March Madness Names are Up

Tonight I get my word...and the competition begins. I am seeded against Pam at MyLMNOP reads to kids. We have 36 hours to write our poem.

It's kind of like The Voice except I don't have an external poetry coach. The only coach I have is the one inside of me...guess I'll have to trust her!

So head over to March Madness 2012 and beginning in about 36 hours the voting begins. There will be lots of great children's poetry to read.

March Madness 2012

I'm baaaaack! And so excited about it. My way back begins with Ed DeCaria's March Madness. I was wait listed and am grateful to whoever had to bow out of the contest so that I could participate. It's been a long time since I have really written any poetry, other than in my journaling...so I have my boxing gloves on and I'm ready to punch out the words.

Let the poems flow forth!

Three Word Wednesday

"And the time came when the pain to remain tight in the bud became greater than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin

Today, my creative juices were tweaked from Three Word Wednesday ...Brandish...Forbid...Manage....three words which best describe my experience last night with my young son.

Thunderstruck!
Lost in the roll,
Brandished by forbidden fear.


Manage to find peace
In the place of the witness.

Happy Mother's Day!

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. ~Oprah Winfrey

Look at that, it's been almost 2 years since my last post... I have started up again because I have missed writing my poetry, and I am now taking some time to do what I love. I have no special plan for this blog other than to weave my life through the poetry I write. I continue to heal as I parent my trauma ridden child....it is a daunting but fulfilling experience.

Today I am using the word prompt from Weekend Wordsmith which is LOCK

clouds slide apart

freedom erupts as rays burst

unlocking the darkness

One Single Impression

The sources of poetry are in the spirit seeking completeness. ~ Muriel Rukeyser


I have missed my weekly participation in one single impression...so here I am again.

This week's word is TOLERANCE given to us by Gina of Kilauea Poetry.

I have written a haiku...

a veil of droplets

spread tolerance to spaces

open to receive