poetry

National Poetry Writing Month

Here I tried to write a poem for each day in April 2007. They may be in English, Spanish, Japanese, or one of my many made up languages. Whatever strikes my fancy. Anything not in English will be translated by May 1.  

April 1

 Writing alone, hiding the light

A muse that must stay hidden

Silent scuffing of a pen across paper

Secret, silent, shadowed

Waiting for tomorrow's light

Others sleep, I create 

Moonlit poem

April 2

Spring

Snow into rivers

Rivers into roots

Roots into blossoms

Blossoms into fruit.

An early glimmer

Warm sun

 A cool breeze

Time passing

Death into life

Summer's fire does not yet burn

Autumn's strength is not yet heard

Winter's chill is now long past

The hope of time is here revealed

Cooling waters embrace us

Warming sun inspires

Blooming life awakens

This time when all begins

Here we see Creation

It happens daily now

The changes change us 

The new life creates us

We see time most clearly now

This time that is as time once was

Back when time began 

April 3

A parody of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" based on someone misreading "twinkle" as "twinkie" 

Twinkie, twinkie, from snack bar

How unhealthy as you are

Filled with cream so warm and fresh

In a cake of heav'nly dough

Twinkie, twinkie, from snack bar

How unhealthy as you are

April 4 (my birthday)

Silent Meeting

"...and one is coming up behind you"

Last-spoken words 

A greeting

Trading names

Self-identification 

In a flick of the wrist

No need of assistance

For language exchange

I have class, and she to a play

A first day's work,

Or a long one ending

Both are at ease

Interpreter watching 

This silent meeting

In which nothing was said

But all was understood