What fun it was to do this interview with Dustin Pickering. He made it easy with his kindness and I didn’t get near as nervous. Thank you, Dustin, for interviewing me.
Author: Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
Haiku April 13 2022

For the Wednesday poetry challenge which will also be my poem for National Poetry Month, Day 13, I am to choose a favorite place or natural place and write a Haiku. So, here goes. Thank you to Lisa Bolin of the Garden of Neuro Institute for the inspiration.
fresh waterfall view
collect in soul memories
viewed in my recall
This is one of many inspirational poetry and writing prompts which come from the Garden of Neuro Institute. This is a place for women empowering women.
Poem for My Love

Poem for My Love
I’ll shoot this from
my substantial hips
it’s a simple fact
our lips make pacts
I’m a candle
you hold the match
fire me up
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Response to NAPOWRIMO Day 10 (I had to double up today)
Mother’s Heart

Mother’s Heart
My mother’s heart
bigger than Everest
swooned to Mars
dropped to coral
met in meadows
by the undeserved.
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NAPOWRIMO Challenge “Write a poem about a very large thing.”
Rhythm – an Acrostic

Rumpa, pum, pum
Hatchaa, hatchaa, hatchaa
Yuhooee, yuhooee, yuhooee
Tappa, tappa, tappa
Hausha, hausha, hausha
Mmmbah, mmmbah, mmmbah
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This is my Six Sentence Story/Poem. You can check out where to submit HERE
This is my attempt at an acrostic to illustrate rhythm. As you can see, the word is vertical and the rhythm sounds are horizontal. Which direction would you take it? And now…one of my favorites:

