Sharing three 11-word poems today. Still For someone who craves stillness, my life moves pretty fast still. Word Count: 11 Death and Life Kara passes A plane crashes And my lilac tips are pregnant. Word Count: 11 Note: A plane crashed in the French Alps this morning. I heard this during the […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 12
Dew Shimmering orbs glitter and dance on the grassy ballroom floor, dipping dots. Word Count: 12 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my inbox–“Form and Void” by Barbara Crooker, author of Selected Poems. Want to play […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 13 (Still Saturday)
Stuffing life with more things and distractions makes time feel shallower not deeper. ~Judith Shulevitz as quoted by Laura Boggess in Playdates with God: Having Childlike Faith in a Grown-up World Word Count: 13 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy Welcome […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 14
First Day of Spring Day cracks its shell, spills golden yolk. Behold a robin– first day of spring Word Count: 14 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy I realized this morning that this is my 67th first day of spring. Yikes! “I enjoy the spring […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 15
On Trying on Clothes It is plainly in our living shown By fit of feathers how we have grown. Word Count: 15 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 16
Breathe When heaven’s spotlight beams upon your stillness, I reach out and touch… just to be sure. Word Count: 16 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 17
Beware of Mangos Beware of mangos that stone your toes in the grocery aisle, rollaway apples, and cranky produce men. Word Count: 17 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 18
He was shrouded in sadness last spring betrayed broken having given all, but love came softly double joy. Word Count: 18 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. My son popped the question, and she said yes! We’ll be gaining a new daughter… AND a grandson. Color us all with joy. […]
One Less Word For Lent 2015 – 19 (Still Saturday)
Take note. “There is holy in the everyday moments . . . “There is resurrection in the hallowed corners of [your] life.” Word Count: 19 ~Laura Boggess, Playdates with God: Having a Childlike Faith in a Grown-up World All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness. Sandy […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 20
L.L. Barkat is good at dealing dares. Last night it was to use two key phrases in a single post. I think she mentioned something about cookies. I may have even heard the word, “chocolate.” But as an “official” mischievous barista for Tweetspeak Poetry, how could I ignore her–even for just a cup […]
