Embowered (2016 April PAD - Day 9)

photo by PSC / 2014

Embowered

This towering

arboreal bower

tenders refuge,

breathes a peaceful blessing,

descants sacred truths and

whispers musical murmurings

when breezes riffle through. 

This secret haven,

(retreat of leaves)

offers sanctuary –

 a serene enduring lee

buffering me

from any and all

ill winds.

Though my duties

beg attendance

and my burdens

bid me leave,

still I’ll bide

a wee bit longer

and breathe.

PSC / 2016

 

Penned for Day 9 of Robert Lee Brewer's April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge.
Assignment: a hideout poem
For more, check out his site at:  2016-april-pad-challenge-day-9

Demagogue Blog (2016 April PAD - Day 8)

Demagogue Blog

She diddles in syllables,

dabbles with words,

puttering para-

graphs, adverbs & verbs;

and sometimes she seems

to be (me)

a panhandler

manhandling poetry.

She messes and monkeys

with crayons and paint,

and fribbles with photos.

An artist, she ain’t,

but

she’s fooling and fiddling

and finding her way

dawdling in minutes,

doodling days,

tinkering, trifling

with time and today

until it’s full-frittered,

and dribbles

away.

PSC /2016

Penned for Day 8 of Robert Lee Brewer's April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge.
Assignment: a doddle poem
For more, check out his site at:  2016-april-pad-challenge-day-8

 

Urban Lonely (2016 April PAD - Day 7)

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Urban Lonely

She’s stylish, she says,

ahead of the curve;

keeping up

with the times.

‘Tiny house living’

that’s what they call it

these days. Minimize

your footprint,

maximize function.

Her tiny apartment

houses just her

and her budgie –

a handsome fellow

she calls Blue.

Un-caged, he comes

and goes at will,

sometimes

spending hours

in Central Park

during the day.

She marvels, though,  

that he always manages

to find his way back

to her cardboard box

under the railroad bridge.

At times,

she thinks she must be

his only friend

in the world.

PSC / 2016

 

Penned for Day 7 of Robert Lee Brewer's April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge.
Assignment: "Urban (blank)"
For more, check out his site at:  2016-april-pad-challenge-day-7

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