Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here)!
Photo: Randy Salas
My husband Randy took this pic out his window at work in downtown Minneapolis a few weeks ago. So cool!
This image makes me think of:
1) the giant climbing down the beanstalk after Jack
2) Hickory, dickory, dock!
3) a lumberjack
And here’s my?first draft.
Now it’s your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS!??(Title doesn’t count toward word count:>) If you leave a poem in the comments, and if it’s 15 words or less, I’ll try to respond!
Just visiting
WHUMP
look up
crash of glass
“Hey there”
mutters Angel Wings
“I missed my past”
Like this picture- lots of possibilities 🙂
Ooh, that last line is intriguing, Amelia.
Poor angel, needing more than her wings. This makes me think of much when reading & then looking at the picture.
Just visiting
WHUMP
look up
crash of glass
“Hey there”
mutters Angel Wings
“I missed my past”
Like this picture- lots of possibilities 🙂
Ooh, that last line is intriguing, Amelia.
Poor angel, needing more than her wings. This makes me think of much when reading & then looking at the picture.
Your view from a city apartment:
Front Row Seat
Parade is coming
Right down my street
All I can see are Pinocchio’s feet!
Hehehe–I love the idea of seeing the Macy’s Parade from a nearby window–what if all you could see were knees or bellies? Ha!
So funny. One really might see the balloons from a different perspective if up high.
Your view from a city apartment:
Front Row Seat
Parade is coming
Right down my street
All I can see are Pinocchio’s feet!
Hehehe–I love the idea of seeing the Macy’s Parade from a nearby window–what if all you could see were knees or bellies? Ha!
So funny. One really might see the balloons from a different perspective if up high.
Laura,
Tell Randy that’s one great shot. I’m glad I wasn’t asked to pose. Loved the window washer poem and hanging out with the pigeons. A touch of humor is always nice in a hazardous situation.
Laura,
Tell Randy that’s one great shot. I’m glad I wasn’t asked to pose. Loved the window washer poem and hanging out with the pigeons. A touch of humor is always nice in a hazardous situation.
The tall
tower
clock
knows
where
everyone
goes
Great to write from another perspective. I guess it would see all!
I really like the tone/mood of this. A bit intrusive, a bit spooky, a bit Big Brother–for me, anyway.
“The clock tower knows…..Bwah-ha-ha!”
Yes, a bit spooky here is fun!
The tall
tower
clock
knows
where
everyone
goes
Great to write from another perspective. I guess it would see all!
I really like the tone/mood of this. A bit intrusive, a bit spooky, a bit Big Brother–for me, anyway.
“The clock tower knows…..Bwah-ha-ha!”
Yes, a bit spooky here is fun!
On Receiving Very Good News
Taking a break
from walking on air,
pausing for rest
on a stories-high chair.
This makes me imagine so many good things for this person, “walking on air”. Wonderful!
Great play on walking on air!
Good news can certainly give you a lift! Nice!
On Receiving Very Good News
Taking a break
from walking on air,
pausing for rest
on a stories-high chair.
This makes me imagine so many good things for this person, “walking on air”. Wonderful!
Great play on walking on air!
Good news can certainly give you a lift! Nice!
It would be quite an experience to spend time with a window washer of skyscrapers. Love that you have a rhyme in the poem, Laura.
Vacation Dreaming
Looked out my window,
tour guide waited
to show the city.
?Already magical,? I thought.
Linda Baie ? All Rights Reserved
Oh, lovely, Linda! So true. The best travel for me is when I see a few sights but mostly inhale the city/place on my own…
Looking out at new views when vacationing is always immediately magical to me! Seeing feet there…well, that would put a new spin on “magical”!
It would be quite an experience to spend time with a window washer of skyscrapers. Love that you have a rhyme in the poem, Laura.
Vacation Dreaming
Looked out my window,
tour guide waited
to show the city.
?Already magical,? I thought.
Linda Baie ? All Rights Reserved
Oh, lovely, Linda! So true. The best travel for me is when I see a few sights but mostly inhale the city/place on my own…
Looking out at new views when vacationing is always immediately magical to me! Seeing feet there…well, that would put a new spin on “magical”!
First thought for me was window washer. I also wondered if the flag was at half-staff. Decided to continue with the window washer. Heaven knows he needs a fun respite.
Break Time
Sakes alive
it’s two forty-five
time for a snack
and a rest for my back.
