 The Hound Dog
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, February 02, 2013 9:37 PM
KURT, Connie, Angie come look; Mom screeched from the Kitchen; I just saw the hound dog!
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Tsunami
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, November 10, 2012 1:51 AM
100 words #8 "The wave pulls up its skirt
puckers its lips
drawing them in"
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Another Day On the Roof
Published by CONNIED | Monday, September 24, 2012 10:49 PM
"Her faded jeans stiffen with the crushing ache
that no machine can wash away."
Between 1995-1999 I worked alongside my husband and son as a roofer/laborer. This piece describes a typical day on the roof.
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Fresh Meat
Published by CONNIED | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:00 AM
We and I say this loosely,who start anew later in life
like in our 50’s
realize the ramifications of our actions
but we proceed into deep space anyway.
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Peace and Joy
Published by CONNIED | Friday, December 09, 2011 4:40 PM
And I savor the silence
of the night
- #16 Holidays 23 lines
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Make Me Hot
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, November 27, 2011 7:34 PM
I want to sizzle
like an egg sunny side up
with my edges lightly browned
crisp
no humdrum lines
or snot
diminishing a
first impression. This poem is dedicated to my hairstylist, Laverne--I love you!! Theme #11 Recognition-- 23 lines
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Happy Halloween
Published by CONNIED | Monday, October 31, 2011 3:29 PM
Theme #20 Halloween-- Cinquain Train 51 words
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Red Lace Bevadeez
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, September 04, 2011 7:58 PM
It say,
Kimo like sleep
wit ladies undawea on, cuz
he got one ting for -- red lace Bevadeez.
The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 - 100 Contest--174 words
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Rapunzel
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:03 PM
A contemporary tale!
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Blue Bottle
Published by CONNIED | Thursday, August 25, 2011 4:00 PM
Nonet-- Blue bottle refers to Man o' War- jellyfish.
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Geography Lesson
Published by CONNIED | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 7:38 AM
The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 - 100 Contest--From the front of the class-- 131 words
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Congress
Published by CONNIED | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 5:50 AM
Words pour from their mouths
like water from a faucet
making promises
until we need them.
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Mastiff Manners
Published by CONNIED | Friday, July 01, 2011 3:14 AM
Watching our two seven month old Bull Mastiff Puppies at play!
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No Flowers
Published by CONNIED | Wednesday, May 04, 2011 3:02 AM
Send me no flowers--please!
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The Barber
Published by CONNIED | Wednesday, May 04, 2011 3:08 AM
Based on a true story
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Easter Island
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, March 20, 2011 2:04 AM
That culture's most famous features are its enormous stone statues called moai, at least 288 of which once stood upon massive stone platforms called ahu. There are some 250 of these ahu platforms spaced approximately one half mile apart and creating an almost unbroken line around the perimeter of the island.
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A Letter to the Judge
Published by CONNIED | Wednesday, March 09, 2011 2:52 AM
I need someone to hold me accountable. 100 words
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The Barometer
Published by CONNIED | Friday, February 11, 2011 3:20 AM
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Diseased Minds
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, January 08, 2011 4:29 PM
BR 100 Word Contest,
Fighting the war against addiction
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Surviving Cigarettes
Published by CONNIED | Friday, December 31, 2010 12:05 AM
Overcoming and moving beyond an addiction
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Bumbucha Dreams
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, December 11, 2010 1:04 AM
BR 100 Words Contest
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On A Mission
Published by CONNIED | Thursday, November 11, 2010 5:43 PM
BR100 Words Contest
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Klepto Mom
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, October 24, 2010 2:23 AM
BR 100 word contest
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You Gotta Believe It
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, September 25, 2010 6:38 PM
BR100 Word Contest
"You can do or be anything but you gotta believe it."
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Horst
Published by CONNIED | Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:42 AM
A composite character
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Mango Man--Dream State
Published by CONNIED | Tuesday, August 03, 2010 5:25 AM
BR 100 word contest
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Send Them To War!
Published by CONNIED | Friday, July 23, 2010 8:01 AM
The powers that be have it all backwards.
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Anuenue
Published by CONNIED | Friday, July 23, 2010 7:57 AM
Took this picture from my front door
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C'est la vie
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, July 04, 2010 10:19 PM
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Wasted Words
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, July 04, 2010 10:16 PM
Comments about the War on Drugs--rictameter
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Cockroach Times—July 4th 2010
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, July 04, 2010 10:45 PM
BR 100 word contest
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Nurturing Hands
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, June 05, 2010 5:17 PM
telling a story
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Pasta Poem
Published by CONNIED | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 6:54 PM
I really love my pasta!!
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Fire god
Published by CONNIED | Tuesday, May 18, 2010 3:29 PM
I took this photo with my Kodak Z915 using a high speed card.
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Mendacity
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, May 01, 2010 5:48 AM
Mendacity personified
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I Want To Be A Poet
Published by CONNIED | Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:59 PM
Inspired by a prompt at a recent spoken word class given by Lyz Soto at the Pen Woman Conference--"I want to be a poet because"
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Lethal Fungus
Published by CONNIED | Friday, April 09, 2010 3:12 PM
Tanka
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Pacu-Haiku
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, March 28, 2010 2:15 AM
The Pacu is a large fish originally from South America and an herbivore-spot him at 12:00 o'clock
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Raising Cane
Published by CONNIED | Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:19 AM
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Pink Tongues
Published by CONNIED | Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:01 AM
Haiku
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Word Bag-Ku
Published by CONNIED | Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:11 PM
Composed at a recent gathering of fellow poets!
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Hawaii Five O- APB, Cherita
Published by CONNIED | Friday, March 05, 2010 5:08 PM
Looking for a couple of missing muses
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I Came to Hear
Published by CONNIED | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:51 PM
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In Training
Published by CONNIED | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:33 PM
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Workout Lingo, Cherita
Published by CONNIED | Monday, February 15, 2010 5:06 PM
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Six Word Memoirs-Valentines
Published by CONNIED | Monday, February 15, 2010 1:54 AM
Six words,that's it!
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Child Molesters
Published by CONNIED | Friday, February 12, 2010 6:44 AM
This subject took on special meaning to me when a friend of a friend was charged with Child Molestation and is now serving ten years in prison. This man is 70 years old and also a hoarder.
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Persistent Noise
Published by CONNIED | Friday, February 05, 2010 7:08 PM
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Pele’s Faith
Published by CONNIED | Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:34 PM
A poem about doubt and faith
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Word Play
Published by CONNIED | Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:32 PM
Use the following VERBS to write a poem or story-
Racket, Snug, Green, Spoon, Boggle, Snake
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