Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here)!
When I was walking Captain Jack the other night, the sun shining on these weeds caught my eye. This image makes me think of:
1) a UFO shining down
2) butterflies in chrysalises, waiting to fly
3) slugs–ugh!
And here’s my?first draft:
Chrysalis
I am
ensnared
encased
enclosed
but I will fly free
on sunlight wings
–Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved
Now it’s your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS!??(Title doesn’t count toward word count:>)?
P.S. I’m offline and won’t be able to respond to poems today. I’ll be back after Labor Day, diving into the new school year! I hope your year gets off to a wonderful start!
86 Responses
Oho emerald sea
my golden seeds rise
on tempest grass
my wind colored wings
dancing sunshine
Poem By Jessica Bigi
I really like your poem Laura and cant what to read everyone poems
Love the “dancing sunshine”!
Thank you both
Jessica, emerald, gold, tempest, wind-colored wings all make for a beautiful portrait.
Wind-colored wings is such an interesting description!
Oho emerald sea
my golden seeds rise
on tempest grass
my wind colored wings
dancing sunshine
Poem By Jessica Bigi
I really like your poem Laura and cant what to read everyone poems
Love the “dancing sunshine”!
Thank you both
Jessica, emerald, gold, tempest, wind-colored wings all make for a beautiful portrait.
Wind-colored wings is such an interesting description!
I delighted
in the fuzz
till Daddy gave
the lawn a buzz.
Very fun, love that you found the rhyme that fits!
How cute!
Ha! Thanks for the morning smile.
I love this I know you were think child but I can see two Biggles out running and playing then so sad that their files was cut they love so hadding and playing in it
Beegals
I delighted
in the fuzz
till Daddy gave
the lawn a buzz.
Very fun, love that you found the rhyme that fits!
How cute!
Ha! Thanks for the morning smile.
I love this I know you were think child but I can see two Biggles out running and playing then so sad that their files was cut they love so hadding and playing in it
Beegals
History of Man in a Seed
Wild barley
discovered
cultivated
utilized to feed
replaced
abandoned
eliminated
as weeds.
History in the field. Never saw this, Diane. Wonderful!
Diane, very informative. Good job with the words.
Weed is in the eye of the beholder–love the compact history lesson!
History of Man in a Seed
Wild barley
discovered
cultivated
utilized to feed
replaced
abandoned
eliminated
as weeds.
History in the field. Never saw this, Diane. Wonderful!
Diane, very informative. Good job with the words.
Weed is in the eye of the beholder–love the compact history lesson!
The Caterpillar Carnival Ride
They swing
they sway
they hang on tight
perhaps their fun
propels them for flight.
Laura, thanks for the lovely picture and prompt. We’ll miss your comments. Sending wishes to all for a pleasant holiday weekend.
I like that ‘swing and sway’, just like the picture shows!
I love this for some reason I’m thinking of thows toy that wear on fishing line so it look like they wear crorlling Ithink uou could even get them in bubble gum mucnines
Great title–I can imagine the swinging, swaying carnival ride!
The Caterpillar Carnival Ride
They swing
they sway
they hang on tight
perhaps their fun
propels them for flight.
Laura, thanks for the lovely picture and prompt. We’ll miss your comments. Sending wishes to all for a pleasant holiday weekend.
I like that ‘swing and sway’, just like the picture shows!
I love this for some reason I’m thinking of thows toy that wear on fishing line so it look like they wear crorlling Ithink uou could even get them in bubble gum mucnines
Great title–I can imagine the swinging, swaying carnival ride!
Sixteen. My excuse is I needed it to scan properly!
Weeds
You look at us
and call us weeds.
We shine, we grow,
we make good seeds.
?Kate Coombs
Sometimes I wish it was 16, four fours! It’s a good defense…
Good seeds deserve an extra adjective! 😉
Worth the extra word, Kate! (Laura’s offline, and we won’t tattle.)
Ha. Thanks, Buffy!
Sixteen. My excuse is I needed it to scan properly!
Weeds
You look at us
and call us weeds.
