“MAGIC” (“TO AYUMI’S DAUGHTER”)
Originally Posted: June 23rd, 2011Updated: January 4th, 2020prompt: “convincing my child that being able to read is awesome”
June 2011
“D > B; H > ?” (Dinosaurs Evolved Into Birds)
A poem based on the prompt “dinosaurs evolved into birds.”
“TYPEWRITER”
Originally Posted: June 20th, 2011Updated: January 4th, 2020prompt: “typewriter” (You can submit a poetry prompt here) TYPEWRITER by billimarie Mistakes are more permanent than we’d often admit. They fade like ancient scars which once seeped beyond skin and into being but now, attentive lovers if you can find them, caress each darkened spot as if …
“STANDSTILL”
Here’s a poem for a former Creative Writing classmate of mine 🙂 Thanks for the prompt, Sheena!
prompt: “temporary long distance relationship”
“BOYFRIEND” (untitled)
prompt: This was written for Sharon who I met at the Canoga Park ArtWalk. She requested a poem about a boyfriend of 12 years who is unemotional, although they are in love 🙂
was at the Canoga Park ArtWalk tonight
Thanks to everyone who stopped by…I hope you went home with your poem tucked away in the warmth of your pocket where it can radiate goodness to the rest of the world
“MINDFUL OF HOME”
Originally Posted: June 15th, 2011Updated: July 7th, 2020prompt: “I have traveled the earth with only a slight, compact bag at my shoulders that held a camera, enough clothes for tomorrow. I have dwelled and dined in cities where a constant flow of human traffic streaks by, as seen through a window. I have wandered endless …