April 26 has been designated national Poem in your Pocket Day.
And what clever poet friends I have. In this post you will find haiku, haiga, a limerick, a triolet, a Fibonacci, an ovillejo, and other short and long form poetry. Click on the name of each poem to read it. And enjoy!
Cara Holman: summer butterfly
Christine L. Villa: crawling
Madeleine Begun Kane: Limerick Quest
Merrill Gonzales: nor’easter predicted
Ellen Grace Olinger: Saturday Poem
Symanntha Renn: grass that used to be green
Alegria Imperial: Light as Magic
Ina Roy-Faderman: Mockingbird
Bruce W. Niedt: Big Picture
Kirsten Cliff: At the Graveyard
De Jackson: O, Let’s Not
Gillena Cox: End of April
And be sure to check out these two other Poem in Your Pocket blog posts, that I contributed to:
“A Poem in Your Pocket 2012″ on Gillena Cox’s Lunch Break blog.
“Poem in Your Pocket Day…” on Margaret Dornaus’ Haiku-doodle blog.
And two more poems:
Merrill Gonzales: “I forget my lips are roughed, at the clear water.” by Chiyojo (1703-1775)
Jacqueline Hallenbeck:
“Three Little Pigs in a Blanket”
Three Little Pigs in a Blanket
crashed a pajama party.
One started playing the trumpet.
Three Little Pigs in a Blanket
pulled out a rope and tried to jump it.
Their names were Zeik, Bo and Marty.
Three Little Pigs in a Blanket
crashed a pajama party.
(c) jh 4/20/12
Thanks again, Cara! Can’t wait to click away, during my poem-perusing time at bedtime. :)
Thanks Cara…. The poem I sent was so surprising to me when I found it… It says more than the words seem to convey.
Cara, This is a great idea. If I start a blogging blog I’ll certainly be interested in doing something like this page.
What fun! Thanks so much for including me! I’m looking forward to reading all of these poems and getting to know those poets on this list who are new to me. :)
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Hi Cara, Thanks again. I changed your credit on my site for this post. I mentioned the date, but then decided to post the main link to your site for readers now. Ellen