Because I Had Children

Day 25 - Weather poem inspired by another poem (I chose Shel Silverstein's Sick. "I cannot go and hang with you." Said my sweet boy whose name is Drew. "I have a cough, sore throat and a rash, my head hurts, I just want to crash. My tummy hurts, my toe might be broke, the way I feel is not a joke. See the thing right next to my eye? I think I'm coming down with a stye. My fingers are numb, I must sit on my bum. What's that you say? Free golf today? All of a sudden I'm feeling better. It must because of the wonderful weather." Day 26 - Monorhyme Poem Club Wrestling for kids These tiny little wrestlers are cute. It's hard not to sit here and root. I write my poems and try to stay mute. Until one of them lets a big toot. And the big guy that thinks he's a brute. Goes after the kid in hot pursuit. Until his pants fall, his poor sweat suit. The entire display is such a hoot. Day 27 - Rictameter Effort Work is strugg...

I love April. I love it for its weather, track season and end of school activities but most of all I love it for poetry month. I always look forward to my friend Stephanie as she challenges us with a new type of poetry every day. You can find her blog and links to her poetry challenges by clicking  here . You won't be disappointed. But, as this month always seems to do, I get busy and run out of time to write something every day on social media. I carry around my notebook and jot down my lines as they come to me. This month I traveled with my oldest daughter and had no access to the computer to share my poems so I'll share a bunch of them here for all five of you who read me. Explanations can be found back on Stephanie's blog on how to create your own poetry. Day 12 - A poem about your favorite book (Mrs .Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freeman) Katherine Mike, a woman of strength Moved to a land unfamiliar. Found purpose, overcame danger and enjoyed true love In the wi...