin’.

It was like a “Court Jester” exam.