Day Eight: Inspiration (Promt)

Sometimes it leaves you
with just a taste in your mouth
of something you almost remember
something you'll almost have

Other times it'll hit you hard,
and stop everything else
never leaving you alone
until it's done

But lately, more often than not
it's just out of reach
Fluttering away
leaving you frustrated
and confused

Day Seven: Book Titles (Prompt)

The Complete Gardener:
not just the name of a book,
but who we hope to become
in reading it
It doesn't talk so much
about the way the plants make you feel
moreso about layouts,
and successful plants
Though in reading it,
and stealing away its ideas
for your own yard
Do you find yourself
in sweat and dirt
and labor and blooms

Day Six: Personal, No Prompt

I've been pushing myself recently

trying new things

It's good for me

It's helped me to forget

I've made new friends

Even kept in touch with old ones!

I work a lot

(That's not always good)

But I keep busy

And that is good

Learning how to cope

No-

Learning how to be me

It's a new adventure

It's scary

but exciting

Day Five: Personal, No Prompt

The sun shines down

in what seems like the first time in years

It warms the earth with its touch

And lifts the seeds from their sleep

Everything becomes green,

as if by magic

The birds begin to sing

They never left,

but now they yell to the sun

"it's over! it's over! Winter has gone home!"

And my heart soars

Day Four: Prompt (Teacup)

A song came

And rolled you away

Over a cup of tea

Honey

You're a lost cause

A sinking ship

that I don't want to save

All this time

All my love

We're gone,

blown away on our winds

You're lost and gone

Not mine, never mine

Sinking, in my cup of tea

Lost to me

Gone, gone

All my love

Day Three: Personal, No Prompt

Walk in, slam the door

Nothing's been done

too much to do

stress ads up

Like layers to the laundry pile

Not enough hours in the day

Nor money in the check

The floors need sweeping,

the rugs need beat

Never enough days in a week. 

Day Two: Stars (Prompt)

There is magic 

in looking up to the stars

Smokey campfires, cool nights

Far enough out there

that they're the only light

Dreams and wishes

swirl and float throughout 

Calm settles in,

it's so big out there

but this little piece of it

It's good 

Day One: (Prompt) Book Page

Find a book, turn to page 28. Pick 10 words that interest you. Use 7 in your poem.

Ordinarily you wouldn't have thought it
but again and again,
your thoughts linger
Growing worries,
the most troublesome rising to the surface
A black mark on your heart
Trust no longer immaculate
No balm,
no medicine
can soothe this ill

Words: immaculate, lingered, ordinary, marked, richest, growing, medicine, enabled, rising, existence.

2015 Poem-A-Day is here!

Well, it's been a wild year! We bought a house, got married, all that wonderful jazz! I know I didn't finish last time I posted. And last year was hell without internet access, so I couldn't post at all. I did do it hand written, so I wasn't a total slack off! But this year I promise to try harder, and actually get it done! I've fallen out of practice and hopefully this'll be the kick in the pants I need! (It usually is!)
I wish you folks out there the best of luck if you're joining me again this year! I don't think I'm going to actively follow any prompts this time around, so you're on your own for finding those this time :) Don't forget that poem in your pocket day is the 16th this year!
Here's to another fun year of poems!