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