"Be Home Before the Streetlights Come On"

"Be Home Before the Streetlights Come On"

I'd head out to play

after dinner with

that mandate running

through my mind.

I'd join in the game

of the night--hide

and seek or tag,

catch or kickball.

My friends and I

could see time slip

away as the sun

crept down and

the natural light

grew dimmer.

As all around us

turned gray, we

would stop play

then begin to

make our way

home before the

streetlights came on.

The prompt for Day 20 of the PAD Challenge--Dark. It's hard to believe we are in the homestretch of the challenge.

Links

April 27  South Branch Library Poetry Reading and Open Mic

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Natural Companions Video

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018 

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Reasons I Love Nature

Reasons I Love Nature

The sun breaking the horizon.

The colors all around.

The birds flying in formation.

The symphony of sounds.

The trees are bare in winter,

but in spring, blooms abound.

The many sights I see

that leave me spellbound.

The Day 17 PAD Challenge Prompt--Reason.

It's Poem-In-Your-Pocket-Day. Share poetry today.

Links

Closing Reception for Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is?--April 19

Her Art Artists: Who Do They Think They Are?

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Natural Companions Video

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018 

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

No, Thank You

No, Thank You

 If I were offered

the power to

predict the future,

my answer would be,

"No, thank you."

I would miss the

breathtaking surprises.

The Day 15 prompt--prediction.

Thursday, April 18 is Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day. Pick a poem to share.

Links

Closing Reception for Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is?--April 19

Her Art Artists: Who Do They Think They Are?

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Natural Companions Video

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018 

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

When I Walk in the Park

When I Walk in the Park

When I walk in the park,

I never know what I'll see.

A heron rousted from

under a dock.

A family of geese

out for a walk.

Ducks diving for lunch

or preening on rocks.

When I walk in the park,

Mother Nature ensures that

some surprises pop up.

Animal was the Day 3 prompt for the PAD Challenge.

Links

Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is? March 15-April 19

Her Art Artists: Who Do They Think They Are?

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Head-Aptaker April 13

Natural Companions Video

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5 

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Morning Routine

April is National Poetry Month and that means Robert Lee Brewer's Poem-A-Day Challenge is taking place on the Poetic Asides blog. I wrote the following poem for the Day 1 prompt--morning:

Morning Routine

 Are you an early bird?

Awake to greet the sun?

Out the door for a walk or run

while peace outweighs commotion?

A fan of the natural songs

that fill the air until

the noise pollution starts?

Moving at your own pace

before you get swept up

in the motion all around you?

Links

Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is? March 15-April 19

Her Art Artists: Who Do They Think They Are?

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Head-Aptaker April 13

Natural Companions Video

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5 

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day