Variety Poetry: Britney Gulbrandsen

Another talented poet who sent me three poems to choose from, and of course, I chose the sweet, touching, romantic poem. See for yourself:

Green Apple Gumballs

The song in my head is a subtle reminder,

A memory of last June,

    A portrait of us—

    Bright red doors,

    Jumping by fountains,

    Lollipops and bubblegum,

    Rain and umbrellas.

Variety Poetry: Jewel Leann Williams

And National Poetry Month Celebration continues with a poem from Jewel Leann Williams.

Leann sent me three poems to consider and I knew the minute I read her first one, it must be posted. You will probably feel the same. 

From Leann:

This first was from a poetry challenge, which was to use the words red, marble, and bloom in a poem of exactly 20 lines....

Passion

Fill to bursting, screams of red
barely kept behind my teeth
Pulse throbbing, pounding rage
boiling in my blood to seethe
Jaw clenching, eyes burning
Brow marbled by bulging veins
Black roses, stinking deathweed
Brought to bloom by your cursed name

Variety Poetry: Stephanie Abney

Stephanie submitted a bunch of really great poems. We established last week that I'm certainly no expert, so I just picked the poems that appealed to me. And probably to my romantic heart, as I seemed to choose the ones that tended toward romance. :)


From Stephanie:

In one of my favorite poetry forms: cinquain

Comfort

Feeling secure

Where judgement has no place

Wrapped in the safety of your arms

Husband

Stephanie Abney ~ ©1998