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the wind of springtime blows life

around like pieces of a puzzle

promising seeds a new zip code  

(c) arlene s bice

I wake with Puerto Rico

on my mind

back when life was different

than it is today

it all comes to me

colors, scents, sights

I planned to retire there

instead my brother came to me.

(c) arlene s bice

A few steps can be a walk

A few walks can fill a block

A few blocks can fill a mile

A few miles can cross a town

A few towns can cross a state

A few states can cross a country

A country crossed is the ocean An ocean stepped into may drown.

April is here I think looking out the window

It is supposed to be raining

But really, day after day after day

Then again landscapers need to be back at work

And rainy days are great for writing. . .

16. skeltonic

There was a cat

who got so fat

and when he sat

his rump went flat

so he rolled over

into the clover

butterflies did hover

moved onto the rover.

17. the moon

The moon so big and bright

sometimes tho it is just a slice

then clouds come floating past

creating a dark, almost full mask

then passes on by to reveal to us

the moon hanging in the sky since dusk.

18. open the window

Let the breeze blow in

clear the dust, debrie,

and leftover whatevers

Write about a small habit you picked up from one of your parents.

In summer Mom closed –arlene s bice

open windows at 10 am

pulled heavy shades down

all the way to truly darken  

later venetian blinds

needed drapes, also

to get the same darkening

I bought dark purple shears

to achieve the same

darkness

coolness

welcome on hot summer days.

write a poem that delves into the meaning of your last name

Bice- arlene s bice

Blue

I knew it meant blue

in the hands of Monet

on the palette of Renoir

color of the sea

the eyes of a loved one

write a poem in the form of a news article you wish would come out tomorrow.

Pandemic Ends! –arlene s bice

it is over

time to return

to your normal

but,  hopefully,

improved life

keep the good changes

stay in touch with people

from foreign lands you’ve met

and friendships formed anew

because of the coronavirus

that affected the entire world

alike.

write a poem using at least one word/concept/idea from each of two specialty dictionaries: Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Past and Future- arlene s bice

Recently another lost city was found

outside the Valley of the Kings in Egypt,

a city where lived mothers seeking marriage

for their daughters 3,000 years ago

just like in Jane Austen’s time 200 years ago

was there a story of marriage in Star Trek

or Star Wars or only spaceships beamed up

seeking places to inhabit, avoiding destruction

nowadays daughters make their decisions,

ignoring marriage if they prefer to live

life on their own without dismay.