Twenty-Two Years

 I wrote this for my Sally for Christmas.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 22

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wanted to try writing more poetry, and she hoped that this challenge might get her into the habit. She, my daughter Emma, and I started this thing, and then my wife joined after a few days. Now we are all doing the challenge. 

Today is Day 22.

I don't know if this is my best work. I found today's prompt very challenging.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 19

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wanted to try writing more poetry, and she hoped that this challenge might get her into the habit. She, my daughter Emma, and I started this thing, and then my wife joined after a few days. Now we are all doing the challenge. 

Today is Day 19.

We've not all loved every single one of these prompts, and though I've personally tried to fight through as many as I could, real life has gotten in the way a few times. We're therefore going from Day 17 straight to Day 19 -- and then probably to Day 21. 

But we'll see.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 17

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wants to try writing more poetry, and she's hoping that this challenge will get her into the habit.

She, my daughter Emma, and I started this thing, and then my wife joined after a few days. Now we are all doing the challenge. 

Yesterday was Day 17.

30-Day Poetry Challenge: Day 16

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wants to try writing more poetry, and she's hoping that this challenge will get her into the habit.

She, my daughter Emma, and I started this thing, and then my wife joined after a few days. Now we are all doing the challenge. 

Yesterday was Day 16.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 10

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wants to try writing more poetry, and she's hoping that this challenege will get her into the habit.

She, my daughter Emma, and I started this thing, and then my wife joined after a few days. Now we are all doing the challenge. 

Yesterday was Day 10, but I got a little busy and missed it. Today is Day 11, but that prompt is so lame that I'm going to skip it and do yesterday's instead.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 9

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wants to try writing more poetry, and she's hoping that this challenege will get her into the habit.

She, my daughter Emma, and I started this thing, and then my wife joined after a few days. Now we are all doing the challenge. Today is Day 9.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 5

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wants to try writing more poetry, and she's hoping that this challenege will get her into the habit.

She, my daughter Emma, and I are all doing the challenge. Yesterday was Day 5. 

I dictated this piece to Emma on our way up to Berkshire East Ski Resport yesterday morning.

30 Day Poetry Challenge

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 3

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wants to try writing more poetry, and she's hoping that this challenege will get her into the habit.

She, my daughter Emma, and I are all doing the challenge. Today is Day 3.

30-Day Poetry Challenge: Day 2

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wants to try writing more poetry, and she's hoping that this challenege will get her into the habit.

She, my daughter Emma, and I are all doing the challenge. Today is Day 2.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 1

My daughter Hannah suggested this challenge for our family. She wants to try writing more poetry, and she's hoping that this challenege will get her into the habit.

She, my daughter Emma, and I are all doing the challenge. Today is Day 1.

30 Day Poetry Challenge

1. Write a haiku about early mornings. 

5 Things on a Friday: Purple Rain

Hey folks, happy Friday!  Let’s do it.

5 Things on a Friday: @ Duke

We’ve got a game tonight.  You may say that it’s not a big game, but Duke Head Football Coach David Cutcliffe and his players would probably not agree with you.

Duke HC David Cutcliffe says the practice after last season’s loss to Army might have been the best practice of his career. Says he slept well that night pic.twitter.com/MqSNav902m

— Jeff Jones (@JeffJonesSports) July 18, 2018

You think these guys don’t want it?  They circled this one on the calendar before last season even ended.

The Measure of a Man

Yes, this is more poetry.  No, I wouldn't necessarily say that this piece is particularly serious.  

Sally and I got to talking about this on Sunday, I don't remember how, and it sort of stuck with me.  Wasn't necessarily expecting inspiration to strike, but what can you do?

To My Wife, The Moon

I've been writing a bit more poetry lately.  This one was for my wife Sally for Mother's Day.

5 Things on a Friday: Practically Christmas

It's practically Christmas, but today's update has nothing to do with the holiday.  Enjoy!

5 Things on a Friday: Joanne

Happy Friday, everybody!  It’s almost time for the weekend.

To My Wife, Who Woke Up Tired

Sally woke up in a bad mood on Friday.  It was my fault; there was no denying it.  She asked me to write her a haiku, so she'd feel better, but the idea came out a little longer than that.

It's speed poetry.  Read on at your own risk.

Hannah's Poetry: "All My Thoughts"

Our daughter Hannah was one of the winners of the Poetry for Peace contest at Fairfield University last week.  She read her poem publicly on Friday, and I got it on my phone.  The poem is called "All My Thoughts".

Birthday Haiku Failure

I love you madly.

Stand gloriously burning

after all these years.

To which she said, “Oh!  You got me a candle!”

No.  But that certainly would have been clever.