Not sure if this one counts. I was attempting an Ae Freislighe style of poetry but it was hard. When I finally finished, I went to bed and as I drifted off to sleep, I realized I didn’t get the dunadh! Which means, it was not in fact done. Not sure if my dunadh works but this is my first attempt.
On record as mythical
I walked around Dublin
searchin for the mystical
hopin gold would be comin.
Continue readingI passed through Limerick, Ireland and stayed nearby. So, I had to try my hand at a limerick.
There once was a girl from Wyoming
that went to see the seaside one morning
hoping to see
the great big sea
instead she saw absolutely nothing.
Continue readingMy only thought when I returned home from Ireland was “I need to rewatch Far and Away.” Which sounds like a poor take-away from a travel abroad: watch an old American movie about a foreign country. My reasoning though is not what you are probably thinking. Sure, I wanted to see some of the land I just visited. But mainly, I was interested in the accents.
Continue readingThis morning
I sat down to write
not because I have anything
important to say
because I don’t
Continue readingFor some reason, this time of year
I am told to find joy in the snow
or “I will have less joy but still snow.”
Continue readingHave you ever thought – oh, dang!
When a word pops up everywhere
but how did it even get there?
Continue readingI stood outside my grandma’s house and sighed. Thanksgiving at grandma’s was definitely not going to the same this year. This was something I had been dreading since I received the invitation from my mom last month. I tried desperately to come up with an excuse but it was made clear no excuse was acceptable. Thanksgiving at grandma’s was mandatory this year. While coercion is not usually an acceptable invitation, I decided I would go to the house one last time, suffer through the dinner, and pick up what was mine.
Continue readingThe blossom looked around at its surroundings and realized, “I’m a pretty flower.”
“No,” the old flower next to it said. “You are a weed.”
Continue readingLove language is the lingo of the day. Who hasn’t heard this term used once in the last month? We are all claiming and broadcasting our individual ways others prove they love us. So, to make it easy, here are a few of my literal love language gestures:
Continue readingI wish I had a hidden skill.
Something I could just whip out
at times when the chips are down
and give everyone a thrill
when they discover my skill.
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