Twitter poetry 2021: Week 37

My blogger-poet-friend Ingrid inspired me to create a Twitter account and start writing #APoemADay, which I began on January 1, 2021.

This week, I posted a series of lanturnes (and one cinquain) to Twitter, which I wrote a while ago… Actually, I’m thrilled to say that I’ve completed my full year’s worth of micropoems for 2021, meaning that I no longer have to compose poems for this particular project. From here on out, I’ll only be posting these weekly compilations of micropoems on Fridays! Huzzah!

I hope you enjoy these lanturnes!

Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem,
David

A #lanturne:

I
must keep
sweet secret
for entire month ~
how?

–#APoemADay #poem #poetry #micropoetry #5lines #creativewriting #secret @Experimentsinfc pic.twitter.com/zqLWXKF5Xp
— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) September 11, 2021

A #lanturne:

My
child
ran into
small boy; got big
bruise

Another #lanturne:

As
luck would
have it, she's
pretty much o~
kay

–#APoemADay #poem #poetry #micropoetry #5lines #creativewriting #secret @Experimentsinfc #parenthood #childhood #daughter #fatherhood pic.twitter.com/wIbP1Ml3kK
— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) September 12, 2021

An American #cinquain:

lanturnes
are like half-size
American cinquains,
which resemble wider
lanterns

–#APoemADay #lanturne #AmericanCinquain #5lines #poem #poetry #creativewriting @Experimentsinfc #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #realization #thinkingoutloud pic.twitter.com/gL666uIpGK
— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) September 13, 2021

A #lanturne:

My
aunt has
breast #cancer.
It affects us
all

#2

It's
hard to
watch a loved
one suffering
so

#3

We're
merely
lanterns that
glimmer for a
time

–#APoemADay #poem #poetry #breastcancer #health #worry #family #love @Experimentsinfc #5lines #micropoetry #humanity pic.twitter.com/nXHbnH0Ayk
— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) September 14, 2021

A #lanturne:

I
write of
my daughter,
who is growing
up

#2

I
write of
my father,
whom we laid to
rest

#3

The
present
eludes me
more often than
not

–#APoemADay #poem #poetry #5lines #micropoetry #introspection #creativewriting @Experimentsinfc #poetrycommunity #Awareness pic.twitter.com/IhYTifMCwB
— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) September 15, 2021

A #lanturne:

On#Shabbat,
I sometimes
cheat and check my
phone

#2

Still,
I would
not pen new
verses on that
day

#3

I
don't like
admitting
to my lack of#faith

– @Experimentsinfc #APoemADay #5lines #micropoetry #Judaism #introspection #truth #honesty #creativewriting #poem pic.twitter.com/i9cwVJnbZG
— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) September 16, 2021

A #lanturne:

While
living
I can still
contribute my
verse

#2

When
I am
dead, poems
shall be written
still

– #APoemADay @Experimentsinfc #poem #poetry #5lines #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #creativewriting #death #reality #life #lifeanddeath #introspection pic.twitter.com/wIAhPefipQ
— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) September 17, 2021

6 thoughts on “Twitter poetry 2021: Week 37”

memadtwo September 17, 202116:37 Reply

The
present
eludes me
more often than
not

indeed, always. a wonderful group of verse. (K)
1. ben Alexander September 17, 202117:00 Reply
  
  😘 Kerfe 😘
odell01 September 17, 202111:59 Reply

Hi! While I have not read your year’s poetry, I do agree you have splendid talents.

You also have a beautiful blog. I am following, and if I have good luck catching your future posts, I think I will enjoy those in addition. Good luck!
1. ben Alexander September 17, 202112:09 Reply
  
  💘 Patrick 💘 – thank you so very much for your kind words!
  
  Yours,
  David
Quaranjavirus September 17, 202111:54 Reply

Great lanturnes! New style huh?You’re on a roll😀
1. ben Alexander September 17, 202112:08 Reply
  
  💙 Quaran 💙 – keep in mind that these were written a while ago… now I’m just posting micropoems that have long been completed!
  
  Yours,
  David