Poetry – Page 34 – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Abstract

Fancy bugs who flutter there
Are not out flying blind.
While abstract colors fill the field
There’s nectar that live flowers yield
So those who seek may find.

Linked to Cosmic Photo Challenge where Dale offers the theme of “abstract”. The top photo reminds me of the random splattering of color like on some works of abstract art and whatever that is in the bottom photo it fits my abstract idea of “bug”.

Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. A friend of mine, Vince, has a backyard with flowers. We noticed there an unidentified flying object whose wings fluttered rapidly like a hummingbird but who looked like a bug sipping nectar along with the bumblebees. We tried to find it in a field guide to insects but the most we could conclude was that we were glad we didn’t run into some of the other stuff that was illustrated in that guide. Finally, giving up, we decided to call this unknown bug “Vince’s Bug”, or Bugus Vincentus to use my best pig Latin, and we welcomed it home.

Potcake Poet’s Choice: Frank Hubeny, “True”

Here is one of my poems featured on Robin Helweg-Larsen’s formal verse site, “Form in Formless Times”. Thank you, Robin!

Form in Formless Times

Frank Hubeny

The cloudy image on the lake
Comes from the gracious morning light
We left the darkness of the night,
Became aware of what’s at stake.
We now renew, rejoice, remake,
Reflect on what we know as true.
Our part seems small, like morning dew,
But later when the victory’s won
We may find out it was well done
And fully know and be known too.

Frank Hubeny writes: “I often write to prompts. I know other people who are also participating in the prompt will at least give the poem a glance. Ronovan is one of the many people out there posting writing prompts. He has a weekly Décima Poetry Challenge. This form has ten 8-syllable lines with a particular rhyme scheme: abbaaccddc. I do like the sound of four beats per line. I often post my own photos and so write about them if the theme of…

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Darkness #writephoto

Avoid the darkness and the mess
You’ll make when rushing out tonight.
Tomorrow, true, you might confess.
If not, sleep in. Out goes the light.

Linked to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt. The photo above was provided by Sue Vincent.

Sue Vincent’s Image for #writephoto

Kind

Our lives seem flippant, short and free.
We need some rules and if you find
One that might work, slow down. Be kind.
Don’t fight for every cause you see
For some turn sour eventually.
So stand up strong for what is right.
Obediently praise the light,
But fear that foul self-righteousness.
Out back’s a bucket for such mess
With soap to make your stained clothes bright.

Linked to Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge where the challenge is to use “kind” as a rhyme work in either line 2 or 3.

Ronovan's Decima Poetry Challenge Image — Ronovan’s Decima Poetry Challenge Image

One-Liner Wednesday – Exit

While cruising down the road to hell I saw an exit, took it, and, though slow and narrow, winding, too, I knew that this back road would do.

Linked to Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday.

Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com

The Rough With the Smooth

Rough around the edges,
Smoother where it shows -
Plants know well how rough we get.
Make room. Watch out. They'll grow.

Linked to Cosmic Photo Challenge where Dale offers the theme of “the rough with the smooth”.

Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. The weeks go by and I have the same things to smile about – pleasant social relationships (although modified by social distancing) and we are able to take walks. I have been to the forest preserve multiple times.

Glisten #writephoto

Rocky islets, setting sun,
Someone’s near the shore -
A twilit beach would be in reach
If I picked that door.

Linked to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt. Sue Vincent provided the photo above for this challenge.

Sue Vincent's #writephoto icon — Sue Vincent’s #writephoto icon

Bird

I knew it was a common bird
That helped me build a nice display.
I took the photo anyway.
I wanted truth to match the word
In fullness that was not absurd.
It made no sound. It didn't sing.
It might have sung of anything,
But flew away. The sun will set.
Before it does I want to get
Prepared to be the gift I bring.

Linked to Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge where the challenge word is “bird”.

Vista #writephoto

A vista shows us more than we
Can gather in our hands.
It’s there and there majestically.
We gasp and understand.

Linked to Sue Vincent’s Write Photo Prompt. The image above was provided by Sue Vincent.

True

The cloudy image on the lake
Comes from the gracious morning light
We left the darkness of the night,
Became aware of what’s at stake.
We now renew, rejoice, remake,
Reflect on what we know as true.
Our part seems small, like morning dew,
But later when the victory’s won
We may find out it was well done
And fully know and be known too.

Linked to Ronovan Writes Decima Poetry Challenge with the word “true” appearing as one of the rhyme words in the c stanza. The full pattern is abbaaccddc.