Saturday, April 18, 2026

NaPoWrMo: #18 & 19: On the road and in the woods

I left for a women's retreat, and there was no Wifi in my cabin last night to post, but now I've figured out that the dining hall has the good Wifi. I was driving last night, literally lost with only written directions and none on my phone because my phone is stupid. I was thinking what a metaphor that is for life, but the poem did not turn out as good as I had thought in my head. Maybe I’ll work on this later. I did write it on the 16th.

 

On the Road Again

Driving to a new destination

For rest and renewal

With only written directions

No connection to show me the way

I’ve seen the map

But not taken in

How far it really is

Every turn I wonder

Am I headed in the right direction?

Did I miss a turn?

Are these directions correct

I don’t want to wreck

It is hard to be alone

Without a working phone

It is hard to swallow

Hoping that you can follow

My senses are heightened

And I’m a little frightened

Thinking I’ve gone too far

Is that the first star?

There is a road that matches

And I think that patch is

Where I’m supposed to be

I get there eventually

A sigh of relief for me 


Morning Court

The rumbling of a low-pitched lawn mower

A buzzing bee chasing through with a fly in pursuit

Daffodils shriveled from being too early

and tight buds unfurling their bright gems

 in spring’s second sprint towards summer

bird’s solo becomes a chorus

of chirps, tweets, and whistles

that tickle my mind of what

the singer looks like and why they sing

ringing throughout the woods

that invites me into its inner sanctum

of golden early morning light

is reflected off the glittering bright leaves up high

and rolls over the thick carpet of moss and fungi

which decorates a lounge of loveliness

inviting me to stay and linger

by the welcome of flowers

peeking shy heads above

a courtroom filled with winter’s

discarded brown, grey, and yellow clothing

the white with blushing plum petaled faces

turn to welcome the growing glow

 

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