We shine, we grow,
we make good seeds.
?Kate Coombs
Sometimes I wish it was 16, four fours! It’s a good defense…
Good seeds deserve an extra adjective! 😉
Worth the extra word, Kate! (Laura’s offline, and we won’t tattle.)
Ha. Thanks, Buffy!
Have a lovely holiday weekend Laura. I had similar thoughts to your picture. I like that repetition: ensnared, encased, enclosed!
Pretending
Caterpillars ride
on grassy stems
tasting the feel
of the future.
Linda Baie ?All Rights Reserved
I like your take on the caterpillar theme.
Lovely
Love the final two lines, Linda–so cool how “tasting the feel” turns two senses into one.
Have a lovely holiday weekend Laura. I had similar thoughts to your picture. I like that repetition: ensnared, encased, enclosed!
Pretending
Caterpillars ride
on grassy stems
tasting the feel
of the future.
Linda Baie ?All Rights Reserved
I like your take on the caterpillar theme.
Lovely
Love the final two lines, Linda–so cool how “tasting the feel” turns two senses into one.
I love all your E words, Laura.
OVER GROWN
The last days of August hum
while we wave,
bathe in gold,
wearing summer.
Andria W. Rosenbaum/ all rights reserved
August is my favorite month and you just added a few more reasons. Very nice and calming.
Love your last live veary nice
Love “wearing summer”–I can feel the warmth of that line!
Oh my, this is beautiful! I love ‘days…hum’ & ‘wearing summer’!
I love all your E words, Laura.
OVER GROWN
The last days of August hum
while we wave,
bathe in gold,
wearing summer.
Andria W. Rosenbaum/ all rights reserved
August is my favorite month and you just added a few more reasons. Very nice and calming.
Love your last live veary nice
Love “wearing summer”–I can feel the warmth of that line!
Oh my, this is beautiful! I love ‘days…hum’ & ‘wearing summer’!
Golden kernels
packed with summer sun
wither and fall
they weather winter
wait for spring
This is lovely
I like the way it sounds when read aloud, Buffy, all those ‘w’ words, but thinking of them ‘packed with summer sun’ is a lovely thought!
Beautiful, Buffy!
Golden kernels
packed with summer sun
wither and fall
they weather winter
wait for spring
This is lovely
I like the way it sounds when read aloud, Buffy, all those ‘w’ words, but thinking of them ‘packed with summer sun’ is a lovely thought!
Beautiful, Buffy!
This is such a lovely photo, full of light and potential. Fun to contemplate. Here’s what I wrote:
AMBASSADORS OF THE SUN
Boisterous blossoms
have loud tales to tell,
but we weeds sing the storyline
equally well.
this is wonderful I love the idea of the plants tailing a story wonderful 🙂
This is such a lovely photo, full of light and potential. Fun to contemplate. Here’s what I wrote:
AMBASSADORS OF THE SUN
Boisterous blossoms
have loud tales to tell,
but we weeds sing the storyline
equally well.
this is wonderful I love the idea of the plants tailing a story wonderful 🙂
Potential
Weeds can be
whatever we see
While a rose
is a rose
is a rose.
~~Barbara J. Turner
beautful
Potential
Weeds can be
whatever we see
While a rose
is a rose
is a rose.
~~Barbara J. Turner
beautful
This photo is gorgeous, Laura! Your suggestion of aliens sent my mind up to the stars.
Each field of wheat
a universe
full of glowing, golden galaxies
teeming with life unseen.
Hope you had a lovely weekend!
This photo is gorgeous, Laura! Your suggestion of aliens sent my mind up to the stars.
Each field of wheat
a universe
full of glowing, golden galaxies
teeming with life unseen.
Hope you had a lovely weekend!
*It’s 16 words but I like it anyway.*
WEEDS
Out of place, neglected race
Soon as we?re standing tall
We get snatched one and all
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
*It’s 16 words but I like it anyway.*
WEEDS
Out of place, neglected race
Soon as we?re standing tall
We get snatched one and all
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.