Tag: dverse

d’Verse Poets Pub- When’s Your Birthday? April 11th

On By Susan St.PierreIn Words 'n' such Poetry26 Comments

Choose at least one #1 hit (on your birthday) and include it, using the exact wording of the song’s title, in your poem. Be sure to credit the song(s) and artist(s) at the end of your poem. You may or may not choose to share the year of the song….but do share the date!


Ever since I was a little kid,
I’ve been hooked on a feeling
That Nature is proof of God.

I spent countless hours
Watching the sky, sniffing, and listening.
Relishing all my senses.

I came to, now, know,
Nature answers the questions
That God wants us to ask.


Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede was #1 for only one week in 1974 encompassing my 18th birthday on April 11th.
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Ever More Precious

On By Susan St.PierreIn Words 'n' such Poetry, Writing Prompts24 Comments


I’ve thought
my journey to be solitary;
among the many.
I’ve heard
and seen the world uniquely;
a vivid design .
I’ve felt
comfortably insignificant yet embraced;
Nature knows me.
I’ve learned
to recognize the what “is”;
not “should be”.
Love is ever more precious.
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If you’re new to dVerse or the quadrille, it’s simply a poem of 44 words, excluding the title. It can be in any form, rhymed or unrhymed, metered, or unmetered. You MUST use the word “embrace” or some form of the word in your poem (not simply the title).
Quadrille 121: Let’s Embrace | dVerse (dversepoets.com)

reBirth – A Quadrille

On By Susan St.PierreIn Words 'n' such Poetry, Writing Prompts11 Comments

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Peel away the years…

Your teeth tighten.
Your posture’s straight, and eyes brighten.

Peel away the years…

Grow trees from seed.
Grow luscious hair, your mind is freed.

Peel away the years…

You try to walk.
You grow a tooth, and babble talk.

BIRTH.

 

It’s Quadrille Monday at dVerse Poets Pub… A 44-word Quadrille including some form of the word peel is on tap.
https://dversepoets.com/2020/02/24/quadrille-98-peelings-nothing-more/

Wonder is Nature’s

On By Susan St.PierreIn Sideshows, Words 'n' such Poetry10 Comments

cropped-101_12521.jpgI’ve always wondered whether frogs felt relief knowing “winter sleep” is near or apprehension of the cold darkness they’ll enter. The relief would be on behalf of a much needed break from constant feeding and the avoiding of predators. Apprehension would be the more anthropomorphized option. Frogs don’t know that many of them will not survive the winter. They also are cold blooded so the winter cold is more unpleasant to human sensibilities than it would be to them.
Still, I’d like to know… but Nature’s Wonder relies heavily on her secrets.

What do frogs ponder?
They know all that they need.
Wonder is Nature’s.

OpenLinkNight #227

Make “A” While The Sun Shines

On By Susan St.PierreIn Words 'n' such Poetry, Writing Prompts18 Comments

Newman was unhappy,
He’d always gotten “A”,
Stomped in every puddle
As he trudged home in dismay.
It started on that morning,
His homework well prepared,
On his way to classes,
He suddenly got scared.
Reaching for his notebook
Is when disaster struck,
He’d left his study binder
Behind in Daddy’s truck.
The woe that overtook him
Was doubled by the rain.
The crack and angry thunder
Mirrored Newman’s pain.
His glasses had been steamy,
The pelting droplets stung,
He’d made it to the building
Just as the bell had rung.
The storm had made him careless,
His pride was ’bout to fell.
Would he ever be the same?
Time may NEVER tell.
He cried ‘like no tomorrow’,
A ‘stitch in time’ and fate.
To err was only Newman,
‘Tis better never late.