Only two more days left in WillSpirit poetry month! As mentioned last time, the sequence will conclude in an upbeat way. Today I’m posting two short poems along with the writing group prompts that stimulated them. Both are meant to be sensual and lighthearted; my hope is to inject a hint of springtime into this shadowy and transitional time of year…

Prompt: Use seduce, river and balloon in a 12-line poem.


THE FRIENDLY SKIES

She:
You are so trying to seduce me!

He:
Not at all, my near-virginal dewdrop. I stand beside you,
Shirtless and glistening, to proclaim my intentions
Innocent. Yes we ride together, in private, closely
Confined, moist shoulders jostling, gliding above a writhing
Colorado River that undulates through the hot, rusty pink mounds
Of the Mojave as we are upheld by my crimson, expansive, and bulbous
Hot air balloon rising above us. We are joined, intimately, gently,
In a journey romantic only by accident, I assure you. Your hunger and ache
For beauty are all I aim to assuage.
The wine and roses are only for show.

She:
Quit stalling, you liar, and take me in the sky!


Prompt: Write a 10-15 line poem that uses only one image and otherwise is comprised of abstract or philosophical language/idea.

A Venn Diagram

BREATHTAKING FIGURES

Mmmm, my lovely
teacher of
abstract algebra.
I so adored the way you curled your
braces, your round and fulsome
Venn diagrams, the way you closed and opened your
sets, your enthusiastic unions, and the intensity
of your intersections.
(I remember those especially.)
How you stretched out your
formulae and voiced your
proofs. I loved the way you
lectured, you passionate
mathematician, with your blouse
wrinkled as you stood close
to the blackboard.

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