ask it of me
if you asked
i would freely give
every ounce
(heart, body, mind)
(soul, life)
i cannot do it
you have to be the one
that gives in
and asks
and if you did
you would find me
malleable
willing to belong
to only you
but you have to ask
Tag: Poetry
personal polaris – National Haiku Day
April 17 is National Haiku Poetry day! I have already done one haiku, but it’s always fun to do another. For anyone that doesn’t know, haiku are Japanese in origin and are poems that follow a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Typically, a traditional haiku would be more nature focused, almost like a meditation and appreciation of the world around us, though that is not a requirement. It is also not necessary to rhyme as I do in mine, so long as you follow the 5-7-5 pattern.
i found in your eye
the brightest star in the sky
to plot my course by
moments
every day
you do some small thing that makes me smile
you don’t even know it
you go about your life completely oblivious
to how you brighten mine
and i will never speak it
but there are tiny bits of you
that make my soul sing
every day
haiku (ain’t nothing gonna break my stride)
effortlessly done
and easily forgotten
barely a setback
(not really the title of the poem, but it put the song in my head as I worked on it)
(also, yay, we’re halfway through the month!)
communication
Jumbled word salad
An awkward attempt
To understand
To be understood
To share a simple sentiment.
Monkeys slamming typewriters
Somehow stumbled upon Shakespeare
And here I can't simply spit out
A truth that I hide:
I want you.
mehryment 