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Day 26 – National Poetry Month: Wait on the Clock

Today I give you the annual Blitz poem, from the prompt Wait on the Clock. Also, the Blitz poem has a title rule, so I did not use the prompt as the title for this one. Godot with Wound(from the prompt Wait on the Clock) Wait on the ClockWait on GodotGodot is lateGodot is no... Continue Reading →

Day 25 – National Poetry Month: Return to Me

Today’s prompt was Return to Me, and I chose a rime couee as today’s form. Enjoy. Return to Me Far cast to sea on morning lighta kiss, a wave, your smile so brightWhile my heart ached for youNever to be, your ship went downLeft alone, my sweet love to drownas the bitter wind blew ©2022... Continue Reading →

Day 24 – National Poetry Month: Drops of Coffee

Today I went short and sweet with a haiku from the prompt, Drops of Coffee. Enjoy. Drops of Coffee The warm morning sunhiss of steam, and drip, drip, dripdark soothing comfort ©2022 A. F. Stewart

Day 23 – National Poetry Month: Hallowed Relic

Today I had the prompt Hallowed Relic and I give you a Catena Rondo poem. Enjoy. Hallowed Relic Veneration in the hallowed light,with bowed head and devoted heartSo much more than treasured artVeneration in the hallowed light With bowed head and devoted heart,whispered prayers released in caresoul’s pain splayed raw and bareWith bowed head and... Continue Reading →

Day 22 – National Poetry Month: Fairy Rain

Today, I attempt a poetry form new to me, a Celtic form called Dechnad Cummaisc, for the prompt Fairy Rain. Enjoy. Fairy Rain Swirling twilight colour fading,soft summer rainLaughing shadows, woodland music,gentle refrain The fairies dance as evening ends,spinning sublimeEthereal wisps past the glen,adrift in time The moonlight sings in falling rainas fairies smileWorlds collide... Continue Reading →

Day 21 – National Poetry Month: Violet Petal

Today’s poem was an experiment in rhyme, from the prompt, Violet Petal. Enjoy. Violet Petal Dew drop rains in springlisten to the birdies singFlowers bloom in violetunder the garden swing A laugh and a smile met;best friends inviolateEven when they must go,but stay for a while yet Such cheery days aglow,where time moved so slowIn... Continue Reading →

Day 20 – National Poetry Month: Cancelled Day

Just a short, silly poem today. A Cinquain from the prompt Cancelled Day. Enjoy. Cancelled Day Bad startOut of coffeeand now stuck in trafficTurn up late, to find the officeis closed ©2022 A. F. Stewart

Day 19 – National Poetry Month: Last Refrain

Not sure where recess of mind this poem came from today, but it’s part chant, part free verse from the prompt, Last Refrain. Enjoy. Last Refrain Warm sunlight fading past the windowat the end of dayhaunting notes of yesteryear playingon the violinA last refrain of memories Morning dawn streaming in the windowpast the aged violinsoft... Continue Reading →

Day 18 – National Poetry Month: Brilliant Narrative

Today I wrote some cheery loop poetry, from the prompt Brilliant Narrative. Enjoy. Brilliant Narrative See the morning dew,dew sparkling in the lightLight of a new dawn,dawn that splits the night And so the tale begins,begins the story anewAnew with expectationExpectation of a sunlit view © 2022 A. F. Stewart

Day 17 – National Poetry Month: Grey Bones

Today’s poem is an attempt at a Terzanelle from the prompt, Grey Bones. Enjoy. Grey Bones Comes a shadow of winter’s endwhen the night wind blows coldComes a shadow of winter’s endFrom the hoary lichen and mold,the dead moan a sweet refrainwhen the night wind blows coldIn falling snow and lasting painthe grey bones creak... Continue Reading →