Tag Archives: Growing

Ah the joy – Poem

Ah the joys   Have you ever eyed land Or a pot and thought Yes, this will be awesome And began the vision in your head Shoved a shovel into dirt Turned it over Watched a worm dance In the palm … Continue reading

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Journey – Poem – NaPoWriMo2013

Journey   Do you see where you are on your journey Do you only look five feet ahead Are you thinking about your future Or holding a gun to your head Is it smoking or stress maybe gluttony Or something … Continue reading

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BloomWhereYouHaveBeenPlanted – acrostic – NaPoWriMo2013

As sometimes happens, I see a sentence or phrase, this time on a Niece-in-loves FB post “Bloom where you have been planted” and it grabs me enough to make an acrostic. This one doesn’t seem to flow as well as … Continue reading

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For you – haiku

Was thinking of my kids when I wrote this… For you For you I’ll wipe tears Whether yours or mine. For you I will move mountains   Stephen Kellogg – 2013

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Life – Haiku

Life There is life to live Find it, grab it and hold on It’s well worth the ride Stephen Kellogg – 2013

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If this were a response to your love poem – poem inspired by a poem

This is a response poem inspired by the poem “if this were a love poem” written by Susan L Daniels and found on her wonderful blog here. If this were a response to your love poem I might say once … Continue reading

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I support the recreational use of…Start em young, Build em strong – acrostic

I support the recreational use of … Books, Paper, Pencils, Paint, Instruments Etc. I have a couple of friends that have recently posted (as I have done) poetry of one form or another, that was written by their kids. On … Continue reading

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My foot is slipping – Poem

Sometimes, when I’m on my drive home, a line will pop into my head and I’ll just go with it. This poem came from one of those times. When that happens, I pull out my phone and hit the voice … Continue reading

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It is there – Poem

It is there   It is there Stepping out on the deck on a cool fall morning It is there When the color grabs my eye and draw me in It is there In the closing of eyes and the … Continue reading

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Life in Death in Life – poetry reading

I’ve decided to go back and do a reading or two of some of my poetry. Here’s one that I wrote based on a painting. See the original post and painting that inspired the poem here. In short, the painting … Continue reading

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