MAPoet: March 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Hold on to Me

Hold on to Me

I hang around her neck.

She cradles me in one

hand so I don't bounce

as we walk.

We stop!

I move upward until the

viewfinder reaches her eye.

My lens moves back and

forth as she gauges the

distance. I feel the

pressure on my shutter

button, then, click, we

capture the scene.

I move back down

and rest in one hand.

There isn't much she

can touch right now,

but she can still

hold on to me.

This was another prompt from the April PAD Challenge Countdown. Write a persona poem.

Links

Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is? Virtual Gallery Tour

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Sit

Sit

Pick a spot to stop,

sit. Leave with

a new perspective.

This form is the lune, also known as the American Haiku. The prompt to write a short form poem is part of the 2020 April PAD Countdown Challenge on Robert Lee Brewer's blog, Poetic Asides.

Links

Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is? Virtual Gallery Tour

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Beauty Blooms

Beauty Blooms

The climate isn't

good right now.

Still, it is spring.

I look out my

window and see

flowers that weren't

there the day before.

Not everything that

blooms is good, but

most of it is beautiful.

Links

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Balancing

Balancing

It is hard to main-

tain my balance.

Focus on the dos

instead of the don'ts.

Shake off the doubts about

the surety of my security.

Still, I keep my

sense of humor.

If I am going to fall, I would

rather fall down laughing.

Links

Who Does She Think She Is? Art Exhibition Reception April 17

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

More Than Ever

More Than Ever

My time inside gives me hours to think.

Many thoughts may take one to the brink.

Become overwhelming in a blink.

Before I know it, my spirits sink.

Now, more than ever, I need to make art.

Share what's in my heart with pictures and ink.

This is a Welsh form called gwawdodyn hir.

Links

Who Does She Think She Is? Art Exhibition Reception April 17

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

The Flower

The Flower

I see the petals now.

They are still wrapped

tightly together, but

I make out an edge or two.

Soon, they will begin to rise.

Give each other some space.

Stand and take the places

to which they have been assigned.

Become known as the flower.

Links

Sandra Moran Book Club-Looking for Lorraine March 14

Who Does She Think She Is? Art Exhibition Reception April 17

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Afloat

Afloat

The leaves sit on the water and drift.

A gust of wind makes their movement swift.

Their positions shift as they float away.

Soon, the lake will give something else a lift.

This poem is a Welsh quatrain called gwawdodyn byr.

Links

Sandra Moran Book Club-Looking for Lorraine March 14

Who Does She Think She Is? Art Exhibition Opening Reception March 20

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The Petals Dry

The Petals Dry

After the storm,

the flower lets

the water roll off.

It welcomes

the warmth of

the emerging sun.

Lets the wind

give it

a little shake.

In time, the petals dry,

and the flower stands

under a clear sky.

Links

Sandra Moran Book Club-Looking for Lorraine March 14

Who Does She Think She Is? Art Exhibition Opening Reception March 20

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Bark

Bark

I am the suit of armor

tailor-made for the tree.

I stand against

the rain and wind,

the heat and cold,

the insects and animals.

My life has already ended.

In my afterlife, I

protect the place

I once lived.

Links

Sandra Moran Book Club-Looking for Lorraine March 14

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.

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