Priming the Pump

Priming the pump

To experience water in a gush

Feed the pump water

Priming the pump

Clearing the writer's mind to focus

To experience the words in a rush

Priming the pump

To experience water in a gush

Visitor

A neighbour's cat coming

To watch the bird's nest

Hoping breakfast will be forthcoming

A neighbour's cat coming

Anticipating a tasty meal upcoming

While perched on our car at rest

A neighbour's cat coming

To watch the bird's nest

(The poems published on this day were written from June 5 to June 20. My own personal poetry workshop as I begin to learn to be a poet. Many thanks to Avis Harley whose ABC books are the basis for this new endeavour.)

Fly with Poetry: An ABC of Poetry & Leap Into Poetry: More ABCs of Poetry (both by Avis Harley, Wordsong, Boyds Mills Press, Pennsylvania)

Bench

A weathered bench waiting 

For someone alive to sing songs of love

Birds fresh joy never outdating

A weathered bench waiting

For actors animating

The shelter soaring above

A weathered bench waiting

For someone alive to sing songs of love