FOUNDATION OF MY HEART
Iowa ~
where the tall corn grows.
lightning bugs
dance at night,
and the work ethic is strong ~
it’s where I’m from–home.
2021-07-08
P. Riggs
Written for Poetic Bloomings Prompt 341 – Home Is Where the Heart Is
Sun sinks on
distant horizon,
crickets chirp
lullabies.
The dreams of today rest be-
neath a wishful moon.
2021-06-04
P. Riggs
Written for Poetic Bloomings Prompt 336
Clear Lake, Iowa (photo credit: Chris Thompson)
DAYDREAMIN’
A day at the lake
kissed by the sun.
My heart aches
for a day at the lake.
I need a break,
to relax and have fun ~
a day at the lake
that’s kissed by the sun.
2016-07-11
P. Wanken
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Shared at Poetic Bloomings: AN ENTERTAINING SUMMER – DAY #11: LANGUAGE OF SUMMER
Arnold’s Park
WORTH THE WAIT
She stood strong and tall
across the lake,
taunting and teasing us.
We loved our campsite:
the beach, the pool, and
a bike path was a plus.
Yet in our sights
was the allure
of something more.
Year after year
we hoped for the chance
to explore the other shore.
I’ll never forget
when Mom and Dad
surprised us. Finally…
we rode the wooden coaster
at Arnold’s Park,
on the shore of Lake Okoboji.
2013-07-16
P. Wanken
Written for Poetic Bloomings “Life is a Beach” – Day 16: Amusement Park.
AT HOME IN IOWA
square mile
straight lines
four right turns
predictable paths
to nowhere, or
right back where
you started from,
depending on the day
2012-06-20
P. Wanken
Inspired by Poetic Asides Prompt #180 to write a “straight line” poem.
echoes from the silence 