Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here.
I was walking Jack the other day and came across this one small mushroom in a huge open field that’s part of a park near my house. With this filter on it, it practically looks like a cardboard cutout. So smooth. So simple. This image makes me think of several things:
- The gumdrops in Mom and Dad’s gumdrop jar–the white ones are OK, though I prefer the citrus and the black licorice ones
- A cloche (1920s style hat) I wore to a mystery dinner one time. Um, I pretty much looked like a gumdrop in that hat. Not a good look on me.
- H.R. Pufnstuf
And here’s my first draft. (Do you ever talk to your clothes or other inanimate objects? I do.)
It’s your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS! (Title doesn’t count toward word count)
17 Responses
Laura, I see no picture and no first draft from you. Is the problem at my end or yours?
I’m having the same problem–will check back later 🙂
Yeah, tech issues, and I can’t get in to fix them :>( Hopefully it will be fixed later today…
Mr. Mushroom Takes a Stand
You call me moldy,
spoiler, slime…
decomposer,
maker of grime–
but I’m a fun guy!
Hehe…gotta love this mix of fact and fun[guy]. Ha!
Laura I love that you saw a cap in the pic
poem By Jessica Bigi
so carefully
mothers earth
sows paroral
buttons on her
grass nit swatter
she call them
truffles
Laura I love that you saw a cap in the pic
poem By Jessica Bigi
so carefully
mothers earth
sows paroral
buttons on her
grass nit sweater
she call them
truffles
Love this extended metaphor, Jessica. The pearl buttons, the sweater knit out of grass. Wonderful!
What a stark contrast Laura. The muted look of the top of the mushroom reminds me of my Swiffer duster after it ingests bird dander and dog hair.
Ms. Swiffer
You appear
in pretty pastels
I swipe
your life
now dust to dust.
This is a clever one, Martha–and your intro made me hoot out loud.
I really like today’s picture. My poem makes no sense without it.
A Friendly Fungi
Come by my dome -
I’ll make room
in my small home
where friendships bloom.
Aw, that last line is brilliant!
Yay, you got it fixed!
A FUNGUS AMONG US
One of a kind
in a field of green-
Regal, Elegant,
Proud to be seen.
Well, *I* didn’t, but hooray for Winding Oak! I like this dapper little poem!
Calm your mind
Breathe
You will find
Joy
in your heart
Peace
Within your soul
Anne McKenna
(Not sure if this fits but I wrote it anyway)
DINNERTIME
Under
a mushroom
umbrella
fairies dine
sipping tea.
I wish
it were
me.
Stopping back tonight to see if the image is up! Cute as a button!
Froglight
In the field
By the road
A toadstool glowed
Reading light
For Frog and Toad.