April is National Poetry Month! I will be posting some of my favorite poems — one a day — during the month of April. Please comment, send suggestions and interact. Poetry is fluid! For more information about National Poetry Month, click here.
31 Days of Halloween – October 15, 2013
The Vampire by Rudyard Kipling A fool there was and he made his prayer (Even as you or I!) To a rag and a bone and a hank of hair, (We called her the woman who did not care), But the fool he called her his lady fair– (Even as you or I!) Oh,…
31 Days of Halloween – October 2
The moon fills the place with her silvery light,
And the churchyard like day seems to glow.
When see! first one grave, then another opes wide,
And women and men stepping forth are descried,
POEM: Insomnia
I cam across some of my poems from college. These were written for an actual poetry class, and this one was inspired by the chronic insomnia that I had (and still struggle with). Colors get muted As thought they were too bright For your mind to handle I has other things to do: Like cradle…