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SIGHTING OWLS – A poem by Jean Kay
For day 20 of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) “I challenge you to write a poem that uses at least five of the following words:…” I chose to use owl, miraculous, elusive, ghost, twice.
SIGHTING OWLS
Owls can be elusive
camouflaged by surroundings.
Most are nocturnal
flying silently in the dark.
Like a ghost they swoosh by.
Twice while out walking
I’ve heard owl hoots,
but dusk was closing in,
I could not see it.
Owl’s have forward-facing eyes,
they can only see straight ahead.
They can swivel their whole head
almost completely around
to see beside or behind them.
That’s miraculous.
Jean Kay
April 20, 2013
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PICK ME – A cat ad poem by Jean Kay
Day 19 NaPoWriMo – prompt “Write a poem in the form of a personal ad! Or, if you like, try any kind of want ad. Here is mine.
PICK ME!
They named me Puffball Poomba
they call me Poomba, for short.
I’m soft, cuddly and house trained
as it says on my report.
I ‘m as cute as a button
and I’ll try not to ever push yours.
I promise to stay out of your way
when you’re doing household chores.
I’m pretty good with children,
unless they tease me too much.
I like to be brushed and petted,
I enjoy a loving touch.
I play with balls and toys
good at tossing them around.
I prefer toys I can claw at
not ones with a squeaking sound.
You know you want to adopt me
and I’d love to live at your house.
I like both wet and dry food
and the occasional mouse.
I need a home, you need a friend –
what could be better than that?
Pick me – you won’t be sorry,
I am an adorable cat.
And we did!
Jean Kay
April 19, 2013
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SEEKING PEACE – A pantun poem by Jean Kay
For Day 15 of National Poetry Month (NaPoWriMo) “I challenge you to write a pantun, which consists of rhymed quatrains (abab), with 8-12 syllables per line. The first two lines of each quatrain aren’t meant to have a formal, logical link to the second two lines, although the two halves of each quatrain are supposed to have an imaginative or imagistic connection.” Here is mine.
SEEKING PEACE
I walk under a pink archway,
it’s cherry blossom season here.
Why is it that every day
I wait for troubled thoughts to clear?
I wish blossoms lasted longer,
beautiful magnolia too.
I hope each day to be stronger
To face what I know I must do.
Peace of mind comes in my garden –
puttering, watering, weeding.
He can’t push my buttons again
my instincts are interceding.
Twittering birds, a joyous sound,
I wonder what they are saying.
Awakened now as thoughts abound
I know I must keep on praying.
Jean Kay
April 15, 2013
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BRISK WALK – A poem by Jean Kay
For day 13 of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) “Your prompt for today is simply to take a walk. Make notes — mental or otherwise — on what you see on your walk, and incorporate these notes into your poem.” Here is the poem I wrote this morning.
BRISK WALK
An avenue of hot pink magnolia
is awe inspiring to me,
huge, magnificent flowers
blooming on every tree.
A flock of about fifty Pine Siskins
in treetops chattering away.
I love watching them at our feeder
and wonder if they’re here to stay.
Daffodils are still standing tall
for another week or two,
they’ll die off then so summer plants
can have their season too.
Rose bushes are now in full leaf,
no sign of buds forming yet.
They know it’s not their time to bloom.
I hope my planters don’t get too wet.
Freshly mowed, bright green lawns
have been lapping up spring rain,
they give off a pleasing fragrance
and will need to be cut soon again.
A completely grey sky this morning,
high cloud cover, chill in the air.
I know my warm home awaits me
as my brisk walk takes me back there.
Jean Kay
April 13, 2013
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PINE SISKINS – an ottava rima poem by Jean Kay
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BLESSED SPRING – A poem by Jean Kay
For day 7 of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) here is the poem I wrote this morning.
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on February 27, 2013