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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:29am
May 22, 2025 at 7:29am
#1089799
Procrastinate Now!

No finer time than the present
if only the future weren't there
with blandishment incandescent
and its acres of space to spare.

The past is done and recorded
so I’ll give yesterday a miss
with today bought and afforded
tomorrow might still earn the kiss.



Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 05.22.25
Prompt: Procrastinate now!
May 21, 2025 at 6:19am
May 21, 2025 at 6:19am
#1089728
A Naughty One

North Pole said to the South,
“I’m the king of the castle.”
and South said to the North,
“I’ve wrapped up a brick in a parcel
and sent it to Spain
with a note to explain
it came from an Englishman’s

limerick.”



Line count: 8
Rhymed abcbddef
For Express It In Eight, 05.21.25
Prompt: Write a conversation poem between opposites.
May 20, 2025 at 6:26am
May 20, 2025 at 6:26am
#1089670
In the Restaurant

“Good things come to those who wait,”
the chef becomes forgotten -
gratuity for those who bring the plate,
the maker’s hopes are rotten.

Of course, it is not always true
and cook be complimented -
in truth he might say, “Thank you too,”
though wry and discontented.



Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 05.20.25
Prompt: Good things come to those who wait.
May 19, 2025 at 6:07am
May 19, 2025 at 6:07am
#1089616
Rumbling

Pushing this walking frame around
on the wooden floors upstairs,
I can’t help but reflect upon
the rumbling suffered by those beneath.

Still, it has to be better than
being the one tracking my progress,
building my irritation
at the thoughtlessness of others.



Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 05.19.25
Prompt: Write a rumbling poem.
May 18, 2025 at 6:37am
May 18, 2025 at 6:37am
#1089560
A Jarring Tale

Shrunken head kept in a jar
a story that my mind doth mar
the image will not let me go
such gruesome things within us grow
and if I read such darkened tales
I feel my soul doth shrink and fail
perhaps I should horror eschew
and ne’er again the like review.



Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 05.18.25
Prompt: Write a poem about something in a jar.
May 17, 2025 at 9:13am
May 17, 2025 at 9:13am
#1089506
Signpost

Never assume
there is no room
for choices more than two.

I’ll not deny
nor question why
you have an answer too.

But beyond your way
there’s more than I can say.



Line count: 8
Rhymed aab ccb dd
For Express It In Eight, 05.17.25
Prompt: Write a poem about “my way or the highway.”
May 16, 2025 at 6:29am
May 16, 2025 at 6:29am
#1089424
Underground Encounter

Scorpion skittering away in the darkness and dust,
the first and last of my experience,
and so small, so scared of my looming presence.
So much for hallowed reputations,
as if your frightened and miniature existence,
less than an inch in old money,
could live up to the tales of your poisonous intent.

You’re welcome to my cellar.



Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 05.16.25
Prompt: Write a poem about a find in a dusty attic or cellar.
May 15, 2025 at 6:47am
May 15, 2025 at 6:47am
#1089359
Beyond the Meaning

Who pays the piper calls the tune
what’s earned in May is spent in June
and those who play with borrowed dime
will be in rags a later time.

What goes around will come around
all music starts as just a sound
to blame the piper for the song
is but to wish you’d got it wrong.



Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 05.15.25
Prompt: Write a poem about living beyond your means.
May 14, 2025 at 6:50am
May 14, 2025 at 6:50am
#1089297
Drive-through Line

If only I were stronger
I wouldn’t wait for longer -
I’d shout with stentorian voice
from the seat of my Rolls Royce,
“Can I get some service here?
I’ve been waiting for half the year
and though I’m known for my resistance
I am losing my persistence.”



Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 05.14.25
Prompt: Write a poem that includes three robust words.
May 13, 2025 at 6:22am
May 13, 2025 at 6:22am
#1089220
Stardust

"We are stardust, we are golden,"
wrote Joni Mitchell of Woodstock,
and so we sang, emboldened
with happiness in wedlock.

But now the days are old and grey
and the universe seems narrow -
the golden years, as they would say,
are due to end tomorrow.



Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 05.13.25
Prompt: Stardust.

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