verlie burroughs

Dear reader, Here we go again! National/Global Poetry Writing Month has arrived! The challenge is to write a poem a day for the month of April; inspired by prompts from the NaPoWriMo website located at:   https://www.napowrimo.net/ .  

Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan I heard it at church I heard it at school  I heard it on the radio I heard it on the juke box I heard it on vinyl at the hall I heard it in an elevator in Montreal I heard it on a train in Spain Guitars! Harmonica! I heard it at the mall I heard it at the bar I heard it ‘round the campfire I heard it on cassette tape I heard it on CD I heard it on tv I hear it now online A reoccurring theme Sadly it seems The answer is still  Blowin’ in the wind. https://youtu.be/KJBbX0jzM2c?si=OyBtAPAZTX-bUkRf write a poem that also describes different times in which you’ve heard the same band or piece of music across your lifetime.  prompt from day 30  NaPoWriMo 2025 (last day!)  

                                     for r A humid summer day  beating the heat water in the pool optical illusion creaky air conditioning waiting on a hurricane writing like Hemingway a devoted companion in bare feet serving you a drink  ~ fanning your chair           with a Palm leaf For Rick Richardson 1957 - 2025    rest in peace dear Poet Day 29 April poetry 2025 write a poem that takes its inspiration from the life of a musician, poet, or other artist.

Song  ~  after Leonard Cohen A sad voice is softly singing humming an ancient tune just in back of your mind where the flowers of poetry bloom. You hear it when you are not listening and later wonder where does it reside now that the garden has died. note: written previously to the tune of Leonard Cohen’s song               One of us Cannot be Wrong               https://youtu.be/tHwcyGQ58fg?si=kqiBeCNrHrTXNKd9   Prompt:    Day 28 April 2025 ~ write a poem that involves music at a ceremony or event of some kind

A painting poem ~    After reading Musee des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/159364/musee-des-beaux-arts-63a1efde036cd I’m walking dully along while Icarus sinks slowly in the pond I hardly notice ~ life goes on. ~ for Day  27  April poetry  2025