Here we are in September, and I’m still hanging in there with my post a day challenge. I have written a lot of poetry using different styles since I started in January. I’m not saying it has been great poetry. I’ll admit most of it wouldn’t win any contests. Surprisingly, Word Daddy has stuck with me through the ordeal. He still says he wants a raise. This month I plan to write Soliloquies. These are rambling monologues where the poet has conversations with herself. I believe this will be my biggest challenge since I don’t often talk to myself. I want to put a disclaimer right at the front of the adventure. The views expressed are those of the poet. They might be total bs, but they are real. The first poem in this series I will call Yesterday.
Yesterday
Yesterday was the perfect day
to ride a twisted country road.
There was a crispness to the air,
and the sky was blue
with only a trace of a dark cloud.
The fields are ripe with corn and hay,
ready for harvest by the load.
All is right with the world, and life is fair
away from the city in the golden harvest’s hue.
The motorcycle beneath me runs steady and loud,
as around the sharp corners, we twist and sway.
Up and down the hills, we glided and flowed,
until we reached the city congested with flair.
that’s when I took a breath and knew
We city dwellers have become too proud
Somehow, we have gone astray
from our ancestor’s wisdom and code
of respecting the land and doing our share
to preserve the future with the crops, we grew
and to fertilize the dirt we cultivated and plowed.
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This is an interesting poem reflecting on the errors and diversion of humans from their original objectives….
It’s so wonderful 🤝
Thank you for taking the time to read my poem. Have a blessed day.
I was wondering what you were going to experiment with this month. 😀 Word Daddy has been so generous with you! 😉 What a very wonderful poem reflecting our sad and unwelcome departure from our roots and the practices of our ancestors. I’m sure, yesterday was much more beautiful without the exploitations of today 😕
I think this form of poetry will be my biggest challenge. Thank you for taking the time to read.
Thank you for sharing!!.. I think that while we are so busy living that we often overlook and not see the good parts of the world and life, think that everyone needs to stop the world and get off for a bit to reboot… 🙂
Until we meet again..
May the sun shine all day long
Everything go right, nothing go wrong
May those you love bring love back to you
May all the wishes you wish come true
May peace be within you
May your heart be strong
May you find whatever you’re seeking
Wherever you may roam
(Irish Saying)
Thank you for stoping by. Have a blessed day.
Love the “crispness to the air” for the next two or three months. And the colorful leaves.
Thank you for readingmy poem. Haveablessed day.