Hello everyone;
I did say "haphazardly" participating in the April PAD Challenge. This is why day one is being posted after day two.
Day 1 prompt of "write an optimistic poem"
Not Dead Yet, Me
Is it really such a tragedy
that my sentences are raggedy
words tread together by similarity?
The conversation is still defiantly
expressions of me.
Is it really such a travesty
that I wander aimlessly?
When I can travel through time so easily
…our life history
…a life lived outrageously.
Is it really such a disparity
that I have forgotten the melody
of your name? Still there’s some clarity….
I know the feelings of family
and passions intensity.
Is it really such an indignity
that something once familiar is now a novelty.
Or that simple tasks escape me.
I still dance to life’s jamboree
and sing majestically.
Is it really such a finality
even as I become more absentee?
There is plenty of life in my legacy.
Don’t bother writing my eulogy,
when there’s still time to create a memory.
©2024 Delaina Miller
Daydream Breeze
(Inspired by Kelvin S.M.’s Naughty Wind)
The wind carries your jasmine smell
lolling me in a daydream sleep
to a field of tulips and butterflies.
Running and singing
in spring’s breeze we let
our walls and clothing fall.
Bushy plants entangle
our underwear, flags of surrender
waving in the wind.
Under the golden sun
we sip honeysuckle
from our flesh.
Feather soft
our laughter floats
and rests in purple heather seas.
Created and shared with dVerse: POETICS: DOMINANT IMPRESSION IN ARTISTIC DESCRIPTION
This poem can now be found in The Unique & Sundry, which happens to be available on Amazon.
Awesome! I love “bushy plants entangle our underpants.” Very cool use of the prompt.
Thanks Heidi! 😉
Such gorgeous imagery!! I love this poem!
Thank you so much Mohana. Thank you for taking the time to respond as well. Cheers.
I really enjoyed the flow of the piece and the rhyming theme really sealed it for me.
Thank you so much for your comment. Cheers!
A delight for all the senses 🙂
Thank you Tony!
Ah, this one made me long for long May and June days… I could smell that honeysuckle, feel that sunshine. Very evocative!
Thank you Marina for reading and commenting. Yes I am ready for winter to pass and some warmer days. Cheers!
lighthearted celebration
Thank you for reading and commenting, Cheers Lucy!
I feel all warm and sunny inside, so packed with wonderful words… Honeysuckle … Please come summer 😉
Thank you Bjorn;
I am missing summer too. We have a foot of snow on the ground and more on it way. I miss tulips 🙂
Thank you for taking the time to read and respond 🙂
hmmm nice…love the sipping honeysuckle
off the flesh and the laughter floating in purples heather seas…cool images..
Thank you Claudia;
Your comments mean a lot to me. I was another fun night at the dPub 😉
Your work is new to me Delaina and I love this poem. Started to say ‘I esp like …’ but d’you know what? I love each and every word, line and stanza ~ simply beautiful
Thank you Polly;
Last night the the first time I had visited your blog as well. It is nice to t get to know your voice as well. Cheers!
Oh, this is so sensual. Great work.
Thank you Susan and thanks for taking the time to read and comment. Cheers!
Glad this sparked a memory of yesteryear for you today…jasmine, butterflies, sun, laughter…wonderful ;)O
Thank you for your kind comments and your support they mean a lot to me. Cheers!
The fragrance, the wind, the running – such wonderful sensations of smell and movement. They take us right to moments of shared delight. Lovely.
Thank you for your kind words Eusebia. I glad I was able to bring you into the moment. Cheers!
Very colorful, visual, aromatic, textured. You leterally recreated stokes of ark on paper or canvass into these words. Very nicely done.
Thank you Henry;
Kelvin’s art was very inspiring for me. The words just fluttered on to paper. Thanks for your kind words. Cheers!
just a beautiful read, and feeling. I can hear the soft laughter.
Thank you so much and thank you for taking the time to comment. Cheers!
I specially like the last two stanzas…sipping of honeysuckle and resting on purple heather seas ~ Lovely share ~
Thank you so much Grace your comment mean a lot. Cheers!
This is exquisite, so vivid. I especially like the final two stanzas.
Thank you Laurie your comments mean a lot to me. Cheers!
wonderfully fragrant writing scented with jasmine and honeysuckle- filled with thoughts of spring – beautiful – K
Thank you Kathleen two of my favorite scents and with a foot of snow on the ground I am dreaming of spring. Thank you for reading and commenting!
Under the golden sun
we sip honeysuckle
off our flesh.
Amazing lines – just very special – 🙂
Thank you Alan. 🙂
Beautiful sensuality in that last stanza. Love the way you developed the whole poem.
Thank you Mary and thank you for taking the time to comment!
…truly wonderful offering… like the calming & soothing effect you produced with your words… and i can smell the jasmine in there.. and clearly see the clothing fall & sway… i can hear those laughter well… very engaging and find it perfect for the artwork… thank you…. i enjoyed it… smiles…
Kelvin I owe you so much. Your art work is inspiring.
Thank you for letting us dance our words around your art!
ha…some nice rhyming in there…bushy plants entangle our underpants…ha…sip honeysuckle off the flesh…now that is def a treat…enjoyable trip through your verse today…
Thank you Brian I had a lot of fun with this one. Thanks for reading!