April PAD 2013 – Day 6

2013 APRIL PAD CHALLENGE: DAY 6

The April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge is designed to help poets do one thing and one thing only: Write more poems! The process of revision may go on for weeks, months, and years later, but this challenge is all about getting that first draft. Please poem along with us–either in the comments below or silently at home.

For today’s prompt, write a post poem. Post could be short for post office–or traditional mail. Post could be a wood or metal post. Or post could mean relate to words like postpone, post-punk, or whatever.

Here’s my attempt at a post poem:

“post”

she checks in the morning
she checks at night

but she finds there’s nothing
no mail in sight

she wants him to write her
she wants his voice

but he left to spite her
it was his choice

Now.. here is mine (Keith Dozier).....

Posted: No Trespassing
by: Keith Dozier


Posted: No trespassing

Or at least that's my take.

Of the heart in your chest

You're afraid it will break.

Those signs make me leery,

Most times I go hide,

But, not this time,

I need you to invite me inside.

I can't promise to save you,

Or fix things unknown,

I can promise to be,

A place you call home.

We'll take the sign down,

We'll put up another,

That says WELCOME !

All my sisters and brothers.

Happiness lives here,

We share this place together.

We brave storms, welcome sunshine,

And all other weather.