Day 18 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A haiku. Nature's goodness Plastic cup of juice — Orange sweetness to the brim — Made of baby carrots Featured poem A limerick. Coffee Limericks by LTC Roy E. Peterson I love to have coffee each morning, Including the act of the pouring: I smell the aroma, Come out of my coma, And wonder...

Day 17 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A monostitch. Buffalo wings Ordered all those wings and you still ain't fly Featured poem Yet another poem by Damian Balassone. Advice from Jonah by Damian Balassone If God is calling and you bail, you might end up inside a whale.

Day 16 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A monostitch. Braggadocio. Rapping Wrapping burritos on the railroad is the only way you could rap on a track Featured poem Another poem by Damian Balassone. Garden of Eden by Damian Balassone A multitude of monsters will be on the loose if man and woman work out how to reproduce.

Day 15 of NaPoWriMo. Halfway through. My poem A tercet. Soccer game They scored us so much I started hearing music It was playing the whole time — But I was just deaf to it Featured poem A poem I found on a website that the official NaPoWriMo recommended. The Fall of Nebuchadnezzar by Damian Balassone He once was...

Day 14 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A terza rima sonnet. Pals with Egypt Israelites with evil ways — Though living in the Promised Land We're still living in the Egypt days. Pharoah did not promise land But lashes if you slacked at work Then God showed him his mighty hand. Through wildernesses, lessons learnt; A gift of...

Day 13 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A limerick sonnet. At TSA They told me to put in the bin My hoodie, my watch, and my pen I got in the machine The light didn't stay green So they told me to go in again They said that my belt was the cause So I took my entire wear off They said, "It'll be fast" They expected a pass But...

Day 12 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A couplet poem. Tired at the lobby I try to keep myself awake My eyeliids want to rest The background music's playing low — A soft whisper at best Featured poem A classic. Song by Christina Rossetti When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor...

Day 11 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A Shakespearean sonnet I wrote after hearing about J. Cole apologizing to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track recently. From J. Fold with Love I never meant to diss you in my track; The gassing up from friends made me explode. It took some days to realize it was wack; You know we're more...

Day 10 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A couplet. Time travels Time moves so fast, it needs a speeding ticket Longing for the past, need to get to the beginning Featured poem A shape poem I found on Shadow Poetry. Birth of a Triangle mama and papa and baby make three, reaching sides of a three-sided tree. oedipal winds rustle...

Day 9 of NaPoWriMo. My poem Quickly concocted couplets. At a snail's pace At a snail's pace, I gently move along Leaving trails of slime with every step Looking for a place, where I can belong The shell I carry with me hurts my neck Featured poem A classic by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Don't Drink by Ella Wheeler Wilcox...

Day 8 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A monostich. Phone bars Always dropping bars like I'm losing cell signal Featured poem A poem from The Society of Classical Poets. Apes or Angels by Ron L. Hodges Humans, some say, aren't much more than an ape — A reasoning beast, quintessence of dust. Others believe we're of angelic...

Day 7 of NaPoWriMo. My poem From a writing prompt. Bird in a cage The bars of steel surrounding me Are keeping me from flight No space to spread my wings apart And soar into the sky I have to find an exit out I have to find the key And if I don't I'll break the bars From picking with my beak Featured poem By the...