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Taking Pictures of Flowers
(Poem 279 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)
She fell in love near dusk
walking a gravel path that crunched
beneath their feet as they wandered
in search of flowers to photograph.
She had been gifted a new old camera
that made her feel nostalgic for a past
life, and he was looking for any excuse
to be alone with her to confess his feelings.
She bent to frame a delicate Magnolia
and his breath caught at her beauty.
He told her his heart would only continue
to beat if she accepted his love as her own.
She turned to him with a serious expression
and snapped a photo of his pained look.
“I accept,” she said, then took another
photo of his transformed elated visage.
She has both faces framed on her desk
and looks at them when she grows weary
of darkness and difficulties, to remember
that she was once someone’s next heartbeat.
@Home Studio – 279th poem of the year
Runner ups for the Camera photos to accompany my poem:
Anniversary
(Poem 275 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)
9 years ago,
I promised to
continue writing
a love story
with you
for the span
of the rest
of our lives.
I walked
down a grass aisle
to a tree canopy
and exchanged vows
in the presence
of our people
while the sun
set.
It was a Thursday,
and white
lights were strung
in the tree
so we
could celebrate
falling in love
after dark.
@Home Studio – 275th poem of the year
Our Blooming Youth
(Poem 251 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)
“Confucius told his disciple Tsze-kung that three things are needed for government: Weapons, food, and trust. If a ruler can’t hold on to all three, he should give up the weapons first, and the food next. Trust should be guarded to the end: without trust we cannot stand.” – Baroness Onora O’Neill
Ghosts casting curses, hiding
behind every false smile of those
who claim to be loyal, will poison
trust and hope until all faith dies.
The only way to prove innocence
is to leap into the arms of fear,
give yourself permission to endeavor,
and outsmart evil with persistence.
The truth will win out when you
refuse to give in to the superstition
that strives to steal your joy with
lies that discriminate and demean.
Only by lifting up the oppressed
who cry out for mercy and plead
to be vindicated by righteousness,
can you free yourself from the curse.
@Home Studio – 251st poem of the year (After watching the Korean drama Our Blooming Youth.)
Lee Jong-jae, Our Blooming Youth. Park Hyung-sik, Jeon So-nee, Story & Pictures Media, 6 Feb.—11 Apr. 2023.
O’Neill, Baroness Onora, “Without Trust We Cannot Stand (Excerpts from the Reith Lectures, 2002)” University of Cambridge, Trust & Technology Initiative, http://www.trusttech.cam.ac.uk/perspectives/technology-humanity-society-democracy/without-trust-we-cannot-stand
Cougar
(Poem 181 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)
AI Generated image I prompted on Gencraft.com https://gencraft.ai/p/VlE1pf https://gencraft.ai/p/51XcWB
According to society,
a woman of a certain
age should guard her
propriety and seek only
suitors who are older.
If she happens to find
herself drawn to a man
of younger persuasion,
she is depicted by those
who have opinions as a
wild hunter who laid
in wait to pounce on
some unsuspecting
man-child and forced
him to mind his manners.
When the roles are
reversed, there is little
batting of eyes because
double standards always
seem to benefit those
who sit on the biggest
thrones in the patriarchy.
@Home Studio – 181st poem of the year (after watching The Idea of You.)
The Idea of You, Showalter,Michael, Amazon Prime Video, 16 March, 2024, Hathaway, Anne.
Runner ups for the Cougar photos to accompany my poem:
To The Dress
(Poem 172 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)
Photo by Rebekah J. Marshall
A princess in a fitted gown
floats into the room sparkling
like stars in a dark night sky.
She is the dream vision of
every little girl who imagines
herself someday gracefully
gliding down a cathedral aisle.
The sheer veil ripples elegantly,
falling like light snow in quiet
drifts on her brunette locks.
Gentle turns, angled glances
at her beauty in the mirror,
loveliness draped in silk and lace.
@Home Studio – 172nd poem of the year
Runner ups for the Wedding Dress Event photos to accompany my poem:
Camelot
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Couples – Rewriting History
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New Love
(Poem 101 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)
New love is fresh and sweet,
from the tips of their noses
to the toes on their feet.
Adventures are sure to be found,
whether going for a hike
or just hanging around.
Every little laugh and smile
is proof that their love
will make it that extra mile.
@Home Studio – 101st poem of the year
Fairies
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