A day off from work
Free time to get projects done
The day ends too soon
Senryu
Leona J. Atkinson
07-12-13
Category: Freedom-July 2013
Posts for July 2013
Cheshire Clerihew
The Cheshire Cat,
Was quite a diplomat.
Befriending Alice for awhile,
He listened, taught, and left his smile.
Clerihew
Leona J. Atkinson
07-11-13
Oh-My-Oh-Bio
Leona J. Atkinson
Writes poetry for fun
Her great accomplishment has been
Learning to speak through a pen
Clerihew poem
Leona J. Atkinson 07-10-13
This poem was written in honor of NATIONAL CLERIHEW DAY which is celebrated on July 10 of each year.
The Clerihew poem was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bently, (1875-1956).
A Clerihew is a whimsical, four-line biographical poem, in an aabb form.
Not Carefree
In my imagination,
I see a day that’s red light free.
No stopping or starting,
Just cruising happily.
I’d reach my destination,
So very easily,
If I had nothing in the way,
To bring delay to me.
Yet life is not that simple,
And in true reality.
A few red lights are always needed,
To make me stop and see,
That often an interruption,
Becomes a great possibility.
One which could be missed,
by living a green light fantasy.
Leona J. Atkinson
07-09-13
Set Free
A butterfly is free
It flits and flies all around
The cocoon is gone
Nothing holds it back from flight
I want to be free like that
Tanka
Leona J. Atkinson
07-08-13
Freedom’s Loss
One wearing handcuffs
Behind glass dressed in orange
Freedom lost to anger
Senryu
Leona J. Atkinson
07-07-13
Freedom Lost
Amsterdam July 6 1942
Anne Frank lost her freedom
Let us never forget
‘Twas only 71 years ago today
The Frank Family hid away
Tanka
Leona J.Atkinson
07-06-13
July 6, 1942 Anne Frank and her family go into hiding for two years in the “Secret Annexe” above her father Otto Frank’s office which was in a warehouse in Amsterdam. Anne Frank was 13 years old. Read the account of her hidden life as recorded in her Diary.
Visit annefrank.org to learn more
The Day After…
The fireworks are over,
The celebrations cease.
Independence Day has passed,
Patriotism tends to decrease.
Yet, Old Glory still stands waving,
For she celebrates freedom everyday.
Her Stars and Stripes fly freely,
Unflurried, come what may.
May her presence daily remind us,
To value our liberty.
Let’s choose to celebrate everyday,
We live in this Home of the Free!
Leona J. Atkinson
07-05-13
Fourth of July
Our Life, Liberty,
And Pursuit of Happiness
Declarations made
As endowed by our Creator
Inalienable rights
Tanka
Leona J. Atkinson
07-04-13
Independence Eve
Independence Eve,
A time to reflect,
Upon all the freedoms we receive.
Independence Eve,
A time to stand for what we believe,
And our liberties to protect.
Independence Eve,
A time to reflect.
Triolet
Leona J. Atkinson
07-03-13
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 