A to Z Challenge - Zeal

Zeal

I am a zombie by now in my zest

to zoom through letter poems

zany ride to the

zenith

we zipped along together

zigzag

alphabet zoo

thanks for joining me

from

A to Z

A to Z Challenge - Yonder

Yonder

hop aboard your yacht or a yak

take a year

spin a yarn

tales of yore

reflect on yesterday

yodel or yell

with

zeal

A to Z Challenge - X

X

make a mark and move on

yonder

A to Z Challenge - Waffle

Waffle

I prefer blueberry or maybe one with strawberries and cream

You expected me to wade into a bigger issue?

War, waste, welfare?

Nah, let’s whistle or whittle

waft on a breeze into the wild and

ask why?

Why not eat a waffle for dinner – maybe smother it in honey and pecans?

Why write this poem?

to make my mark in this world

my

X

A to Z Challenge - Vacillate

Vacillate

valiant effort to vacate

my negativity

vague yearnings in vain

to remove the villain in my life – me

I need a vision or a vacation

vital desire to

win or

waffle

A to Z Challenge - Undertake

Undertake

to understand the human condition

I always feel like the understudy in my life

caught in the undertow

in my underwear

certainly undermined by doubts

universal need to unlock key to utopia

I vacillate

A to Z Challenge - Thirst

Thirst

for knowledge, yearn for enlightenment

quench the spirit and soul

slake the dry parched throat

then cram words into the brain

quite the

undertaking

A to Z Challenge - Sojourn

Sojourn

soldier on he says

solemn in his faith

her soul is struck by Neil Diamond’s

Song Sung Blues

they separate

she staggers, he stomps

stalemate

synchronicity simplicity

she salivates for his love

he seeks salvation

both quench a

thirst

A to Z Challenge - raison d'etre

Raison d’etre

justification for living

sounds fancier in French

urgent and compelling

rationale for the rat race

realistic razzle-dazzle 

the more I read, the less I know

rave or resign

revelation or revolution

still seek a reason and

succumb to the 

sojourn



Note - dear friends - I am having some toe surgery today - yes, I'm a klutz and tore a tendon. Very stupid, but I'll have good drugs and Ray's taking care of me. Sorry, I won't be responding to comments. However, S and T shall show up and I'll wake up and we'll catch up. So please keep reading my blog.  Thanks!!!

A to Z Challenge - Quack

Quack

writer quandary

question quality

quietly quenching a thirst

sharpen the quill and query

characters quarrel

wander to the quay

final quip

your day job…

don’t quit

seek another

raison d’etre

A to Z Challenge - Paralyze

Paralyzed

panicked  deadline passed

blank page paranoia

writers’ curse

peel  plot onionskin to reveal

puff pastry, piffle

penchant for dismal prose

perpetrate petty poetry

pronounced a

quack

A to Z Challenge - Obstacles

Obstacles

obliterate dreams

obvious traps occur

overrule offbeat operations

opt for opportunity

remain optimistic no matter

the ordeal

too easy to oscillate

overwhelmed

preparation, perspiration

overcome

paralysis

A to Z Challenge - Never

Never

nuzzle a porcupine

sidle up with care

nuggets of wisdom

not appreciated

notice the mood,

numb to nosegays  or nuance

don’t be a nuisance

numskulls nudge rather

than nurture

observe obstacles

A to Z Challenge - Melody

Melody

memorable tunes conjure magic

maze – years of journey

made mystical or mushy

Motown beat

ball of confusion

stopped us in the name of love

all there in a toe tapping moment

myriad years of soul, rock, pop

newfangled disco or grunge

set the mood

 for now or

negligee or

never


Happy Friday.....Happy or Sad Tax Day....halfway through April

A to Z Challenge - Labyrinth

Labyrinth

layers of levity

liberal doses of labor

languish in languages of love

easy to be lackadaisical

easier to lapse

marriage license to laziness

unacceptable

no limits to listen

and learn and look

and explore the labyrinth

of love’s

madcap marvelous

melody

A to Z Challenge - Kiss

Kiss

so keen, moment keepsake

keystone of our essence

kickoff to our karma

kismet

knitted, kneaded, and knotted

knowledge leads to our

life and love

labryrinth

A to Z Challenge - Juicy

Juicy

grapefruit ruby red

slurp jump starts the day with a tang

multi-napkin breakfast

oh, you were expecting  juicy gossip?

