Tag: Ode

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #36

Another week flew by where I was so busy I didn’t get this prompt written until after 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. But I guess that’s better than 3:30 in the afternoon on Friday. I did, however, submit my memoir book proposal to a small publisher...

An Ode to Moss Landing

I wrote this poem in the guest book at Moss Landing, Ocean Shores, Washington. I took a picture of it to keep a copy and decided to share it today for Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub. ________________________ An Ode to Moss Landing, June...

My Poetry Dictionary

I’d love to write a sonnet While wearing an Easter bonnet Or perhaps a villanelle That would do as well The problem I have with meter Which is meant to make a poem neater Is that I struggle to understand iambs Those metrical feet, not...

Ode to the Road

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions Philanthropy lauded in the news Love of the limelight for altruism Millions spent by famous ones who garner billions upon billions start foundations seeking donations from peasants in need of charity But the road...