Challenging Poetry (Book)

by sadilouMail Icon
Rated: 18+ · Book · Contest Entry · #1912256

a descent into poetry insanity

These are poems I'm writing for various month long challenges.
I'm not sure how sane I'll be at the end . . .
Poem # 1 catalyst 0.47k
Poem # 2 ask me again 0.66k
Poem # 3 race to the end 0.58k
Poem # 4 a time for happy evers 1.06k
Poem # 5 spring weather 0.15k
Poem # 6 sisterly visit 0.28k
Poem # 7 what was needful 0.38k
Poem # 8 for Caleb in memory of the day he died 0.75k
Poem # 9 why multiplication is NOT the answer 0.44k
Poem # 10 generational issues 0.62k
Poem # 11 an ancient game 0.23k
Poem # 12 day's end 0.21k
Poem # 13 for Caleb, who might have been 14 today, in another life 1.22k
Poem # 14 rescuing moths 0.32k
Poem # 15 a cyclical food chain 0.44k
Poem # 16 finals week 0.75k
Poem # 17 answering yes to an either or question 0.28k
Poem # 18 thank the stars 0.23k
Poem # 19 the end 0.44k
Poem # 20 chief mourner 0.36k
Poem # 21 baby shower 0.17k
Poem # 22 sorry 0.45k
Poem # 23 painting dawn, a tanka 0.27k
Poem # 24 drawing a blank 0.29k
Poem # 25 bangs: 1992 0.40k
Poem # 26 the Land of Lost Things 0.94k
Poem # 27 I dreamed 0.45k
Poem # 28 anti-affirmations 0.38k
Poem # 29 out of season 0.12k
Poem # 30 dust to dust 0.43k
Poem # 31 a glimpse behind the curtain 0.99k
Poem # 32 storm warning 0.12k
Poem # 33 morning at an art installation 0.41k
Poem # 34 turn round, don't drown 0.33k
Poem # 35 motion sick 0.59k
Poem # 36 sick days 0.21k
Poem # 37 one of those days 0.12k
Poem # 38 the food of love 0.87k
Poem # 39 field trip in the mountains during a flash flood 0.42k
Poem # 40 dream country 0.21k
Poem # 41 cleaning house 0.48k
Poem # 42 passing in the night 1.09k
Poem # 43 for Caleb on his thirteenth birthday 0.55k
Poem # 44 the Spartoi 0.41k
Poem # 45 call me 0.60k
Poem # 46 feathers or lead? 0.78k
Poem # 47 night adjusted eyes 0.43k
Poem # 48 why I still talk to her 0.21k
Poem # 49 lace work 0.16k
Poem # 50 Portland, Oregon, May 1980 0.76k
Poem # 51 slowing down 0.83k
Poem # 52 Wednesday, midday 0.71k
Poem # 53 as I touch, the world bleeds 0.61k
Poem # 54 stasis 0.46k
Poem # 55 my new friend 0.69k
Poem # 56 the pistol principle 0.48k
Poem # 57 4:59 and thirty seconds 0.55k
Poem # 58 blue ribbon plate 0.36k
Poem # 59 this or that? 0.34k
Poem # 60 picking strawberries 0.63k
Poem # 61 like lightning illuminating the world in shadows 0.69k
Poem # 62 the promise of flowers 0.36k
Poem # 63 once upon a midnight 0.39k
Poem # 64 in her skin 0.49k
Poem # 65 food fight 0.37k
Poem # 66 binges 0.35k
Poem # 67 I thought we were friends! 0.13k
Poem # 68 for Caleb, again 0.76k
Poem # 69 one birthday afternoon 0.48k
Poem # 70 the strongest memory 0.85k
Poem # 71 adulthood 0.12k
Poem # 72 cousins 0.40k
Poem # 73 two and a half miles from home 0.86k
Poem # 74 love as a proof 1.03k
Poem # 75 April showers 0.27k
