fib – Serendippity

The Last Laugh

She
was
known for
such lines as
“I cracked a funny”
and “It’s a long way from my heart.”
Bathroom humor was
a favorite.
Funny,
the
way

she
died,
found by
my sister
(no joke) slumped over
the portable commode, her heart
having given out
just after
using
it.
Ha.

Funny, odd–but also, I think my mom would have gotten a chuckle out of it herself. Peace to our ♥s!

Military Honors

Who
can
hear “Taps”—
the bugle’s
solemn, drawn-out notes—
and not feel tears come to their eyes,
not have their hearts swell,
not shiver
or sigh?
Not
I.

My dad served in the U.S. Navy as a submariner, and “Taps” was played at the cemetery. Prayers for all who have served or are serving in the military. Peace to all ♥s!

Felines

A
few
lines to
note how nice
it feels—warm cat on
my shoulder, cat breath on my cheek.

NaPoWriMo 2022 Day 1 — Taking my prompt today from Writer’s Digest April PAD Challenge, to write an F-title poem. It just happened that the fib form was a fine fit for this piece. Peace to your ♥!

Afterdeath

First
Mom,
then Dad,
heaven bound
seven weeks apart.
Six months of taking shifts, tending.
My siblings and I
free to rest
in peace
now
too.

My mom died in December and my dad died a month ago today. May they rest in peace! Among various cards and letters they had saved, I found the poem below, written as a school assignment when I was in the sixth grade and mailed from the school. Peace to our ♥s!

full moon me

The
moon
makes me
crazy like
a loon with a spoon
eating chicken soup with a fork.

NaPoWriMo21 Day 15 – I skipped today’s NaPoWriMo.net prompt.

Still working fast and furiously on poemcrazy poems. Posting this one from today’s batch. Peace to your ♥!

No Lie / Strange to Say

NaPoWriMo21 Day 10 – I skipped today’s NaPoWriMo.net prompt in lieu of a companion poem to my Day 7 fib. A fib is a poetic form with a syllable scheme of 1/1/2/3/5/8.

No Lie

If
you
haven’t
realized this
is a fib, that’s good;
a fib that’s good goes unnoticed.

As a bonus, here’s a one-word poem that would look strange posted all by its lonesome. Peace to your ♥!

Strange to Say

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