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poetry

After I Fed the Dog

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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After I Fed the Dog

After I fed the dog
this life of mine moved on
after I took the dog for a walk
this life just moseyed on

After I fed the child
the day just took its tone
after I dressed the child
the day just moseyed on

After I went to work
the phrase of life was hum
after I took my lunch
the day just moved along

After I cooked dinner
the evening was the same
after I did the dishes
the end soon found the day

After I went to sleep
the night was just the same
after I woke from rest
it all began again

I got today’s National Poetry Month Prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides Blog: “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “After (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: “After Dinner,” “After You,” “After Hours,” and/or “After I Finish Writing This Poem.”

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Stolen: One Heart

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
close up of padlocks on railing against sky
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Stolen: One Heart

Not being the type
to take anything
not mine
I was surprised
when it happened to me

Stolen:
one perfectly functioning heart
blood pumping
veins working
body moving
but
one heart stolen

Who knew
when a person takes a walk
or writes a story
or reads a book
their heart can be taken

In this case
innocently stricken
I lost my heart
but the weird thing is
it was all my fault

Vulnerable and needing
love’s warm feels
my heart was stolen
only to be healed

Take it again
and again
it’s yours
forever

…..

Today, I decided to combine my prompts. Here is my poem of the day for National Poetry Month and my Six Sentence Story. Who says you can’t play with the rules? I guess you can say I stole them and made them my own.

My daily poetry prompt came from Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides Blog: “For today’s prompt, write a stolen poem. And no, don’t steal anyone’s poem! But you can write about doing such a thing. Or stealing hearts, stealing time, stealing minds. Or steeling your mind (remember: I don’t care if you play on my original prompt). Steal away into a comfortable place to write and break some lines today.”

The other prompt comes from Girlie on The Edge’s Six Sentence Story Blog

“Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Come back here on Thursday, link your post…
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers 🙂

PROMPT WORD: TYPE”

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Monet at Night

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

My Post - 2019-04-04T214836.517Monet at Night

Restless in his sleep
dreaming of pastels and muted seams
lasting into the night
as he chases away the darkness
holding for the light of day

Needless to wonder
when you see the creations
those dreams become masterpieces
from the master’s restlessness
ever charging his mind
into the day of light

Is it any wonder
when I first saw his works
Monet made me cry

…..

There you have it! This is my Poem A Day Challenge completed for Day 4 of National Poetry Month.
Prompts come fromRobert Lee Brewer’s Asides Blog

For today’s prompt, pick a painter, make him or her the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.

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Worst Case or Best Case

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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Which is The Best Case?

Watching Deal or No Deal

I am interested in how far people will go

Weighing out the odds

When would I say, “Deal?”

It’s a gamble of time

An effort of haste or waste

Odds are what?

The way I look at it is

Deal or No Deal is a toss up

You always end up with the same you

It’s not more dough

That makes you real

Best case scenario

You pick the right case

Worst case scenario

You sell the case for too little

In any case scenario

You come out the winner

It’s just how you play the game

…

It’s National Poetry Month and this is my response to the Prompt:

Write a worst case poem. What’s the worst that could happen?

Write a best case poem. Take the worst and reverse it!

Source for these prompts is Robert Lee Brewer’s Asides Blog

poetry, Short Fiction, short story

6 Sentence Story and Serious Short Fiction-Flash

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Flash me those hazel eyes.

I’ll show you my wicked greens.

Love me for my soul.

Behind the eyes, flashing warning signs, you will see.

I am as sure of it as a soul whose soul has connected with hazel eyed mystique.

This begins and ends with no more or less than my dreams.

…..

Join in the fun for 6 Sentence Story
Rules of the Blog Hop:
Write 6 sentences. No more. No less.
Use this week’s prompt word: FLASH
Read everyone’s story, comment, share and have fun!

Here’s the LINK