Poem # 76 imaginary friends 0.53k
Poem # 77 I want a nap 0.29k
Poem # 78 treasure hunting 0.22k
Poem # 79 fortune telling 0.18k
Poem # 80 overshadowed 0.78k
Poem # 81 laying the pollen 0.32k
Poem # 82 never bored 1.07k
Poem # 83 coming home from the total eclipse 0.85k
Poem # 84 how spring begins 0.64k
Poem # 85 wishes and lemonade 0.65k
Poem # 86 priorities 0.35k
Poem # 87 wash and wear 0.44k
Poem # 88 spring morning 0.12k
Poem # 89 after I heard my grandfather passed 0.59k
Poem # 90 at the end 0.35k
Poem # 91 hopping down the bunny trail 0.27k
Poem # 92 what's up? 0.23k
Poem # 93 black ice 0.57k
Poem # 94 Nature Walk 0.68k
Poem # 95 traffic jam 0.66k
Poem # 96 wanting 0.50k
Poem # 97 who me? yes, you. couldn't be. then who? 0.18k
Poem # 98 when it's time for the pain 0.65k
Poem # 99 learning the bees and the birds 0.64k
Poem # 100 iambic pentameter 0.17k
Poem # 101 mirrors and echoes 0.51k
Poem # 102 naptime for grown-ups 0.38k
Poem # 103 a new project 0.43k
Poem # 104 green onions 0.30k
Poem # 105 18 April 2012 0.35k
Poem # 106 designated driver 0.55k
Poem # 107 ashes on the wind 0.42k
Poem # 108 the movie was better 0.27k
Poem # 109 now I am six and forty, and oh, tis . . . confusing, true 0.83k
Poem # 110 one chapter a night before bed 0.25k
Poem # 111 the letters are chasing me! 0.21k
Poem # 112 love is 0.57k
Poem # 113 word count 0.15k
Poem # 114 the weight of ashes 0.35k
Poem # 115 you know who you are 0.20k
Poem # 116 puncture 0.77k
Poem # 117 meditation 0.59k
Poem # 118 and lead me not . . . 0.59k
Poem # 119 poem like qualities 0.48k
Poem # 120 the invisible cat 0.33k
Poem # 121 and then it was gone 0.32k
Poem # 122 . . .it's a design element 1.45k
Poem # 123 lion roars tonight 0.73k
Poem # 124 behind closed eyes 0.30k
Poem # 125 D: All of the above 0.65k
Poem # 126 finding a way 0.68k
Poem # 127 fear 0.25k
Poem # 128 what's a poem? 0.89k
Poem # 129 cycles of growth 0.32k
Poem # 130 after the music 0.62k
Poem # 131 scattered thoughts 1.02k
Poem # 132 the sound of a bass clarinet 0.65k
Poem # 133 bum-pa-di-bum-bum-bah 1.01k
Poem # 134 introversion 0.25k
Poem # 135 why our phone conversations last so long 0.90k
Poem # 136 feeling random 0.62k
Poem # 137 for Caleb, on his tenth birthday 0.68k
Poem # 138 cup of tea during a storm 0.24k
Poem # 139 our Christmas tree 0.29k
Poem # 140 our garden in the rain 0.65k
Poem # 141 How I Prepared for the Shawl I Cast-On Today 1.45k
Poem # 142 at the corner of Tarzan and Jane 0.19k
Poem # 143 a simile 0.18k
Poem # 144 Okay 0.91k
Poem # 145 at the end 0.24k
Poem # 146 Narrator and Poet 0.46k
Poem # 147 calling bird 0.49k
Poem # 148 stormy weather 1.49k
Poem # 149 silk road 1.41k
Poem # 150 To Do: Nature Walk with Niece, age 3 years 1.22k
Poem # 151 reasons 1.04k
Poem # 152 Giving into impulse 0.61k
Poem # 153 rituals of sleep 1.32k
Poem # 154 Spring 0.12k
