OctPoWriMo 28 - Opposites

Light, dark, dusk, and dawn
Twilight slowly fades into
Night or day

Black and white and grey
Fifty shades and more between
The ends of the spectrum

Male and female too
Are not so different.
There are no opposites.

OctPoWriMo 27 - A Wild Rose

A Wild Rose

Petals of satin

Shades of white through magenta

I remember Mom

The fragrance of spring

Delicate blooms and sharp thorns

I remember Mom

Ev’ry year I’d bring

Her a wild rose from our yard

I remember Mom

OctPoWriMo 12 - A Thanksgiving Haiku

Today is Thanksgiving Monday in Canada. Here's a haiku about thankfulness.

A Thanksgiving Haiku

I thank my God for
Life and love and everything.
He fulfills my needs.

OctPoWriMo 7 - My Career

Today's prompt is to write about something that we wouldn't change, maybe a decision that seemed wrong at the time but in hindsight is the best thing. I decided to write about the job I have that I applied for on a whim and now love.

My Career

I went on a whim
Never done something like it
Now it’s a passion

OctPoWriMo 3 - Call My Name

Today's prompt asks us to think about what makes us not want to write, what makes it difficult to sit down and create. There are so many things in life that can make me busy, take my attention, that I started to get overwhelmed just thinking about it all. I had to take a step back and I realized it all boils down to what I make time for, and then it just came to me. So, here's a haiku about what distracts me and takes up my time.

Call My Name

Work, tv, and books
Call my name, demand my time.
And yet, I must write.

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OctPoWriMo 22 - No Mic

I don't have a mic
So I can't record a poem.
I wish that I could.

OctPoWriMo 10 - So sick

I am so sick today. I spent the whole day in bed, but then I really didn't want to miss a day of poetry, so I put together a haiku. I didn't follow the prompt.

So Sick

My head is floating

I spent the whole day in bed

So sick I can’t breathe

OctPoWriMo 26 - I Love My Family

Today's prompt asked us to write about family. I'm so jetlagged from my trip to Toronto, but I love my family. I didn't have the energy for more than a haiku, though.

I love my family
Even when they drive me nuts
They are all I have

OctPoWriMo 21 - Airsick

Today's prompt.

Soaring through the sky
In a metal man-made bird
And I am so sick

OctPoWriMo 6 - Butterflies

Today's prompt.

What makes me flutter?

My husband’s gaze, and his touch.

I miss him right now.

OctPoWriMo 27 - Thunderheads

Driving into thunderheads
Clouds look like a wall
God’s artwork is amazing

OctPoWriMo 8 - Thanksgiving

I seriously considered skipping today. It's Thanksgiving and I think I deserve to goof off. But then this haiku popped into my head.

I don't work today
Turkey, pie, and family
I love long weekends

OctPoWriMo 5 - Friday

Thank God it’s Friday
The weekend is almost here
Yet, I love my job