April is National Poetry Month. I’m celebrating with Writer’s Digest’s Poem a Day Challenge. I’m sharing a few of my favorites. This poem is from the sixth, and the theme is things-not-as-they-appear.

Camouflage

Be wary of figures of speech

they aren’t what they seem

Metaphors lurk

in murky swamps of text

a moss covered log

that with a snap

is revealed as an alligator

Similes are less bold

like a horse with a plastic horn

that knows it isn’t a unicorn

but would like to pretend

otherwise

Beware of figures of speech

they’re keeping an eye on

you

April is National Poetry Month. I’m celebrating with Writer’s Digest’s Poem a Day Challenge. I’m sharing a few of my favorites. This poem was from the second, the topic: secrets.

Blossom

The best kind of secrets

are the ones you are waiting

to share

that blossom warm and bright

in your heart

and make you smile

for no reason at all

because you know something

no one else does

yet.

Tell me those secrets

I will share your smile

and we will be twice as incandescent

together

The worst kind of secrets

no one wants to share

pain

shame

guilt

like an anchor

dragging you down but you have to

tread water and smile

because you want no one to know

Tell me those secrets

I will cry with you

and help you chip at the chains

holding you down

one day you will break free

You can escape alone

but you don’t have to

Tell me your secrets

and I’ll tell you mine

And since I’m sharing more complex color poems, I thought I’d share an older one, just to make sure the day is sufficiently colorful. A nice warm poem, for everyone braving the cold.

Carnelian

An earthy blanket of rich chestnut mulch

neatly bound

by a ring of eggshell and gray-dappled limestone blocks

under a robin’s egg sky

Sun warmed and drowsing

glossy emerald leaves stretch out and up

toward that pale blue sky and inescapable light

anchored by thick gray-brown stems shading to

verdant hues

At the ends

red-tinged new budding curls of foliage

emerge

crowned by bright jewels

proudly lifted to entice passing bees

bright bold petal ruffles flushed carnelian

releasing sweet whispers

on the wind

“Oooh, aubergine! Oh, yes, please!! I dare you!!”–Marcia

It’s different from the other color poems I wrote, as it’s a bit more challenging, but hopefully it still brings some color to the blog. 😉

Aubergine

Another word for eggplant

and used to describe

that same shade

of reddish purple brown

which doesn’t resemble any egg

I’ve ever seen

(The name comes from white varieties

because language more often

than not

seems designed to confuse)

The glossy fruit

makes a tasty parmigiana

The color ornaments a variety of objects

bridesmaid dresses

flowers

paint and decor

both lovely, dark, and deep

I saw this lovely poster online, and wanted to share it with you all. It’s available if you want to buy it.

Note: the site has been showing a “sold out” error to some people when the posters weren’t gone yet, so you might want to try again if you get that message.