Poem # 155 if April showers bring May flowers, what about April snow? 0.28k
Poem # 156 a healing process 0.60k
Poem # 157 it isn't raining rain, you know 0.61k
Poem # 158 hump day 0.26k
Poem # 159 miscarriage 0.28k
Poem # 160 Sijo 0.85k
Poem # 161 in search of clarity 0.29k
Poem # 162 Family History 1.62k
Poem # 163 Pioneer Road Show 0.97k
Poem # 164 choice and consequence 0.49k
Poem # 165 What's on your mind? 0.94k
Poem # 166 to the future 0.77k
Poem # 167 middle ages 0.80k
Poem # 168 a best friend 0.76k
Poem # 169 no such place 0.70k
Poem # 170 rocking chair promises 0.69k
Poem # 171 Sunny Saturdays 0.18k
Poem # 172 we will yet sing together 0.92k
Poem # 173 my changing landscape 0.79k
Poem # 174 caught in the middle of a shawl 0.69k
Poem # 175 a broken unsonnet 0.54k
Poem # 176 a difficult prompt 0.22k
Poem # 177 my father's pet robot 0.27k
Poem # 178 frustration 0.15k
Poem # 179 before the storm 0.92k
Poem # 180 Laugh 0.53k
Poem # 181 mistaken potential 1.49k
Poem # 182 arguing with the weatherman 0.55k
Poem # 183 snowdrops 0.31k
Poem # 184 a memory 0.22k
Poem # 185 the folly 0.38k
Poem # 186 diabetic ketoacidosis 0.41k
Poem # 187 at the end 0.39k
Poem # 188 it tolls for thee 1.55k
Poem # 189 Swans Reflecting Elephants 1.10k
Poem # 190 desert fire 0.66k
Poem # 191 rainstick 0.38k
Poem # 192 pneumonia 0.62k
Poem # 193 special delivery 0.68k
Poem # 194 why I left 0.45k
Poem # 195 for Caleb re: the eighth anniversary of his death 0.81k
Poem # 196 Family Reunion on Lake Powell 0.81k
Poem # 197 Pandora 0.65k
Poem # 198 why she said no 0.40k
Poem # 199 untangle 0.79k
Poem # 200 she listened 0.28k
Poem # 201 for Caleb, who would have been eight today 0.15k
Poem # 202 everywhere magic 0.95k
Poem # 203 2:37 am 0.82k
Poem # 204 in between 1.80k
Poem # 205 insomnia 0.90k
Poem # 206 theme and variations 0.58k
Poem # 207 tangible dreams 0.59k
Poem # 208 alone together 0.39k
Poem # 209 are we so different? 0.92k
Poem # 210 double knitting: Phoenix Rising 1.23k
Poem # 211 a long day 0.39k
Poem # 212 Reading "The Bells" 0.78k
Poem # 213 a complicated process 0.68k
Poem # 214 a short thought 0.39k
Poem # 215 I don't miss it 0.26k
Poem # 216 breaking a heart 0.53k
Poem # 217 Grampy 0.97k
Poem # 218 Behind and Beyond 1.25k
Poem # 219 estate sale 0.33k
Poem # 220 at the grocery store 0.76k
Poem # 221 the sane ones 1.85k
Poem # 222 new year snowfall 0.18k
Poem # 223 carnival scene 0.10k
Poem # 224 to Caleb, seven years later. 0.93k
Poem # 225 I am the wordsmith—I traffic in words 0.65k
Poem # 226 a complicated relationship 0.60k
Poem # 227 when the trees wake 0.85k
Poem # 228 now, I'm without you 0.38k
Poem # 229 half dreaming 0.21k
Poem # 230 Great-grandpa's chair 0.75k
Poem # 231 when he was dead 0.57k
Poem # 232 give us this day 0.56k
Poem # 233 in memory of lilacs 0.52k
Poem # 234 inversion 0.25k
Poem # 235 in shadow comfort 0.55k
