Day 28 - OctPoWriMo: Friends

Photo by Judy McDole (c) 2010

FRIENDS

All rise

To belong

Claim the title Friend

Know deep commitment

Connect with kindred spirits

“Earned their spot around the campfire”

Today's Theme: Belonging

For nearly 20 years, I've belonged to the best darn Relay for Life team in Bakersfield, Bob Miller & Friends Pull Together to Find a Cure. We shared many nights around the "campfire" as we stood vigil and walked the track during what was the largest Relay for Life event in the world. Kudos to our captain, Scottie Miller.

Suggested Form: Clarity Pyramid. A seven-line poem. Two triplets and one additional line. Syllable count: 1, 2, 3 then 5, 6, 7, then 8. The final line is in quotation marks because it is a quote that defines the title.

Day 22 - OctPoWriMo: Tell Me

Today's Theme: Purposeful Passion

Bandon, Oregon 2017

Tell Me

Tell me everything

Everything you want me to know

Know I will hear your words

Words that slice or soothe

Tell me everything

Everything to unburden, to free

Free your mind to live, to love

Love yourself and tend to your heart

The prompt asked us to write about something we’re passionate about. So I asked myself this question from Natalie Goldberg: "What is it mine to do?"

Day 16 - OctPoWriMo 2013: The Last Word

Our prompt for today began:  "We've all had those moments when we have something on our mind, but for some reason we hold back." And, we were invited to write a poem of something that we've wanted to say -- "the last word" or "things left unsaid."

The Last Word

Forgive me, old friend.

Enemies, fear and distress,

Kindled unkind acts

Robbed us of friendship

Destined disappearance, sad

Years, empty, bereft

Forgive me, old friend.

I missed your life, my loss, true,

Now I understand.