blessing or curse

Distracted

Easily enough

Hear the wind

Shadows move

In a blink, thoughts drift away

Never to return

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben

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playful patriarch

Father sky looked down

To see branches reaching up

And waving his way

To show he was a friend, true

He surrounded them with blue

©2018 Annette Rochelle Aben

roll tape

The power of glue

Coiled on a dispenser

To be portioned out

Your best friend when gift wrapping

If it’s not stuck on itself

©2018 Annette Rochelle Aben

tasty too

Knives spread cake icing

Fingers are not a good choice

No one licks the knife

©2018 Annette Rochelle Aben

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Poet’s Choice Ice & Sparkle

 

Faces glazed over

When she came into the room

With her diamond smile

She, a radiant beauty

Women elbowed their husbands

©2018 Annette Rochelle Aben

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/12/04/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-113-happy-december-poets-choice-of-words/

Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #230 Exist & Today

Cold exists today

Tomorrow, here comes the sun

Michigan weather

©2018 Annette Rochelle Aben

https://ronovanwrites.com/2018/12/03/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-230-existtoday/

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Number & Celebrate

Raise a little hell
Never be a statistic
Give ‘em a good show
Watch their eyes widen in shock
Beat the drum and take a bow
©2018 Annette Rochelle Aben

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/11/19/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-111-celebrate-number-synonymsonly/