Where Trees Are SquareEver marvel at how life can surprise you?If not, travel to Panama and visit just north of the Canal ZoneYou’ll find there a whole valley of square cottonwood treesWith rectangular trunks and square tree “rings”Imagine stumbling upon this valley of square treesWalking among the tall rectangular trunksWondering how this could have happened…
Month: April 2024
Day 3: A Surrealistic Prose Poem (Or My Best Effort Since I Don’t Exactly Know What That Is!)
The National Poetry Writing Challenge today called for a surrealist prose poem. Google’s answer to what elements are needed in a surrealistic prose poem are as follows; The main elements of surrealism include the integration of dreams and fantasies into reality, the exploration of the unconscious mind, and the use of free imagination. Okay, here goes…
Day 2 Poem: Little Brother
Little BrotherYou, as a little boy, ran around in your underwearA towel safety-pinned to the back of your tee shirtSuperman with his capeReady to fly off and right the wrongs of the world You, as a young man, curled up in bedSnuggled with our older brother dying of AIDSWatching Fresh Prince of Bel-Air togetherDoing what…
A Poem for National Poetry Month
This is National Poetry Month, and I have written a poem to celebrate Day One. This is from the NAPoWriMonth site: https://www.napowrimo.net/ . I am participating through Story Circle Network. Day #1 Prompt: Write a poem that recounts the plot, or some portion of the plot, of a novel that you remember having liked but…
20 Minutes a Day 