Enough Pillows To Be Cloud Nine

ENOUGH PILLOWS TO BE CLOUD NINE

I truly
hate to admit my
guilty plea
-sure, to you
it seems silly, but to me
it’s simply divine.

2017-04-12
P. Wanken

Written for Poetic Asides 10th Annual Poem A Day Challenge – Day 12

Night Travels

NIGHT TRAVELS

beneath a blanket
of a star-filled sky

my heart soars

on a spotlight
of moonbeams

2017-04-12
P. Wanken

Written for Poetic Asides 10th Annual Poem A Day Challenge – Day 10

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Cheating slightly to catch up, this is a mash-up of the “Travel” and “anti-form” prompts from Days 10 & 11.

SO-LA/TE

SO-LA/TE

Do-Re-Mi
The tune was (von) trapped
in her head.
Yawning, she
gathered her favorite things,
and slipped off to bed.

2017-04-09
P. Wanken

Written for Poetic Asides 10th Annual Poem A Day Challenge – Day 9

War Within

WAR WITHIN

Don’t panic!
was her plea, to self.

A poem
cannot write
itself! her muse, retorted.

So the battle raged.

2017-04-08
P. Wanken

Written for Poetic Asides 10th Annual Poem A Day Challenge – Day 8

Day Of Discovery

DAY OF DISCOVERY

With eyes closed
I learn how to see
the world ‘round
me; with an
open imagination,
new discoveries.

2017-04-07
P. Wanken

Written for Poetic Asides 10th Annual Poem A Day Challenge – Day 7