Borderline

Day 59

state of confusion on the line
I'm lost with no gas station
man to ask directions will
you point to true north?

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A No Good Very Bad Day

Day 9

Chased by the Jabberwock
Friended by the Hatter
Smiling like a Cheshire because
Tomorrow’s all that matters.

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Winter Tea Cozy

Day 2

Like a dormouse I climb inside
my teapot for a nap
close the lid while snow flies
outside the window-spout

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I've Got Your Number

it’s a numbers game
as the calendar pages
flutter and fall to the ground

paint by the numbers
craft your work of art
display it for others to see

pick a number any number
get her number
and make it yours as well

stop wishing you had
Jenny’s number 867-5309
trust me and thank me later

you’d change yours
to an unlisted number
before the month was out

Confucius say
your lucky numbers
are hidden inside a cookie

so, take a number
make it so, Number One
your life is your final frontier

live your life
play the numbers
maybe you’ll win today

when your number’s up
you’ll be number than numb
so, enjoy each one until then

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written in response to Robert Brewer's Wednesday Poetry Prompt #61, Poetic Asides

Returning Home - A Rondeau

Where I keep all my yesterdays,
I know each night my mama prays.
I hear her voice ring loud and clear.
With every mile, I’m drawing near,
to hearth and home, to simpler ways.

I’ve learned to point my Chevrolet’s
toward the north and fix my gaze.
Homeward I go to place so dear,
where I keep all my yesterdays.

Atop the hill the sun’s bright rays
set home’s horizon all ablaze.
My heart beats happy, full of cheer.
The corner turned, and I am here.
My heart beats strong; bright is my gaze,
where I keep all my yesterdays.

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The Poetic Asides Wednesday Poetry Prompt 57 is to write a return poem.
My attempt is a rondeau, and though technically it works, I'm not really happy with it. The constraints of a rondeau are a challenge for me, and make it hard to show instead of tell. This offering is just an attempt. Perhaps I'll rework it at a later date.