The Snowflake Chronicles

April Mayham (National Poetry Month)

Author's Note: Following are my April post to "Three Word Mayhem!" . I'm keeping track of my entries because it it National Poetry Month. Part 1 of this is the way the lines were entered into the forum. Part 2 is the edited poem arranged after April 30. I begin entering line in the form on Wednesday, April 1 and I plan to finish entering them on Thursday, April 30.

Part 1

A nightingale sings
on a craggy
on the road
of Loneliness remembering
characters lost in
parrots cry out
A new day
the aroma of
walking on eggs
Open the door
taste sweetly bitter
like chocolate lemon
on Tuesday morning.
when Tuesday arrives.
a sleepy rooster,
best clothes on
A weird ringtone
echoes through the
woodpecker proclaiming its
are not hungry
happy when they
Happy Earth Day!
Celebrate Lover's Day
Snow is annoying
when spring arrives
Hot coffee on
honey bees or
rich or fattening
with cornbread salad
with creamed spinach.