Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here.
I’m largely off the grid this week and next, so I won’t be able to comment on your poems. I hope you’ll still participate and offer support and encouragement to each other. You guys are so good about that!
This image from the ceramics painting shop (same place last week’s photo was from) makes me think of several things:
- tea
- board games
- how even in a place dedicated to art, I am drawn to the chart, the numbers, the rules
And here’s my first draft, which is also my haiku for the day!
It’s your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS! (Title doesn’t count toward word count.)
27 Responses
Oh, I love that photo! Rules? smules.…know ’em but break ’em too. I’ll roll the dice. Art is a world I want to live in.
My Coffee Shop
brews by mood
too excited?
order blue
yellow brights
sad if you need
or a pleasing
green.
Coffee shop that brews your mood? Clever. I could use that kind of coffee.
What a wonderful idea that could become a longer poem or real shop. I especially love pleasing green, but am looking to order red for some energy.
FAMILY VACATIONS
“I need a rest stop
right away!”
“No more drinks
at all today!”
Too funny!
So true! Cute.
LOL!
When color
becomes a number,
food becomes ingredients,
What is love? a percentile?
Wow! What a cold view of things, definitely to be avoided. Well done.
Margaret, we could all stand 100% love. Thanks for the reminder.
Nice. Ending with a question
I doubt this is what you meant by being “off the grid,” Laura, but I like to imagine this for all of us sometimes.
Off the Grid Peacefully
Holding a cup of tea,
book across my knee,
r e l a x i n g
where no-one can find me!
Perfection Lauren. I feel myself relaxing!
Sounds like a lovely place!
For the win! Yes. I need this.
Sad that you’re “off the grid” Laura but happy with the “grid” you left for us to ponder. What fun.
Teacup Bingo
Color, number shouted
Filter muted
“Bingo” I tout
Caller refuted.
Bingo — what a fun take on the picture. Love muted/refuted.
Linda, I like the association between colors and moods. Remember mood rings? Maybe some of you are too young for that.
Linda, sorry this comment appeared out of place. “Sigh” ber space.
Lavender, chamomile
Lemon, chai
A rainbow of teas
Catching nose and eye
Rainbow of teas — beautiful.
I love everyone poems so far
Laura hope you have a good copal weeks
poem by Jessica Bigi
Up late writing
Counting tea stains
On my papers
Morning gardens
Appreciate tea grinds
Love the tea stained papers at night, and the re-use of the grinds come morning.
Enjoy your adventure, Laura!
This Poem Does Not Exceed Fifteen Words!
Paint by numbers,
heed every sign…
will you follow the rules,
draw in the lines?
I love how your title follows the rules, but your poem allows a choice. Perhaps a little leeway allows creativity.
Ha! And, you remembered to rhyme.
I first read this as “roll their dice with art,” and I thought, wow, THAT’s some statement!
Even though that’s not what you said, I’m going to go around thinking that. I shall roll everyone’s dice with art!