POETRY by poetjpb

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Thanks Avant-garde for writing a spring poem...

On Easter I asked bloggers to write an Easter or Spring poem and here is what avant-garde wrote. Lovely, isn't it? See my previous blog. The first advent of spring. Unabashed by frigid wind, The tender tulips emerge, Revivifying the dormant land With promises of birth soon to come. Posted by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 16, 2006

GOT ANY TULIP POETRY ON THIS EASTER SUNDAY???

Have you written a tulip poem lately? Why not try? It can be anything about tulips. It doesn't have to be about Easter. We ordered pink tulips for my daughter's wedding last summer from Holland. Wow, were they beautiful. My husband brought me yellow tulips today. These orange tulips are spectacular,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 12, 2006

DO YOU HUNGER TO BE INVISIBLE????????????????????????????????????

log birdie loves poetry... A RED DELICIOUS Stooping to pick a Red Delicious from the pile, the apples topple, and an old man wags his finger toward me. Obligated to buy the whole barrel, I cart dimpled cargo sheepishly past the oranges and bananas, hungering to be invisible. VULNERABLE crumpled blue... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 10, 2006

I MIGHT BE THE JOKE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

CARNIVAL I walk among the crowd, scorning their laughter, afraid I might be the joke; my dreams, fro zen by fear. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 8, 2006

HAVE YOU READ HAIKU POET? I ADDED THIS BLOGGER TO MY FAVS

http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SimplyHaiku/350925 CHECK OUT HAIKU POET. I just added this blogger to my favs list. From one poet to another, you write great stuff, lovely, thought provoking, simple yet deep...... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006

THIS WOMAN PAINTED A CROSS ON HER FOREHEAD AT WORK TODAY

Deny yourself, share, give, delay gratification, give up, self denial... 2 good posts I read today.... http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/climbeverymountain/350252 http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/BishopBen/ Write a poem about these topics above... Our current culture does not like to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 20, 2006

...EXPLODING SWEET...................

writing, writers, creative writing workshop, moments, photos, inspire, inspiration... Excerpt from my online writing course...Creative Writing Workshop oila, I did it! Brrreeeport! Speak Like a Writer You may now refer to your writing as a work, your craft, a piece, masterful prose, a work in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 19, 2006

MEMORIES OF YOUR PERFUME ONCE FILLED MY NOSTRILS, BLUR

PETALS Browned petals on my plate bloomed yesterday with color. Memories of your perfume once filled my nostrils-- blur. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 18, 2006

POETJPB'S BLOG BIRDIE POEM FROM BLOGSEED.......

THE GIVEN WORDS WERE: COVER, STOW, AND ASPECT log birdie says... cover your sins stow your guilt and share one aspect of yourself today... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 17, 2006

STACK THOSE CHICKEN LIVERS AND WRITE A DAMN GOOD POEM

writing with the senses, sensory awareness, writing workshop, writing tip, writing lesson, writing poetry... Use your vacations, your journals, and those stored sensory experiences to write a poem. log birdie award, who has it today? Ginneb... Blog birdie says, "brrreeeport...." BALTIMORE AND STINKY... Sign in to see full entry.

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