I’ll never tell, I jabber in jest

my real life bores on paper

muddle along, stay out of the way

of trauma, drama, and jargon

oh I can kvetch, kibitz, and throw

kindling on the bonfire of conjecture

or smile and wink on the subject  of kink

seriously…it was just a

kiss 

A to Z Challenge - Infinity

Infinity

that’s my love for Ray

he deserves a shout out in a poem

puts up with so much stuff

artsty need to putz

create and bizarre humor

twenty something years of marriage

he’s carried my crap

with a smile

and well, maybe I’ve done my share too

we are together for infinity

life is

joyous, jubilant, and juicy

A to Z Challenge - Hell or Heaven

Heaven

heavens to betsy, this poetry has gotten

far too serious. Now hell would be serious, warm and toasty

but probably not fun like heaven

so let’s go light or lite and think about rainbows,

chocolate, seeing folks we miss (my Mom, my Nana),

and being young and thin and carefree again

or still old and pudgy but carefree again

throw away the glasses, no aches or pains

green grass, blue skies, and fields of flowers

beaches, and butterflies, mountains, and fountains

heaps of mashed potatoes, and endless enchiladas

whimsical roundtables with endless laughs

soaring music with choirs of rock angels

peace and love and peace and love

and peace and love and peace and love

heaven should be peace and love to

infinity

A to Z Challenge - Grapple

Grapple

with life struggles

pshaw, the world snorts

at my innocence

grasp the concept of despair

desperation, naïve I give to charity

feel like I made a difference

while people clutch at air

shuffle their tarot cards

too much death, no gold

pray for heaven as they live a 

hell


(Happy Friday everybody - yes I promise to lighten up soon)

A to Z Challenge - Forget

Forget

I wrote forgotten before

dismiss this omission

disregard the lack of effort

maybe I seek oblivion

but no matter how hard I try

I can’t forget

no, I won’t forget

you

I grapple with the 

ghost

A to Z Challenge - Elation

Elation

is more than overall happiness

it’s the sheer delight,

absolute joy of  a moment

it’s reaching the top of the rollercoaster

spotting a soaring eagle

being swept up by a crowd cheer

anticipating the moment your taxi

zooms out of the tunnel and you are overwhelmed

surrounded by skyscrapers and humanity

elation is a welcome hug at baggage claim

familiar face aglow with love

never

forgotten

A to Z Challenge - Dread

Dread

return from vacation

loose limbed lope

tightens, shoulders hunch

stomach rumble

heartbeat hassle

clock watching witness

time now stands still

folders piled haphazardly

pink urgent notes jumbled

amidst post-it-note reminders

meetings scheduled, teleconference

turmoil, gossip train rolls over

relaxation memory

stiff collar irritates fading sunburn

soul trapped until next vacation

elation

A to Z Challenge - Clean

Clean

slate for the new year

but smudges remain, traces linger

I trip over baggage

chunked in the spare room

compartmentalized in the brain

nudged into view by a comment,

an email, or even a song

old friends remember

relatives rehash

laughter muffled as you enter

shush exclaimed as you leave

sideways glances, furrowed brow

keep wiping, make amends

face the year

without

d

r

e

a

d

A to Z Blog Challenge - Bored

Bored

you never mentioned boredom in my mother’s presence

she could rustle up a work project before the words

left your mouth

she would slap a brush or a rag into your hand, clippers or a

shovel and point in all directions

oh she was slick, and fast, setting a pace

that left you pleading for release from your house

arrest

to this day, I’m never bored. I might be on a slowdown

or between projects. Antsy and distracted

contemplating life choices

but never bored

or that voice in my head (sounds an awful lot like mom)

steers me into motion

and something gets 

cleaned

A to Z Blog Challenge - Apropos

Apropos

of nothing

I write this poem

as I contemplate the alphabet

string together words

silly beats seek a sly smile

from A to Z, we shall wonder

as we wander to a place of
never bored

Zen


Welcome all to my A to Z challenge.  We shall see how these short poems help us journey through the alphabet. This one is a starter, that's for sure and some of  you read it in the blog reveal. Keep coming back - we shall splash into words and get a bit wifty.  Happy April Fool's Day!