April Poem a Day Challenge - Day 2

We got off to a fast start yesterday, which is great! Now, let’s jump into Day 2. (Also, if you left any comments that needed moderated yesterday, they should now be approved.)

For today’s prompt, write a visitor poem. The poem can be from the point of view of a visitor–or the people receiving the visitor. The visitor could be expected or unexpected. The visitor could be welcome or unwelcome. The visitor doesn’t even have to be human.

The Visitor


I don't remember him knocking.
I don't remember inviting him in.


I don't know how long he has been here
or if we know him from somewhere.


He is dusty and tired.  I don't know how old.
His head is bowed down toward the plate


that we fill
and take away.


He doesn't speak or move
otherwise.


He is just there with us now.
Sometimes when I wake


Early, he is up
Turned toward the window


looking at the fog, the road.
I wonder sometimes if he will leave us


Someday and we will never have seen his face.
He will vanish as fog, into fog.

April Poem a Day Challenge - Day 1

And so it begins! Today is the first day of the 5th annual April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge on Poetic Asides. I can’t believe we’re turning five!

For today’s prompt, write a communication poem. The communication could be dialogue between two (or more people); a postcard correspondence; a letter; a voicemail; a text message; a series of tweets; or whatever. Heck, I guess a poem is a form of communication–so there’s really no way to screw up today’s prompt (outside of writing nothing at all).

[already doing catch up but that's okay; there's a LOT going on!]

okay uh. 

The Fool

You talk to me by throwing a bicycle down in my path

Or showing me that what I think is a shooting star

is a plane falling out of the sky.

And so I know my fear.

Past and Future.

You tell me something

by placing a harlequin jester

there in my living room.

He takes me by his velvet-gloved hand

And pulls me, gently.

I don't know what you mean

by that

but I think

it has to do

with now.