A Poem A Day (23) - a trio

Morning! Sorry I haven't posted for so long. It's been a very busy past week. I went to the London Book Fair on Monday, which was cool and hoped to go back, but time has seemed to sail away this week! You know how that goes!! 

Anyway, having missed doing my 5-minute Poem A Day, so I've just written 3 in a row. They are inspired by the prompts from Robert Lee Brewer in the Reader's Digest April PAD Challenge. If you want to join in with the challenge, here is the link: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/2013-april-pad-challenge

Day 18 - prompt 'I am'

I am

I am

As the day finds me

Wandering through

Beneath the sun’s rays

Beyond the lines

Of grey buildings

I am

In the spaces between

Where things crawl

The skin twitches

Eyes open wide

In the morning fresh

I am

As the birds fly high

So the clouds chase

Ever turning moments

Find me

Waiting here

I am

Where the ocean roars

And the wind howls

As night falls

A curved moon rises

So I go to sleep

Day 17 – prompt 'express/expression'

Express Man

The brown envelope curls

At the edges;

Thumbed and worn.

It bears a single stamp

To reveal the tale -

Someone struck it there,

Sealed it closed,

Wrote upon the surface

In straggled prose.

I wonder as it sits

On the table’s edge

Waiting eagerly for me

To slide my finger along

The sealed edges,

What will I find inside?

Hearing the engine roar

Outside the window

Of the postman leaving,

My attention breaks

But not for long -

This writing seems familiar

In its constant curl,

Resurrecting the ache of

Memories long hidden.

My finger hovers along

The top, my breathing rises

And I back away.

It’s time for a cup of tea

Before I open this door

Full of distant echoes.

Day 16 – prompt 'impossible or possible'

The possible impossible

He digs in

As his heart pounds

Sweat pouring from his brow

Taking it in

Roars and whistles blowing

The constant ache fades away

He digs in

Passing them by, the crowd cries

Roaring its approval, pushing

Taking it in

He runs the fastest lap

His short life has ever seen

He digs in

As the finish meets him

In an embrace of like minds

copyright Vickie Johnstone

Thanks for reading!! :)