I love the voice here, Martha!
I noticed that flag, too, and wondered if it was at half-mast.
Can’t imagine doing a window washer’s job up there. I don’t even like to do them down on the ground!
Ha Ha! Love this!
First thought for me was window washer. I also wondered if the flag was at half-staff. Decided to continue with the window washer. Heaven knows he needs a fun respite.
Break Time
Sakes alive
it’s two forty-five
time for a snack
and a rest for my back.
I love the voice here, Martha!
I noticed that flag, too, and wondered if it was at half-mast.
Can’t imagine doing a window washer’s job up there. I don’t even like to do them down on the ground!
Ha Ha! Love this!
Feet
Feet
high
above
the
street,
where
dirt
and
clouds
meet,
where
sun
and
glass
greet
?Kate Coombs
I love those “meet”ings, Kate. Lovely!
I like “where sun and glass meet”. It reminds me of looking at the reflective windows that essentially make the building invisible.
Feet
Feet
high
above
the
street,
where
dirt
and
clouds
meet,
where
sun
and
glass
greet
?Kate Coombs
I love those “meet”ings, Kate. Lovely!
I like “where sun and glass meet”. It reminds me of looking at the reflective windows that essentially make the building invisible.
Cute poem, Laura. What big feet!
Worker’s Break Time
Resting aching feet,
sitting here is sweet,
waving them in air.
Why do people stare?
I love this, Pat. What a wonderful imagination you have!
Thanks, Linda. But it’s not my imagination. My own painful and aching feet made me think of it. Ha!
I like that you worked in people’s reaction, Pat:>)
Don’t you wonder how it would feel to be hanging your feet over the edge up that high? Don’t think I could do it. My feet are starting to hurt just thinking about it!
Cute poem, Laura. What big feet!
Worker’s Break Time
Resting aching feet,
sitting here is sweet,
waving them in air.
Why do people stare?
I love this, Pat. What a wonderful imagination you have!
Thanks, Linda. But it’s not my imagination. My own painful and aching feet made me think of it. Ha!
I like that you worked in people’s reaction, Pat:>)
Don’t you wonder how it would feel to be hanging your feet over the edge up that high? Don’t think I could do it. My feet are starting to hurt just thinking about it!
Laura I love this pic makes me think of time travel I was able to get to a computer to join in I love every ones poems
feet of time
dance turquoise skies
window shine smiles
sunshine whistle
hickory dock
sky father clock
chimes nine
Poem by Jessica Bigi
Love “sky father clock”.
Glad you got your computer problems sorted out, Jessica! I love that “sky father clock”!
Laura I love this pic makes me think of time travel I was able to get to a computer to join in I love every ones poems
feet of time
dance turquoise skies
window shine smiles
sunshine whistle
hickory dock
sky father clock
chimes nine
Poem by Jessica Bigi
Love “sky father clock”.
Glad you got your computer problems sorted out, Jessica! I love that “sky father clock”!
Window Cleaner
He?s just a dot
Scaling glass by day
Who dares say
He missed a spot?
I don’t think I’d want to be the one to tell him he missed a spot!
Not me! I love “Scaling glass…”
Window Cleaner
He?s just a dot
Scaling glass by day
Who dares say
He missed a spot?
I don’t think I’d want to be the one to tell him he missed a spot!
Not me! I love “Scaling glass…”
Things to do if you are a window ledge:
Hold a nest of falcons
Feel ivy’s tight grip
Bear the boots of window washers.
Ooh, I love those first two lines, Buffy!
Things to do if you are a window ledge:
Hold a nest of falcons
Feel ivy’s tight grip
Bear the boots of window washers.
Ooh, I love those first two lines, Buffy!
“Who needs stairs?”
he declares.
“I’m rising above-
sort of.
What luck.
Stuck!”
You should have a book of 15 Words or Less Rhyming Stories, Cindy!
“Who needs stairs?”
he declares.
“I’m rising above-
sort of.
What luck.
Stuck!”
You should have a book of 15 Words or Less Rhyming Stories, Cindy!
McHURRY
Ronald McDonald,
quit clowning around.
Hamburgler’s at it again
Time to get down!
Ellen Vojnovic
Love your title!
Good one!
McHURRY
Ronald McDonald,
quit clowning around.
Hamburgler’s at it again
Time to get down!
Ellen Vojnovic
Love your title!
Good one!