Poem in Your Pocket

For National Poetry Month, The Academy of American Poets www.poets.org celebrates with a National Poem in Your Pocket Day. This year it’s Thursday, April 21^st. The idea is to clip a poem, put it in your purse or pocket and share it with others at the grocery, library, or coffee shop!

My friend and artist, Howard Hardt, sent me the poem I shared last week, “Thorns In My Roses” attached to one of his original photos. It was so lovely, I’m reposting it, along with a couple other original poems.

Hope your taking advantage of your inner bard and jotting down a few of your own.

Poetic Injustice

On My Way

Brown spots step along the veins,
blue streaks on withered hands.

Daffodils fall from my grasp
float in the muddy river.

Brown spots step along the veins,
Once long fingers, knarred and bent.

Yellow dots bobbing, wave bye
on their way to the sea.