Sometimes I wish the world was as simple as the sky. Those two blinking dots rising one step at a time aren’t planes. They’re fairies flying higher, chasing each other beside the twilight clouds. That purple swirling one over there is a dolphin. Its mouth is open, ready for fish. Ready for us. I wait … Continue reading Twilight
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Book review – The Further Selected Poems of K Morris (Spoiler Free)
“Footprints will go, / Covered by snow. / And this dear England of mine— / Is it all in my mind?” Title: The Further Selected Poems of K MorrisAuthor: K MorrisGenre: PoetryPages: 86 pagesPublication date: February 28, 2021 I enjoyed reading K Morris' book, Light and Shade, so I also picked up The Further Selected … Continue reading Book review – The Further Selected Poems of K Morris (Spoiler Free)
Disney lies (haiku)
If the world was fairLife would bring us togetherBut life’s not Disney Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
Free chains
The world met me with a smileTold me to dream for the skiesWhile putting chains around my feet I grew up with chains digging into my skinFor years, I didn’t realize they were thereBut when I did, I couldn’t take them off Sometimes, the world comes back aroundAnd lets a random person out of the … Continue reading Free chains
We’re upside down (haiku)
The sun rises downWhile the moon sinks up and smilesAt the trying world Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
Wolf storm (haiku)
Past the purple moonA wolf cries for redemptionAfter the dry storm Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
Plastic
I watch you fall in the mirrorAnd while the world expects me to helpI don't You pick up your phone againAnd while the world expects you to callYou don't We plant a tree into the groundAnd while the world expects it to bloomIt doesn't It's plasticAll of it Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
Light (haiku)
The sun may have setBut the dark doesn't shut outThe light within us Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
Empty box
They told me onceTo build a boxStay in itAnd never leave But instead I built a cityWith empty streets Cause no one goesDown every laneIt’s too far out thereFor them to walk It’s nothing likeTheir little box Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
How do I keep track of my poems to submit?
On a recent writer's journey post, I mentioned that I keep track of my poems, but I didn't explain how. So, today, I'm going to show how I do that. Here's a basic rundown of what an empty template looks like: You can do this in Microsoft Word or Excel. I prefer Word. I make … Continue reading How do I keep track of my poems to submit?
