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 The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight." |
| As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work. |
| Shark A shark in an aquarium the inmate of the sanatorium rages against imprisonment illegitimate predicament in limited space contained unjust sentence so maintained most unpleasant of constrictions seeks freedom from restrictions. Line count: 8 Rhymed aabb For Express It In Eight, 11.16.25 Prompt: Write a poem from the perspective of a fish in an aquarium. |
| Something New Every poem should be, as far as I can see, a breath of fresh air, a new creation fair, a thing of new birth, a jewel of great worth, reopening our eye to the what, where and why. Line count: 8 Rhymed aabb For Express It In Eight, 11.15.25 Prompt: Write a poem about a fresh breath of air. |
| History History, where dreamers go in search of better things, a place of happiness and woe, of palaces and kings. Hidden in the dark of time we find the hopes and dreams, of great and good, the hero fine, and those too low to scheme. Line count: 8 Rhymed abab For Express It In Eight, 11.10.25 Prompt: Write a poem that mentions its historical setting. |
| Conniption Conniption is the kinda word that is so rarely heard these days of tame and gentle ilk when brains are washed like milk. Then rage and temper oh so loud and westerns made us proud - but wait, I think I have it wrong when riot grips the throng. Line count: 8 Rhymed aabb For Express It In Eight, 11.09.25 Prompt: Write a poem that includes a conniption. |
| Rhyme Time was when I made no rhyme Prime instead was meter Rhyme the stuff of nursery jingles Mime would be a better thing. Crime it may well have been Climb did I from my pit Chime the bell of my repentance I’m now a rhymer with the rest. Line count: 8 Rhymed first word of each line For Express It In Eight, 11.05.25 Prompt: Write a poem rhyming the first word of each line. |
| A New Plan Planning’s not a thing I do - it’s not that I resent the thought that’s needed for the brew, I’ve enough to do in the present. Just to talk of new and wonderful plans is far and way beyond me, so totally out of my hands - I’ll drift with the wind quite fondly. Line count: 8 Rhymed abab For Express It In Eight, 11.04.25 Prompt: Write a poem about a new plan. |
| The Wind Chill Song Wind chill made me ill caught a cold and I am old. So I snuffle with coat all ruffled snow’s bad enough wind makes it rough. Line count: 8 Rhymed aabb For Express It In Eight, 11.03.25 Prompt: Write a chill wind poem. |
| Loner Yes you’ll not know me the quiet one who shuns the crowd watching with haunted eyes as the mass pursues its fancy drunk on the emptiness of fashion loud in camaraderie shored up with mutual intent. I am always the other. Line count: 8 Free verse For Express It In Eight, 11.02.25 Prompt: Write a poem about a solitary, lonely person. |
| On Cheese No matter your opinion of cheese, delight or loathing or tease, you’ll smile whenever you say it - it’s law and you must obey it. This curious affliction we suffer whether weak or even much tougher is for convenience of the snapper happy faces making photos more dapper. Line count: 8 Rhymed aabb For Express It In Eight, 11.01.25 Prompt: Write a cheese poem. |
| Halloween Witchy witchy woo, ogre howl and ghosts go boo, scattered in the dark, monsters looking for a lark. Knocking at the door, little faces peering so, taking up the chant, on candy hunt they go. Line count: 8 Rhymed abab For Express It In Eight, 10.31.25 Prompt: Write a poem about the sights you may see on Halloween. |
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