Happy Poetry Month: Novels in Verse

 I quite enjoy reading novels in verse. I wrote up a column for VOYA about novels in verse in 2016. But I confess I haven't read many novels in verse lately. And I'm not sure why.

I did just finish this one:

Here's one of the poems, that I enjoyed:

Last Year I read:

I wrote up this blog post with some early favorite novels in verse (this was my version of Top Ten Tuesday before that was a thing)

Any novels in verse that you would recommend me?

On a personal note:

But first attempt at writing a book was a novel in verse. It's up on Swoon Reads if you're interested. It's about a girl during her first year of college. 

I like to dabble in poetry now and then. I haven't written much lately, but here are few older poems that I added to the blog.

Poetry (3)

My first novel I wrote was in verse. Every now and then I like to play around with words and form poems. It started mostly after my college class. So I thought I'd share a few with you this month. Happy National Poetry Month!

Dreams have a way of disapointing you

the bigger they are

the harder you fall

And you fall down

                           down

                                   down

into the darkness

where it swallows you up

Poetry (2)

My first novel I wrote was in verse. Every now and then I like to play around with words and form poems. It started mostly after my college class. So I thought I'd share a few with you this month. Happy National Poetry Month!

My heart's in pieces

it's not you

it's not me

maybe we just

aren't meant

to be

Broken hearts 

can be mended

in time. 

Broken dreams

never heal.

Time can't heal

all wounds.

Poetry

My first novel I wrote was in verse. Every now and then I like to play around with words and form poems. It started mostly after my college class. So I thought I'd share a few with you this month. Happy National Poetry Month!

Sometimes I take a trip

down memory lane

to relive past choices

and to see what I would change

but I'd do it all 

again

so I can be here

in this moment

D-Day: A poem

Today marks the 71st anniversary of D-Day, where Americans landed on the shores of Normandy. 

Library of Congress

Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHOM) Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard

Here's a poem I wrote in college about an imaginary conversation with my grandfather who survived D-Day. He died when I was five or so and I have no recollections of him. 

He was Welsh and the word for grandfather is Taid, which I what I called him.

Overload on the Shores of Omaha

"I don't want to talk about it

and that's final."

I had heard these words

time and time again.

Taid never wanted to talk about his vacation in France

I would ask questions

from stories that I heard at school.

He could complain that I was bothering him

and my mother took me away

so he could rest in peace.

Then one day, he called me

to his side.

Finally he shared his story.

Only once he started,

I wanted to beg him to stop.

I didn't want to hear how afraid he was

or how the sea surged crimson

at the crack of dawn

when they landed on the shores of France.

I didn't want to hear about the bodies lying on the beach

or the ones floating

who would never swim back to shore.

He told me about the recurring nightmare,

his friends would call out for help

but there was no where to turn

and no where to run.

The next day, Taid took his last breath.

I stood proudly by his gave

but I did not cry

not even when they folded the flag

or when the shots rang out.

I played the role of his brave soldier.

Christmas Week Review: Santa Clauses

 

Haikus for Christmas from December 1st until the 25th from Santa Claus - just to see how he spends the month of December getting ready for Christmas at the North Pole.

My Thoughts: A fantastic Christmas picture book that made me sigh with happiness. The book is short, but sweet and filled with the Christmas spirit. The pictures are beautiful. When I finished the book I sighed with happiness. This is one book to read again and again every year! A Magical read.

Cover Thoughts: Cute

Source: My Library