Poem # 236 feathers or lead? 0.21k
Poem # 237 Rhyssa: her work 1.01k
Poem # 238 of tornados and butterflies 0.46k
Poem # 239 memories 0.44k
Poem # 240 particle theory 1.28k
Poem # 241 thoughts as fireflies shine at twilight 0.08k
Poem # 242 Níðhöggr 0.52k
Poem # 243 the end of the world 0.30k
Poem # 244 entering flood season 1.65k
Poem # 245 shopping lists: or why not to go to the market 0.82k
Poem # 246 the vibrations of the universe 0.34k
Poem # 247 Pickett's Charge 1.22k
Poem # 248 the pollen of spring 0.49k
Poem # 249 into the dreamscape 1.03k
Poem # 250 like a baby 0.58k
Poem # 251 my place 0.30k
Poem # 252 birdsong 0.91k
Poem # 253 the hero's journey as road trip 1.67k
Poem # 254 checking my blood sugar 0.48k
Poem # 255 aftermath 0.75k
Poem # 256 quantum entanglement 0.99k
Poem # 257 baby dragon 0.18k
Poem # 258 another reason why 0.13k
Poem # 259 butterfly thoughts 0.20k
Poem # 260 Monaco: the shining lives 0.76k
Poem # 261 Tanzania: two peaks of Kilimanjaro 1.39k
Poem # 262 Seychelles: the Aldabra giant tortoise 1.15k
Poem # 263 Singapore: Gardens by the Bay 1.34k
Poem # 264 Saint Kitts and Nevis: crossing the river 0.98k
Poem # 265 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: we're all sane here 1.38k
Poem # 266 Moldova: the hero of the story 1.35k
Poem # 267 Qatar: remember 1.08k
Poem # 268 Panama: Yellow Fever 0.86k
Poem # 269 Federated States of Micronesia: Maskun 1.24k
Poem # 270 Switzerland: childhood dreams 0.41k
Poem # 271 Spain: the mantilla 1.72k
Poem # 272 the Maldives: life on a coral reef 0.99k
Poem # 273 the sweet sorrow of parting 0.62k
Poem # 274 Liechtenstein: Swiss Invasion, 2007 1.20k
Poem # 275 my defense 0.85k
Poem # 276 to the world 0.77k
Poem # 277 weeping willow 0.61k
Poem # 278 forgetting to remember 0.65k
Poem # 279 process 0.58k
Poem # 280 the click of the wheels 0.84k
Poem # 281 searching 0.96k
Poem # 282 Andorra: the white lady 0.91k
Poem # 283 milestone accomplishment 0.77k
Poem # 284 why the balloon rose 0.97k
Poem # 285 chasing numbers 0.67k
Poem # 286 fire garden 0.22k
Poem # 287 why a string is tied around my neck 0.66k
Poem # 288 déjà vu : see again 0.84k
Poem # 289 stuff 1.03k
Poem # 290 should thy right hand offend thee, cut it off 1.25k
Poem # 291 Australia: the breath of life 1.09k
Poem # 292 the glass woman, a fairy story 2.98k
Poem # 293 my ghosts 0.51k
Poem # 294 unknitting: a haiku sonnet 0.43k
Poem # 295 Monday's Child 0.94k
Poem # 296 words like knives 0.96k
Poem # 297 child's pose 0.95k
Poem # 298 Mexico: Día de Muertos 1.29k
Poem # 299 new habits 0.82k
Poem # 300 mixed messages 0.40k
Poem # 301 the sugar dilemma 1.63k
Poem # 302 secret tigers 0.62k
Poem # 303 big white bags 0.74k
Poem # 304 did you know? 1.20k
Poem # 305 let me remember 1.03k
Poem # 306 Uzbekistan: foreign exchange 1.89k
Poem # 307 pairing off 0.61k
Poem # 308 Cuba: a thought 2.15k
