Tuesday, April 14, 2009

This morning's prompt was to write a love poem and an anti-love poem. Easy prompts the last couple of days.

Miss You Mornings

I miss you mornings
wake up alone in bed
imagine you teaching,
struggling to get kids
on track, wanting them
to care as much as you
do about what they learn.
I love how you struggle,
how much you care,
love that you choose
to teach school instead
or wake lazy in my bed.
I miss you mornings.



Hollywood Love

Hollywood love
is cut flowers.
Bright, fragrant
short lived
Me, I'd rather
plant a tree.

3 comments:

Peggy said...

Lovely takes on love and anti-love. I love the voice.

Mary said...

First poem shows such warmth and caring. Second the epitamy of anti-love. Effective contrasts!

Judy Roney said...

Your poems are amazing, both of them are great poems and great contrasts.