April 29th Poem by Doris Following the 20 separate directions in today’s poem-writing prompt: http://www.napowrimo.net All the world’s a stage And we are all undertakers Looking at flowers Listening to music Smelling apple pie Tasting apple pie Kissing loved one’s goodbye. “The flowers smell like apple pie,” Said Mary Brown from St Laurent “We’re not…

OUCH! Geriatric grandmothers Skating across the pitted surface Of a hockey arena My friend took lessons In her younger years She attempts the bunny hop And even fancier manoeuvres I glide carefully on dull figure skates Never could get used to those darned pics We wore tube skates on frozen ponds With deep cracks Patches…

Klaatu, The Metal Maid I don’t know what I’d ever do, If I didn’t have Klaatu. Housework is such an awful bore, But I don’t have to anymore. Each morn I merely flick a switch, To turn him on and tell him which, Of many chores that should be done, He must perform by setting…

LIMERICKS A moose ambled east of Prince George Where pulp mills mix vats of pulp porridge In a vat it did slip Filled with wood chip dip And came out boxed in cardboard for storage! A hummingbird hijacked a goose Saying, “Take me Down South – no excuse, Though it’s only July I’m desperate to…

Creative writing project, based on when we moved to town. “BREEM”: “a term applied to the female swine when she desires the male…” Said Porky Pig, “We’ve p-packed to go, Our p-place has s-sold, we can’t say ‘no’ Petunia b-blames me for the move, Though I recall a d-different groove. “At Christmas t-time she s-spouted…

SNAKEY BILL AND THE BEER STRIKE OF ‘78 From out of the hills came Snakey Bill, One hot day in July, He was drenched with sweat, his clothes were wet, His throat was parched and dry. He’d searched for gold but the trail was cold, His luck was bad this year, The blazing heat almost…

Craft Fairs! Craft Fairs! How I love those Craft Fairs! Foodstuff and clothing and goodies galore Tables that stretch as far as the door! Trinkets created from metals and stone Buttons from antlers, chopsticks from bone Statues of animals carved out of wood Meticulously finished to look as they should The tables that fold are…

“WHITEY” The North Shore Moose (Silly poem#7) A funny thing happened to me on the way, To a moose-hunting venture that ended today. I spied a cow moose with the whitest of fur, “Twas North Shore “Whitey” I’d heard about her. The folks who reside on that side of the lake, Are proud of their…

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MINNIE MOUSE (A eulogy for a resident mouse) Deep within the tunnelled woodwork, Of an old but sturdy house, Behind the kitchen sink and cupboard, Dwells the family of a mouse, Sixteen children and a spouse, Make their home there in that house. Commuting daily ‘cross the carpets, To the…

DISCRIMINATION A man that I know Is both kind and he’s wise, On discrimination He’s made these replies. “The world is my neighbour,” He solemnly sighs, “All races are equal, All colours and size.” He speaks from the heart But the words are all lies. The houseguest’s small brain Cannot analyse The hate and the…