Month: January 2020

These I Will Keep (a golden shovel)

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These I Will Keep by Adam Astra

after Robert Frost

I’ve always eyed the
path leading into the woods
with curiosity and wonder. Are
the oaks there as lovely,
are the shadows as dark,
as I’ve imagined? And
are the solitudes as deep?

The temptation lingers, but
after everything I
have lost, all I have
left are the promises
I have made to
myself. These I will keep.

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Three Clerihews

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Celebrating three of my heroes past, present, and future.

I.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Really knew how to rock.
His compositions were so clever
They changed music forever.

II.
Senator Bernie Sanders
Speaks with honesty and candor.
And he’s likely our best hope
To dump the orange dope.

III.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes
Is an athlete down to his chromosomes.
Still he’s nice enough to permit
His teammates to call him Kermit.

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Two Hay(na)ku

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I.
January

January—
shivering under
a white sky.

II.
When the Boat is on Fire

There’s
no time
to argue blame

when
the boat
is on fire.

We
must act
with one purpose

if
we wish
to stay afloat.

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Click Here to learn more about the Fifty-Two Form Poetry Challenge.

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— A sample of what you’ll find at my new blog, Astra Poetica —

~ Featuring a new form every week! ~

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