April 2023 was National Poetry MonthI am a member of a poetry discord that focuses on speculative poetry as a place for speculative poets to meet and get critiques and learn about markets to submit to. They also welcome readers, which is generally how I consider my relationship to poetry. However, for National Poetry Month, we were invited to write a haiku or other poem each day and post it. It was quite fun and the comraderie about our poems was wonderful. I participated, even though I am no poet. Here are my attempts at poetry each day but two of April 2023. 1st, haikuI have done my chores Foundation, glue, pound-pound, frames The bees will be pleased 2nd, limerickFor the 2nd of April, I wanted to try A limerick in the hopes it would not make me cry. Alas, a poet, I am not, I admit! Perhaps my poetry marks me a misfit. Still, I will persist, and aim for the sky. 3rd, tankaToday is so rough I canceled an appointment Only to notice I canceled the wrong session After an email from him 5th, haikuSometimes you live with Attention sucking monsters Who won't let you write 6th, tankaSometimes a series hasn’t aged very well but a new book release still soothes your soul because the characters are beloved. 7th, haikuAhsoka trailer means a Rebels rewatch is in Order. Ghost team. 8th, haikuUnder the wire To write my daily haiku At least it is done 9th, tanka10th, haikuPut day job on hold Planned to paint, rainy, wrote words Started new novel 11th, haikuToday is a day For writing: Daily poem A haiku, 3-k 12th, haiku13th, limerickWhat to do with ye old hair? How do we make the lady look fair? Shall we put it in a bun? What if she goes on the run? Be careful lest she end up all bare! 14th, haikuSeven-fifty is My goal. Have I started yet? No. Haiku is done. 15th, haikuI wish Clarion West all the best; it seems I Am not for them now. 16th, haikuRain is a strong word For the weather. But it is Not dry from the sky. 17th, haikuDo you make playlists? My phone: new-fangled mix-tapes Digital cassettes 18th, haiku based upon predictive textHe was like, oh yeah but that’s okay I’m going back out and get my (hair straightened finished the line) 19th, haikuA concert last night Sleeping in, yard work today All my words written 20th, haikuSome days swallow you Whole. Minutes pass faster than They should. Then loss comes. 21st, haikuToday’s haiku is An ode to Taskmaster and How it made me smile 23rd, haikuSleep, fuzzy brain, sleep No haiku, tanka, or a Poem yesterday 24th, haikuYour shoulder and its blade are supposed to function Separately. Unfreeze. 25th, haikuShitty day at work Come home, check email. Day gets Better. Acceptance! 26th, haikuWhy is this week so Slow? Today felt like Friday. But it’s just Wednesday. 27th, haikuHoo-ray! It’s Thursday! The slow week is coming to An end. I’m relieved. 28th, haikuFirst night this spring warm Enough to sit on my deck, write and enjoy life 29th, haikuThe end of the month Is near. A poem per day Has been excellent. 30th, haikuThe month ends with a
Haiku about how I hit My hand with a mall-
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