After Today (A Poem for Day 5 of PAD)

Daily plain
conversation
about air-
planes
lands downstairs.
In the backyard
amidst uninhabited islands
of dirt, flowers, weeds,
a saw whirs,
workers chew
ice cubes,
try not to think about
what could happen
when they leave.

Written for Day 5 of the April PAD Challenge. 

If you like YA, check out If I Could Be Like Jennifer Taylor by Barbara Ehrentreu. 

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A Spotless Record (A Poem for Day 4 of PAD)

You: Made of Snickers
wrappers, nose hair
trimmings, string cheese
shreds, coffee grounds
brimming.

Me: Made of a sucking
hose, swiping rags,
an innocent spray bottle
harboring ingredients
that make others gag.

Day 4 of PAD: Write an unexpected mess poem. 

Need a good book? Check out Carol Early Cooney's blog for book recommendations. 

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Returning Home (A Poem for Day 3 of PAD)

 I find

the voice I hid

under Mother’s afghan.

Written for the April PAD Challenge Day 3. Write a short poem. 

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