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(An acrostic poem for Twitter - NaPoWriMo Day#20)

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(NaPoWriMo Day#19)

With this life I live
You remain by my side
With no strength to give
In you I can abide

Your warmth; your passion
The comfort of your breast
Your smile; your laugh
With you I find rest

You have no agenda
No reason to doubt
No jealousy; nor fear
When we’re out and about

My mouth fails to speak
The words my heart feels
Slow to pass on my thanks
For your love, so real

With a simple poem I thank you
For all you have done
For all you have given
For the heart you have won

(NaPoWriMo #18)

The sun feels good
Shining on my eyelids
The warmth brings much needed comfort
I feel it embracing my body
A strong contrast to the cool
Wet grass cushioning my back

Like a child awakening from bed
I reluctantly open my eyes
I see birds flying over head
A sparrow giving chase to crow
Defending his territory with pride
Sending silent tweets as warning

I hear nothing but the silence
I feel warm liquid in my ears
And feel nothing below my waist

Hands lift to ears and pull away
Crimson red blood drips from fingers
Palms scraped like cheese through shredder
Jagged rocks buried in skin like treasure

A flood of memories return
Neighbor comes over for coffee
She asks about plans for weekend
I speak about motorcycle rides
We decide to ride to the beach
She wears my helmet; I do not
A red ball bouncing
A child runs after

Time slows as wheel turns sharply
We fly and float and scream
Her grip loosens from my waist
We separate forever
Ground stops time then fast forwards

(NaPoWriMo Day#17)

To Whom It May Concern,
I am the one who
Side-swiped your car
I am truly sorry
I was trying to avoid
An abnormally large cat
That jumped from behind
A nearby garbage can
To pounce on a rolling
Styrofoam cup spinning by
In the gentle breeze
Blowing through the garage
I swerved to the right
Hit your car on the left
Crushed the spinning cup
Scared away the cat

Two weeks have past

I write this letter
To apologize for leaving
The scene of the incident
Without leaving this note
Without leaving my name
I hope all is well
I am truly sorry

Sincerely apologetic
Anonymous

(NaPoWriMo Day #16)

I am struggling to know you
Your words strung around my mind
Like Christmas tree lights
Around a dying, brittle tree

I try to deconstruct your meaning
But the words become tangled
Hyperbole and simile are lost to me

I am learning to create you
The molding of your form eludes me
Like clay in a student’s hands
Exotic vases become ashtrays

(NaPoWriMo Day #15)

We would hunt for crayfish
In the slightly rocky waters
Of Onondaga creek

It was a slight detour
On the two mile walk
Home from middle school

Backpacks found rest
On the hill descending
Down under the bridge

As cars drove overhead
Overlooking the peace below
Where nature spoke our names

(NaPoWriMo Day#14)

Today’s poem is inspired from this picture that I took at a show last night. The band is "Listener Project" which consists of Dan Smith, aka Listener, and his wife Kristen (playing the washing machine and bass).

In a band together
They band together
To make music for the masses
For those whose ears will hear

On dark, smoke filled stages
Two hearts beat rhythm and lyrics
Through mics to speakers to
Listeners longing for passion

Eternal words burn internal
Bursting out of wrenched mouth
Spilling into crowd gathered
Soaking into shoes by toes tapping

With a bat she beats percussion
Against metal screaming her thoughts
Her words thrust into every ear
Forcing remembrance to silent minds

They look into each other
At song’s ends they smile
Slightly. Knowing they spoke
Their hearts connecting with ours

(NaPoWriMo Day #13)

I wonder what it must be like
To be in the midst of war. To
Fight for a cause you do not
Believe in. To kill those who do
Not believe as you do. The sounds
Of bullets flying past your ears
Whispering words of hate; Words of
Love for families left behind

These messengers tell you that you
Must die, so that the hunter may
Live to be with his family
Again; to kiss their daughters to
Teach their sons about peace and you
Know it is truth. You believe the
Same things. You fight for survival
Your noble cause is brotherhood
With those who battle by your side

(NaPoWriMo Day#12)

The tiredness in the eyes
Brings hope of a new day’s shine
The desire for sleep is the mind’s
Disguise for forgetfulness
Of memories it wishes to erase

Scenarios it wants to change
Visions of reality that it can not
Hide from. So it chooses sleep
Shutting down all processing
To be recycled into dream

Overdue projects play out as
A medieval battleground where
The valiant knight struggles
But succumbs to the forces of
The dark, ruthless king

Daytime fears become night time
therapy performed in the round

Then the sun breaks through
Curtain; breaking through
Eyelids; breaking through
Dreams; bringing back reality

It is time to rise for
A new day’s shine

(NaPoWriMo #11)

This is the moment I have waited for
Blue sky brilliance reflecting from mirrored glasses
Backpack strapped tightly over hunched shoulders
Left foot planted solidly on skateboard
Right foot armed and ready for go

The glasses; they protect the eyes from the wind
As we speed down steep declines
The backpack; it adds just the right weight
To help sister gravity
Me; I provide the soul bonded with nature
At one with the road

This is life eternal captured
In minutes of freedom full of the flavor of heaven
Overflowing and spilling into the world in its wake
Breathing life into all who cross our path
We are holy warriors
Messengers of the everlasting
Descending into your town; we ride