2018 MAY 29 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

pineapples ripen
in a smoky paradise

lava approaches 

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018
#Hawaii #volcano #eruption #lava
#pineapple #paradise #Kilaueavolcano

2018 MAY 28 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

my springtime sadness

it's Memorial Day

please let May last longer

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018
#spring #springtime #sadness #MemorialDay
#monthofMay #calendar #flowers #trees

2018 MAY 27 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

I'm undecided
Picking flowers for a friend
Which bouquet is right?

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018
#flowers #florist #blossoms #spring
#bouquet #friendship #gift #present

2018 MAY 26 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

antibiotics
took the infection away
that stole my voice

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018
#pills #medication #infection #illness #sick
#doctor #nurse #hospital #voice #singing
#hoarse #speaking #antibiotics

2018 MAY 25 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

my backyard bucket

standing water after rain

mosquito hot tub

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018

#rain #storm #clouds #sky #weather

#spring #mosquito #garden #bugs #hottub

2018 MAY 24 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

storm clouds disappear

small puddles evaporate

pollen's resurgence

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018
#rain #storm #clouds #sky #weather
#spring #allergies #sneeze #pollen

2018 MAY 23 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

rainfall dissipates

skies open above slick streets

revealing heaven

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018
#rain #storm #clouds #sky #weather
#spring #summer #heaven #bluesky
#drizzle

2018 MAY 22 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

golf ball sized hail falls
furious clouds declare war
windshield wipers oscillate

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018
#automobiles #windshield #safety #wipers
#raining #road #hazards #dangerous
#weather #clouds #hail #storm

2018 MAY 21 * #2018CEH

 Haiku

road spray blurs brake lights

tires skid across yellow lines

rains intensify

© 2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#2018CEH #haiku #poem 

#CherylsEverydayHaiku #1aday2018
#automobiles #traffic #safety #driving
#raining #road #hazards #dangerous
#weather #parkway #interstate #highway

This poem was inspired as I re-read this poem from May 2016 (click).

2018 MAY 19 * School Gun Violence Protest Poem [SONNET]

School Gun Violence Protest Poem - A Sonnet

I wonder why this only happens here.

My thoughts consume me as I sit alone.

There’s news of more and more each passing year.

Instead of sobs, I chose to write a poem.

These shootings drive us to our knees to pray,

When someone shoots at schools most every week.

For Sandy Hook, I think I wept all day.

Today, the tears did not come easily.

Because so many died, just like before,

So sick of this, I am completely done!

Who dreads the breaking news reporting more?

Next week another child, another gun….

Does this just happen in the USA?

Let’s never, ever look the other way.

©  2018 Cheryl L. Crockett

#poem #poetry #guns #school #gunviolence #protest #shootings #highschool #teen #murder #deaths

2018 MAY 16 * If I Must Speak Truth to You

If I Must Speak Truth to You

If I must speak truth to you

Sorry I'll never be.

Because I’d want you also

To speak the truth to me.

If somehow I upset you

By saying what is right,

I’ll take that risk so you can always

See the Guiding Light.

When truth must bring correction,

Convenience can’t be found.

Confrontation is uncomfortable

And it can bring us down.

I read it in the Bible

I'm to speak the truth in love.

Can this be done in such a way

So that it is enough?

Speaking truth is joyful.

And Proverbs says of course

That words of truth are like a kiss.

...no reason for remorse.

But when the truth needs to be said,

Too often one may find

The listener doesn’t want to hear;

They’re simply not inclined.

To wrap my brain around this,

I ponder and surmise:

Usually ones who hear truth are

Who must apologize.

No need to ask forgiveness

Or hide and be aloof,

Just drop all trepidation

And boldly speak the truth.

©  2018 Cheryl L. Crockett