Thursday Think Tank: Market Day

Photo supplied by Poets United

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Cool to the touch,

succulent flesh

yields grudgingly

to hands that

reach out and

grasp in need.
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Fingers stroke
soft, lush skin...

imagining how
lips might also

trail across this

naked pleasure.
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Were you mine

my tongue would

taste your juice,

would savour

each fragrant drop

of sweetness.

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Come to me…

my eager mouth

will not rest

‘til I am sated

on the repast

of your love.

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I’m amused to watch the care with which discerning shoppers choose their fruit. They sniff, peer, probe and stroke…no detail is overlooked by those who seek the very best. I find myself wondering if their loved ones are afforded the same intense level of consideration that the dewy peach takes as its due!
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When I saw that Poets United Thursday Think Tank prompt was, "Market Day", this piece came to mind. For more takes on the theme, check out the link below...
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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/
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Thursday Think Tank: Inanimate Objects

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I am not a thing

to play with and discard...please

follow directions!

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This tongue-in-cheek senryu came to me today as I was pondering the difficulties people have in understanding one another. Our lives might be easier if they came with a script, but we wouldn't enjoy the movie quite so much if we knew what to expect at every turn of the page, would we?

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I'm linking up with the Thurdsday Think Tank at Poets United. For more takes on this prompt, check out their link below....

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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2011/06/thursday-think-tank-55-inanimate.html#more

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A Love Limerick

A romantic young fellow named Will

Loved a sweet girl so badly he’d kill.

Her husband he shot,

But she would love him not,

And now poor Will is all alone still!
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 I'm linking up to three sites today.

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Poets United Thursday Think Tank prompt is 'love'. You will definitely find more love on this page...

http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2011/03/thursday-think-tank-42-love.html#more

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And do check out Theme Thursday, where we're asked to contribute something silly today...

http://themethursday.blogspot.com/

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I also heartily advise you to head over to Mad Kane's site. It is with her inspiring prompt that I have penned my first limerick...

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2010/05/12/romance-limerick/

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Thursday Think Tank: Homage to Robb

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Quentin Tarantino has said, 

“You can’t write poetry on a computer.”

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I beg to differ…and I offer this homage to the founder of our online forum!

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Our brave friend Robb took on the job of being poets’ host,

And I can’t help but wonder what he likes about it most.

Is it the endless questions that we always seem to ask?

Or is his joy found in the role of keeping us on task?

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When night falls, does he tear his hair and wonder what he’s done?

Or is he like the rest of us, too busy having fun?

Who wouldn’t want to nudge along a group so keen to play,

That we’ll line up with haste for one brief chance to have our say!

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All jest aside, our gratitude we offer to our host.

This man of wisdom thought to carve out space for us to post.

He gave us room to grow and shine our light for all to see.

He helped us know we could become all we were meant to be.

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As writers, we’re prolific and our minds resound with rhymes,

We’re always jotting down new thoughts at quite peculiar times.

But it can feel quite lonely living in one’s muddled head…

And ideas left unshared can seem to be as good as dead.

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I used to write within a void; my words the weight of stone,

And now I am much heartened to know I am not alone!

So many clever people leave their gems upon this site,

And I can soak up wondrous words at any time of night.

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The poets I have come to know inspire me with their zest,

Though it’s the gift of sharing that I’ve come to love the best.

For kindred souls and seekers who explore the world in rhyme,

This is, without a doubt, our favourite way of spending time.

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As captain of our crew, we tilt our caps to Robb with pride,

No phrase seems quite enough to say how much we love the ride!

Our work is launched, our writing ship sets sail with banners high,

The world is ours to conquer, and our limit is the sky!

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For more poems insired by the words of others, you should really stop by the link below and settle in to enjoy the offerings...

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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2011/03/thursday-think-tank-38-quotes.html#more

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I am also linking to Theme Thursday, graciously hosted by Megan. Do stop by to see more words and pictures about books...
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http://themethursday.blogspot.com/
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Thursday Think Tank: Lemons

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Like lemons, bitter

on the tongue, your caustic words

eat into my soul...

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For more poems using 'lemon' as a prompt, do drop by Poets United Thursday Think Tank at the link below...you'll be glad you did!

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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2011/02/thursday-think-tank-37-lemons.html#more

Wired and Weird

In our wired world, where
wily words wield weapons,

weird

is the new normal...

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I am linking this post to Poets United Thursday Think Tank, where the prompt for today is 'weird'. For more weird poetry, do check out the following link...

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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2010/12/thursday-think-tank-25-wierd.html

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The photos are a few of my abstract Artist Trading Cards...

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A Thankful Haiku

Our thanks bestow on
the children of the world, who
teach us how to love…

I was fortunate enough to spend time with these wonderful children while visiting a Masai village in Kenya in 2006. Like youngsters everywhere, they were giggly, shy, curious and keen to be noticed.
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While families had little in the way of material possessions, the children were bursting with joy, eager to embrace the excitement each day brings. I was humbled by their spirit, and am still learning to be grateful for what I have, instead of pining for what I lack...

I am linking this post to Poets United Thursday Think Tank. This week's prompt is 'thanfulness', something we surely have in abundance. To see more poems about gratitude, do check out the link below:
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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2010/11/thursday-think-tank-25-thankfulness.html

A Winged Haiku

I had posted this only to Poets United, but as it seems perfect for the Haiku Heights prompt of March 13th, I'm adding the link below. Do stop by to read other poems about wings...
http://haiku-heights.blogspot.com/
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When I saw that the Poets United Think Tank prompt was ‘wings’, I immediately thought of Richard Bach, author of ‘Jonathan Livingstone Seagull.’ As a young wife and mother in the nineteen-seventies, I embraced his reworking of words which have with time become clichéd:

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‘If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were."Because it touched me deeply at the time, I offer my own interpretation of the quote...

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I would wish you wings
with which to soar the world…and
bring you home to me.

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I'm linking this post to Poets United Thursday Think Tank prompt. For more poems about wings, do click on the link below...

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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2010/11/thursday-think-tank-24-wings.html#more
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I live close to the sea on the west coast of Canada and spend a lot of time watching seagulls. The photos above were taken at nearby Steveston and White Rock. My elusive quest for the quintessential shot of a bird in flight is ongoing!
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A Halloween Haiku

We fear nothing so

much as fear to which we have

not yet put a name...

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I have dreams in which I frantically check every locked door and window, only to discover that one has been silently breached. I don't know what I fear will get in if I'm not vigilant, but the worry continues to plague me!

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The photo above was taken at the prison in Lincoln Castle, England

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I am linking this to Poetry United's, Thursday Think Tank Prompt. For more works about the things we fear, do click on the link below:

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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2010/10/thursday-think-tank-21-fear.html

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