Day 24  National Poetry Writing Month 2020

Prompt - write a poem about a fruit that you like.  The poem should describe the fruit, it`s looks, taste, texture etc.

Red luscious rich fruit
An infusion of sweetness
Soft and squishy to the touch
Pulled off its stalk hanging down
Berries chilled, eaten with cream
Each drupelet explodes in the mouth
Rather not drop for they`ll splatter
Refreshing the taste buds
Yummy summery tasty fruit

(c) Lissie Bull 2020

Day 23  National Poetry Writing Month 2020

Prompt - write a poem about a particular letter of the alphabet or the letters that form a small word.

#NaPoWriMo 

Purrfect C

cautious, climbing, clever cat

curiously comical in her hat

crazily chasing and clawing

comforting, cuddly snoozing cat!

(C) Lissie Bull 2020

Day 22  National Poetry Writing Month 2020

Prompt -   today we`re challenged to write a poem using an idiomatic phrase translated from a foreign language.

He who doesn`t have a dog, hunts with a cat
you make the most of what you`ve got

quem nao tem cao caca com gato!    Portuguese idiom.


Always Be Grateful

life is what you make of it
never expect any freebies
make the most of all you`ve got
for nothing is ever easy

be grateful of the life you have
and always remember that,
he who doesn`t have a dog
will have to hunt with a cat

(c) Lissie Bull 2020

Coronavirus

sweeping through our world
leaving devastation on it`s wake
fevers, coughs, aches and pains
new cases reported each day break

a new phase "wash your hands"
was to be heard everywhere
and if you showed symptoms
it was self isolation with care

some countries are in lockdown
while others have restrictions
now the world has to change
or we`ll be trapped in limitations!

This adventure is on going.....!

(c) Lissie Bull 2020

Lockdown Blues

feel so imprisoned

entombed in this home

gone are the rendezvous

just the realisation of being alone

with this social distancing

internet to keep us connected

allowed out for food and meds

and daily walk to be perfected

furloughing of the workforce

no school, cinema or meals out

now "stay at home" "protect the NHS"

"saves lives" is what it`s all about!

(c) Lissie Bull 2020

Day 20  National Poetry Writing Month 2020

#NaPoWriMo

Prompt -   write a poem about a handmade or homemade gift that you have received. It could be a friendship bracelet or an itchy sweater made by an aunt or even a cake from grandma.  What ever the gift you choose, we wish you happy writing!

Mother`s Gift

On Mothering Sunday morning

can you imagine my surprise

to receive a wonderful gift

a uniquely crafted rose, I spied

a beautifully hand forged steel rose

designed with love, created from the heart

tactile and realistic in every way

a gift that mmeat so much, a work of art

individual petals form the flower
drawing me into it`s wondrous spell
attached to a long sleek steel stem
wonder, if real, how it would smell!

my rose is simply beautiful
I`m transported to paradise
thank you to my talented son
it was such a fabulous surprise

(c) Lissie Bull 2020

Day 19 National Poetry Writing Month 2020


#NaPoWriMo

Prompt -  challenged to write a poem based on  "walking archive"
What`s this you may say!  Well when you go on a walk and gather up interesting things - flower, strange piece of bark or a rock.  Your poem should include one or more of these objects.  
Happy writing!

Calming Walk

Sunny bright Sunday morning
my path takes me through the trees
walking amidst their long shadows
an untouchable forest in the breeze

dotted around their texted trunks
little clusters of bluebells stand tall
swaying to nature`s symphony
thankfully out of reach of footfall

picturesque views across the lake
framed by blossom covered trees
a lasting reminder that spring is here
as calming scent puts me at ease.

(c) Lissie Bull 2020

Day 18  National Poetry Writing Month 2020

Prompt -  Saturdays,  lets honour them. by challenging you to write an ode to life`s little pleasures. Perhaps the first sip of the morning or finding some money in the pockets of an  old jacket, finding a nest in a lilac bush or just looking up at the sky and watching the clouds go by.
Happy writings!

#NaPoWriMo

Ode to Dawn

waking up to a brand new day

kaleidoscope of coloured sky

a silence moment to be enjoyed

before this fireball get too high

to stand here beneath these colours

stretching right across the horizon

to chords of chirping dawn choruses

this is going to be a good one!

colours merge and change once more

as the sun travels along it`s arc

shadows fade and sunlight brightens

each dawn`s unique and leaves its mark

(c) Lissie Bull 2020