How will I know
When the time is right
To leave or go?
How will I know
To say yes or no,
To run or to fight?
How will I know,
When the time is right?
Triolet
Prompt: “How Will I Know”
Category: October 2018
Time Lord
Don’t let any moment slip by
Cus hours tend to fly
Seconds march on
Til life is gone
And the clock hands can’t be delayed
Minutes fade
The hourglass runs
No past reruns
Your life’s chronology is now
Present avow
Future gain
Not live in vain.
Minute Poem
#OctPoWriMo Day 20
Theme: Time Lord
Word Prompts:
moment, hours, minutes, clock, hourglass, future, past, present,
chronology
Suggested Form:
In keeping with the time theme and for those who really want a challenge, try a Minute poem. For less of a challenge try Loop poem
What Do You Want?
Things are not always as they seem
Sometimes life is extreme
But don’t give up on your dream
In the middle of the stream
Dont let go of your steam
Though water is stirred
Vision blurred
Stay spurred
Try!
Nonet-Rhyme
#OctPoWriMo Day 19
(Theme based on the famous line from movie “The Notebook”
Once Upon A Time…
Once Upon A Time
In a time long ago
I was young like you
Believed in fairy tales
Imaginary
Tall ships with bright silver sails
And carpets that flew
But then I grew, and realized
I no longer had child’s eyes
Choka
#OctPoWriMo Day 18
Who Will Catch Me When I Fall
Like a fading leaf
I wonder as I age
And detach from life
On my aged tree
Just what the end will be
I am trusting and
Praying that God’s angels
Catch me when I fall
Asleep on this earth
And like the wind
Gently take me up
To my eternal home
Where I will live on
In the God’s presence
On His Tree of Life
Syllabic Verse
#OctPoWriMo Day 16
God is Like My Umbrella But Better
God is my umbrella (Psalm 28:7)
His banner over me is love (Song 2:4)
He’ll never leave me (Hebrews 13:5)
He’s my protector always (Psalm 121:3)
He’s my shield from harm (Psalm 5:12)
He covers me with His wings (Psalm 91:4)
His love doesn’t fail ( Jeremiah 31:3)
He’s my shelter from the storm (Psalm 61:3)
He’s my rainbow of promise (Genesis 9:16)
Choka
#OctPoWriMo Day-15
WORD PROMPTS:
umbrella, shield, shelter, cover, protection
Color Beyond Better
Broken crayons still color
Broken hearts still love
Color your world bright
Color is beautiful
Love everyone
Love never fails
Bright spots attract growth
Bright days attract smiles
Beautiful smiles
Beautiful thoughts
Everyone needs a smile
Everyone matters
Fails are bound to happen
Fails are opportunities to try again
Growth comes from fails
Growth often happens slowly
Smiles are free
Smiles are needed
Smiles are upside down frowns
Smiles lighten up the world
Thoughts spoken can cause regret
Thoughts unspoken can cause regret
Smile at life, you only get one chance
Smile at life and things will go better
Matters of the heart
Matters of the mind
Happen to all of us
Happen unexpectedly
Again and again and
Again and again
Fails are just one time errs not failures
Fails are a chance to try something new
Slowly time goes for those who wait
Slowly time goes for the lonely
Free yourself from doubts trust God
Free yourself from worry trust God
Needed people who are friendly
Needed people who care
Frowns compliment garments of gloom
Frowns are smiles upside down
World needs your love
World needs your smile
Regret steals happiness
Regret steals time
Chance offers new opportunities
Chance offers new life
Better life can be yours today
Better take a chance before it’s too late
Better
Better
Blitz
#OctPoWriMo 2018
Whew! This is my first try at writing a Blitz poem! It was a challenge, somewhat confusing at times, and took me awhile but I enjoyed it and I will be trying this form out again! Info is below if you would like to try writing one.
The Blitz Poem, a poetry form created by Robert Keim.
This form of poetry is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow.
Begin with one short phrase, it can be a cliché. Begin the next line with another phrase that begins with the same first word as line 1. The first 48 lines should be short, but at least two words.
The third and fourth lines are phrases that begin with the last word of the 2nd phrase, the 5th and 6th lines begin with the last word of the 4th line, and so on, continuing, with each subsequent pair beginning with the last word of the line above them, which establishes a pattern of repetition.
Continue for 48 total lines with this pattern, And then the last two lines repeat the last word of line 48, then the last word of line 47.
The title must be only three words, with some sort of preposition or conjunction joining the first word from the third line to the first word from the 47th line, in that order.
There should be no punctuation. When reading a BLITZ, it is read very quickly, pausing only to breathe.
(Blitz poem info was taken from Poetry Soup website )
Of Plans and Paths
An unexpected crack in my plans
Puts me on a path of imperfection
I must keep myself from slipping
And with new eyes, begin again
I can’t let my plans slip away
I must now patch the imperfection
That arose and caused me to have
An unexpected crack in my plans
With new eyes I search for an answer
That will help me smooth out my plans
To keep me from a happening that
Puts me on a path of imperfection
As I avidly search to find the answer
I come upon one who offers help
He extends His strong hand, I grasp it
I must keep myself from slipping
My kind strong Helper leads me to new places
Places where I can find perfect plans
Good sound plans created just for me
And with new eyes begin again
Cascade
If I Were You
I really don’t know what I’d do
If I were you and you were me
I might celebrate my debut
I really don’t know what I’d do
I might enjoy me being you
But us being reversed is a mystery
I really don’t know what I’d do
If I were you and you were me
Triolet
#OctPoWriMo Day 12
Word Prompts:
should, might, consider, absolute, discover
Hold On Tight
Dont let your dreams slip away
And fall through the cracks of life
Expect the unexpected and hold tight
Look at each day with new eyes
Keep your future plans alive
Dont let your dreams slip away
There’ll always be imperfections
Trying to crush dreams until they crumble
And fall through the cracks of life
So if you stumble and fall, rise up
Begin again, grasp your dreams
Expect the unexpected and hold tight
Cascade
#OctPoWriMo Day 11
Falling Through The Cracks
Suggested poetry form: Cascade
Cascade, a form created by Udit Bhatia, is all about receptiveness, but in a smooth cascading way like a waterfall. The poem does not have any rhyme scheme; therefore, the layout is simple. Say the first verse has three lines. Line one of verse one becomes the last line of verse two. To follow in suit, the second line of verse one becomes the last line of verse three. The third line of verse one now becomes the last line of verse four, the last stanza of the poem. See the structure example below:
a/b/c, d/e/A, f/g/B, h/i/C
To make the Cascade an even longer poem, use more lines in verse one. For example, if verse one has 6 lines, the poem must have seven stanzas so that each line of verse one is reused as a refrain in each following stanza (a cascading effect).
Word Prompts:
unexpected, imperfection, slipping,
with new eyes, begin again
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 