Good, Bad, and Editing

I wrote every day
and kept the posts coming.
Some came out quite well,
some felt unbecoming.

Others helped me out,
can't take all the credit.
Now some of these poems
will be seeing edits.


November's last prompt from BlogHer: What did you learn from doing NaBloPoMo?
Some days are better than others for writing.
Sometimes forcing yourself to write can turn out well.
Vacations can make daily posting more difficult.
Vacations can make for great inspiration.
I have got to keep a more regular time for doing my writing.
It's nice to have writing friends.

Long Road Trip Haiku

the long drive made me
ready for my bed at home
and non-greasy food

Rubaiyat

In this lifetime there is no other way.

You must do your best to enjoy today

if you desire to feel truly alive.

that is what the wise men and women say.

If what you are really hoping to find

is a deeper and more meaningful life,

you have to pick yourself up and begin

to discover what will give you the drive.

It's important to remember that when

your struggle starts frustrating you again,

you should not putter about or delay.

You can never know when your life will end.

Real Toads: Rubaiyat

Four line stanza

10 syllables per line

aaba rhyming scheme

I often have trouble with form-based prompts because I don't know about what to write. This time I decided to just come up with the ending words and see where it led me. It might need some revising for more compactness and a less repitious sound.

Also shared with Poets United Poetry Pantry #77

Wrestling

tumble
jump, roll

grab hold and spin around
get the other guy down

no matter who's won
dogs always have fun


Shared with Thursday Poets' Rally #57

Thanks to The Poetry Palace Community for the Perfect Poets Award for week 57! To see other winners for this week, visit here. I nominate Masked Are We and Myopic View.

Turkey Leftovers

turkey leftovers
make yourself a great sandwich
or fix up a plate

Black Friday Limerick

Many people bought presents today,

waited in lines making sure to save.

But I don't have the cash

even with prices slashed.

So, all of our presents are homemade.

Dear Merchants - Limerick, Mad Kane's Humor Blog

NaBloPoMo BlogHer Prompt:

Do you like to buy presents ahead of time or right when you need to give them?

I have been doing a lot of crocheting of gifts lately, with some sewing thrown in on occasion. In fact, I wrote a poem about crochet recently: Knots. Good luck with your impending gift finding.

Cuddles

Cuddling the dog
'til he tries helping me type.
His claws just won't work.

The all brown loves to get in my lap during computer time. I was trying to write a poem, and he insisted on helping.