April 17--Strike Midnight

With a princess still inside, The carriage, flying past, Sped down the bumpy road, And the clock was chiming fast. The damsel, quick, alit And betook herself with haste For her urgency was dire And swiftly, on she raced. "I left a shoe!" She muttered With frustration on…

April 16--Sonnet of Silence

I don't know why my heart is seized with fear To enter silences you have supplied. I ask that my own words be all sincere As all the nothing in my heart has died. Alas, my soul clings uselessly to dust! My bitter state of overwhelming noise Is…

April 15--Orange You Glad?

A moment in orange And a tshirt in green. A moment of violence In old fibrous sheen, And a hour or two Spent in black and in white No delineation Twixt wrong and alright. No smell of old books And no sound of a dove. No actions of hate here…

April 14--Indivisible

Were I to dig a trench between us both, Forbid myself your touch upon the heart, Instead of being wronged, I'd feel myself Wronging you. And I, for my own part Would cower under gazes sent from you That told me how my foolish heart did falter. No…

April 13--Delight

I don't want you near For what I get from this. I long to long for you; That you be what I miss In those moments I'm alone, And that you be my desire. Let my promises remain And my devotion never tire. If my motives…

April 12--Promised Land

Surround me with your confidence. Give me a challenge: let me stand From now on without flinching On the road to the promised land. I've got no means to get there And no notion of the way. But that don't stop this pilgrim From choosing to…

April 11--Tickle Me Pink

I've the palest of skin tones Passed down in my genes. And summer's come 'round. I know what that means. It means I buy stock In lots of sunscreens, And wear no short shorts, But stick to my jeans. In fact, I've got…

April 10--ADHD

I'll sit for a moment Focused and still, And get much accomplished And studied until My mind starts to wander And my fingers to drum. My legs get all restless, And on it will come: This desire to move AND GET OUT OF MY CHAIR! I'll…