It’s been a while since I’ve posted the five word challenge poetry. I’ve tried to incorporate some of the things I learned reading about poetry. It’s a little clunky and forced. Not my best work. I believe this exercise opens new pathways in the brain, expanding my horizons. I hope it does the same for you.
28 simplicity tinge nape ice kleptomaniac
A tinge of orange streaked the sky
Announcing the beginning of an eventful day
The nape of my neck dripping with sweat
Challenges looming, nary a threat
It won’t finish itself, enter the fray
Simplicity of approach, set goals high
Don’t let the kleptomaniac of time steal your day
Use it wisely, you have class
The clank of ice in the glass
Once again you have escaped the morass
29 monkey option panoply fold heifer
The panoply of wonders never ceases to amaze
Earth cradles and nourishes us, respect it
The black and white heifer grazes peacefully
Earth cradles and nourishes us, respect it
The monkey climbs, baby on back, banana in hand
Earth cradles and nourishes us, respect it
Universal kindness is not really an option
Earth cradles and nourishes us, respect it
Fold a vision of the future with today’s reality
Earth cradles and nourishes us, respect it
30 how avarice paralyze whisk portent
Let not the current situation portent future apocalypse
We can not watch as quality slips
The avarice of the few isn’t the destiny of the many
Bad news manifests daily
Let not the current trajectory paralyze the necessary change
A better world is what we must exchange
Working together is how the future is shaped
The surface has just been scraped
Status quo is not to be whisked into the future
Progress must be achieved without border
Pete's Wisdom 