Subtle comparison for a real problematic issue.. beautifully written!
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Daily Archives: May 11, 2016
Hump Day Poetry – Week 14 – Tedium
Such a powerful poem that I am sure many can relate to.. that last line… WOW!
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Why does lunchtime Wednesday
Alter my thoughts from work to the weekend?
I stay focused until that time.
I then wander into fantasyland
The weekend prospects of party
Of relaxing, of friends, of dinners.
By rights I should stay on task until Friday
Then allow my mind to meander through
Fields of fun, excitement and adventure.
Instead the humdrum, the back and forth
Of tedium rules my life.
Acquiring a piece of paper
After years of study saying qualified
Has me isolated in this cubicle
Shut off from the world
Surrounded by people who care not
If I like red or green.
It’s a dead, dull and boring
But it pays the rent,
Affords me a reasonable lifestyle
But is killing me inside.
Written for: https://ionanerissa.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/hump-day-poetry-week-14/
small stone – May 11, 2016
the late night rain
and the scent of renewal
greet me this early morn
as I spring open the door
and let the cool breeze
wisp away the staleness
Rain: Haiku
a beautiful, well-constructed haiku about May, rain and the effects it has
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When rain comes in May
I run to smell the garden
It waters me, too
I’m participating in the Hump Day Poetry blog share this week. Check it out and join the community at https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/303659/posts/1023186617
Hump Day Poetry – Week 14
Hump Day Poetry is a weekly poetry blog-share every *Wednesday*
Here’s how you can join in
The rules:
1. Write a poem (any type of poetry, even for other challenges) You have from Wednesday to the following Tuesday to link up!
2. Grab the badge and display it on your blog to show your support.
3. Link it to my poem of the week with a pingback or by leaving the link to your poem in comments.
4. Visit other bloggers’ poetry for that week. Like, leave a comment, and share! (Please try to visit as many other poets as possible. Keep the community love flowing!)
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And now for my poem of the week….
Survival
~for Lisa D.
Today isn’t the day
nor will tomorrow be
when our lives divide
and our friendship cease
for we still have years
the two of us bound
something not captured
nor merely found
many will question
how two such as us
managed to survive
amongst the hush
our secrets secured
and our stories kept
forged by trust
as our enemies slept
©2016 Lori Carlson. All Rights Reserved.
Happenings in the World of Poetry
Each week I will list 5 poetry (and fiction!) bloggers who I follow and enjoy their work. I hope you will take a few moments to check out their blogs. Here is this week’s offerings:
- milan rajkumar
- Heartafire @ House of Heart
- Crow @ Caw!
- r.miller @ *Insert Propaganda Here*
- Mocking Bird Down
SUBMISSIONS/CONTESTS:
- Paper Plane Pilots is an amazing group of poets and fiction writers. They also host a free literary magazine and are currently accepting submissions for issue eight of In-flight Literary Magazine. The deadline to submit is June 1st.
- The WaterSedge Poetry Chapbook contest is hosted by Writer’s Relief, Inc. The chapbook contest runs to May 25, 2016. The winning poet will receive a $500 cash prize; publication of the poetry chapbook in both print and e-book formats; Amazon distribution for Kindle and print; and 25 free print copies. The contest is limited to poetry chapbooks 24 – 48 pages in length, and the entry fee is $20. Click the link above for complete contest submission guidelines.
Here are a few interesting articles:
- New Zealand poet, Eggleton wins prize
- Akhei Togun of Virginia Beach VA wins 11th annual Poetry Out Loud National Poetry Recitation Contest
- Michael S. Harper, Poet With a Jazz Pulse, Dies at 78
- Katie Noonan Breathes New Life Into Judith Wright’s Poetry
- Review: ‘Night Sky With Exit Wounds,’ Verses From Ocean Vuong
- Opinion: Crying to Please My Mother
Are you looking for weekly poetry (and sometimes fiction) challenges? Never fear! Check out the following:
- Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie
- RonovanWrite’s Haiku Prompt Challenge
- Haiku Horizons
- dVerse
- The Writing Reader
- Bastet’s Monday Haiga Challenge
- the secret keeper
- Poets United
- Sunday’s Whirligig
- Sunday Scribblings 2
- imaginary garden with real toads
- A Week for Writing
- Three Word Wednesday
If you know of other happenings in the world of poetry or blogs that host poetry challenges, let me know in comments and I will include them in next week’s Happenings!