Poem # 309 Trinidad and Tobago: Limbo 1.34k
Poem # 310 Republic of Macedonia: ancient memories 2.32k
Poem # 311 Sri Lanka: Sigiriya 1.14k
Poem # 312 Pakistan: the dancing girl of Mohenjo-Daro 1.05k
Poem # 313 Nigeria: some thoughts 0.84k
Poem # 314 Malaysia: Batik 1.39k
Poem # 315 Belarus: Belovezhskaya Pushcha 1.22k
Poem # 316 Iceland: Under the Northern Lights 0.98k
Poem # 317 Paraguay: Nanduti Lace 0.92k
Poem # 318 Kiribati: Greeting the New Year 0.88k
Poem # 319 Zimbabwe: Moonlight Rainbows 1.01k
Poem # 320 Japan: under the shadow 1.19k
Poem # 321 South Africa: San Rock Art 0.80k
Poem # 322 Haiti: Some thoughts on the islands 0.41k
Poem # 323 Finland: T1 2.01k
Poem # 324 the NICU 0.55k
Poem # 325 New Zealand: watching the haka 1.29k
Poem # 326 rainbow 0.16k
Poem # 327 behind every smile 0.57k
Poem # 328 Fairydust: an acrostic 0.50k
Poem # 329 the nursery chair 1.66k
Poem # 330 Equatorial Guinea: thoughts on twenty percent 1.34k
Poem # 331 when the dead walk 1.05k
Poem # 332 El Salvador: República de El Salvador 1.48k
Poem # 333 Brazil: thoughts on the Itaipu Dam 1.03k
Poem # 334 Egypt: a perspective 0.51k
Poem # 335 Bulgaria: part of the dance 0.50k
Poem # 336 Barbados: the bearded ones 0.48k
Poem # 337 China: the terracota army of the first emperor of China 1.48k
Poem # 338 Burkina Faso: Les Pics de Sindou 1.17k
Poem # 339 Albania: And What Shall I Do in Illyria 1.49k
Poem # 340 on completing a goal 1.31k
Poem # 341 the day before 1.53k
Poem # 342 Daphne's fate 1.14k
Poem # 343 stories in the sky 1.43k
Poem # 344 the life of a graduate student instructor 1.55k
Poem # 345 Bonfire Night: 5 November 2000 1.23k
Poem # 346 on knitting a scarf 2.05k
Poem # 347 some thoughts on the ending of a relationship 1.42k
Poem # 348 mirror 0.44k
Poem # 349 on fairy tales 1.15k
Poem # 350 on a lingering and absolutely, completely rational fear 1.66k
Poem # 351 meeting the in-laws 1.29k
Poem # 352 good/bad 1.54k
Poem # 353 manic Monday 0.43k
Poem # 354 peace 0.75k
Poem # 355 bleeding money 2.03k
Poem # 356 on heroes and powers 2.24k
Poem # 357 on winning a fiction contest for the university magazine 2.15k
Poem # 358 purple ink 1.06k
Poem # 359 the family knot 2.22k
Poem # 360 tornado drill 2.75k
Poem # 361 ghostly gossip 2.61k
Poem # 362 moving violation 1.44k
Poem # 363 Beads--with apologies to Joyce Kilmer 1.12k
Poem # 364 nightmare 2.30k
Poem # 365 Remember me— 1.89k
Poem # 366 (for a moment) 1.06k
Poem # 367 after the thesis 1.52k
Poem # 368 fish story 0.87k
Poem # 369 waiting for blood 2.16k
Poem # 370 insomnia 0.93k
Poem # 371 high school reunion 1.12k
Poem # 372 the labyrinth 1.16k
Poem # 373 Angel's Landing--a hike in Zion's in southern Utah 1.96k
Poem # 374 my sister's bass clarinet 1.13k
Poem # 375 spoiled 1.23k
Poem # 376 a teenage fountain lady 1.42k


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