I hope you’re digging National Poetry Month as I’ll be posting quite a bit of poetry this week. Thanks to the April Poem A Day Challenge, I have several poems backlogged that are ready to be seen beyond the comment section of Poetic Asides.
April 7, 2014
Prompt: Write a self-portrait poem.
A fashion moron,
addicted to jeans
Knitting is my thing,
but forget crochet
Grew up as a nerd,
proudly still called one
From comic book stacks
to Twihard status
A dork to the core,
you’ll never change me
Nose stuck in a book,
classics and mainstream
Pages turn each night,
a cat sleeps on my lap
Never a mother,
except for furkids
Teenagers, I teach
they’ll never scare me
When they learn, I smile,
my day is worthwhile
After a good run,
I search for my muse
She keeps my words safe,
while I find a pen
Inspiration: Me. Every word is true.
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April 8, 2014
Prompt: Two for Tuesday – Write a violence and/or peace poem.
Pastel petals,
innocent face
Elegant curves,
long and slender
The siren calls,
baiting the trap
Thorns lay hidden,
ready to strike
Bloodthirsty fangs,
aching to bite
To eat her fill,
Venus must lie
Inspiration: My first thought was a Venus Flytrap, so I ran with it! Such a pretty little plant, but also quite deadly to those that fall for the trap. What a perfect incarnate of the prompt!
Venus Flytrap Photo: Wikipedia Commons
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Happy poeming!
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c.b.w. 2014
C.B. Wentworth 