Apr
06

Rescued

Morning sun enters
softly insisting I wake;
“Nightmare’s over—breathe.”

©2011 Shari Lynne Smothers
#5 for National Poetry Month Today’s poem, a Haiku, to share in the magic of National Poetry Month. Always a silver lining, bad dreams are yet another reason to appreciate waking up. I’ll have to see about catching up before I get too far behind.

Dec
16

After

Caring hands’ work ends
Loved ones pass away. Void fills
From gratitude’s well.

Our selfless caring
effort’s reward: that we can
know our best was done.

© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers

A recent death in my family and the funeral this weekend got me thinking about the role of the care-giver after the work is done. The process of getting through these tough times, isn’t easy to understand, and it helps me just to mull it over. I guess these writings will keep coming out until I discover the answer, or become otherwise distracted.

Nov
30

Day 30: I know Some Things

See actions and those
perpetrating them; begin
to understand things.

* * *

If at first you don’t
succeed in the path you choose
regroup, re-plot yours.

* * *

Care what happens: All
children, better and worse do
impact our futures.

© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers

Three lessons learned is what I chose to write about. As of this writing, I’m my assessor. So I can only hope I learned them properly. Because I do believe my life depends on them.

Day 30 prompt: Write a ‘lesson learned’ or ‘never learned’ poem; details here from 2010 November PAD Chapbook Challenge

Nov
24

Day 23: Hurricanes

Cacophony of
light, dark, and dissonant sounds
hurricanes rage wild.

© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers

Day 23 prompt: Write a ‘form or anti-form poem that follows a poetic form’; details here from 2010 November PAD Chapbook Challenge

Mar
20

Spring Time

Remnants of winter
temp’ratures blast last
cold before summer.

© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers

Mar
13

Broken Camera

Camera dies and
spring possibilities fade
disappear neatly.

© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers

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