#poemvember2020

[paigebstorey]

Day 3 Prompt: Illusion

Celtic trees of birth

Mine is the Illusionist

Known as Hawthorn Tree

Hawthorn is the gate

To a world beyond our plane

Where the fae may dwell

[paigebstorey]

Day 20 Prompt: Sting

I’ve never been stung by a bee

So there’s no way to guarantee

A decent response

To this little prompt

I don’t even know how to feel…

When I see a bee I just freeze

And let it do what it may please

For what I have read

A sting leaves bees dead

And if it’s in you, do not squeeze!

I have two comments:

1) I did not write this in 2020, but less than an hour ago

2) I thought I might try something new for this poem, since I wasn’t sure how to convey this as a double haiku…

[paigebstorey]

Day 30 Prompt: Peace

I guess I blew it…

I panicked and went silent,

But that is alright.

The month is over.

Things have gotten less busy.

So I can relax.

It’s satisfying,

Knowing that I got this far.

I deserve a break.

[paigebstorey]

Day 27 Prompt: Drown

Deep in the abyss

There’s no air to reach for here

Only doomed despair

Drowning in sorrow

Far from the joys of above

Nothing to reach for

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Day 26 Prompt: Burn

They tried to burn me

Because I was not like them

But I’m still alive

Brandish your torches

Throw your embers all you want

They don’t frighten me

[paigebstorey]

Day 25 Prompt: Grow

I once was a tiny, dead weed

Who never could sprout from the seed

But rain came one night

In morning, sunlight

I now get the care that I need!

My leave finally had turned green

And I was a sight to be seen

No longer in gloom

A flower in bloom

And breathing in air that is clean!

(This was the last poem I was actually able to write for Poemvember back in 2020.)

[paigebstorey]

Day 24 Prompt: Bones

Buried in the dirt

Deep in decomposition

Only bones remain

Cannot recognize

Origins are forgotten

Never to be found

[paigebstorey]

Day 23 Prompt: Betrayal

How could you do this?

Stab me in the back, and then

Leave me there to rot?

I thought we were friends!

I put all my trust in you

Only to be fooled!

(This is a very cynical prompt for the holiday that is happening today. Anyway…)

Happy Thanksgiving!

I’ll admit the bitter truth:

The pilgrims were jerks.

(This guys makes a more valid point… Anyway, I hope people still enjoy the holiday by spending time with family, even if they are unable to find the time to educate themselves about its underlying origins. Luckily, tomorrow is a great opportunity for that because tomorrow is Indigenous Heritage Day! I am aware that I am getting carried away and this is going off topic, so I will add some betrayal-based songs to make up for it…)