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Build a House | A 100 Word Story

#351 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

They built the house, brick by brick,
Laid the foundation over years of heart break.
Doors to let the good times in,
Windows to shut the evil out.

But the windows shattered over time
And sickness blew in like the setting of a thousand stars
The house needed work but the people inside
Creaked with age and an unfinished frame.

She died before they finished the house,
So hammered and nailed and cried tears
Then he dropped his tools,
Bid the house farewell
After so many years it could no longer hold him
Without her, living inside was a lie.

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April 16, 2024

Conductor | A 100 Word Story

#350 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

The conductor tapped the orchestra to attention,
raised his arms high and waved the baton back and forth.
This cued the drums, low and slow.
His arms came down with gusto and intention,
the drums grew louder.
Then the violins and strings began to play.

He bobbed his left hand up and down for tempo.
Cueing other instruments with this baton,
his hair disheveled by his staccato head movements.
He pointed the baton at the orchestra and raised them higher,
his hands shook from the power,
the music.

Then he stopped,
put his baton down,
and left the empty stage.

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April 15, 2024

The Plant | A 100 Word Story

#349 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

She bought a plant at the corner store and brought it home,
This she did, and nothing more.
She watered the plant so it would grow big and strong,
This she did, and nothing more.

Till one day it bloomed, purple and red and orange too
This it did, and nothing more.
Then they began to move and speak, discussing what to eat,
This it did, and nothing more.

Hungering for human flesh the plant did walk up to her room,
This it did, and nothing more.
But she waited with an axe,
This she did, 
and that 
was 
that.

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April 14, 2024

Dinner Party | A 100 Word Story

#348 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

She watched them all from a distance
A host preparing her final speech
To tell her guests about a murder
Happening before the feast.

They all were chosen quite specifically
For the deeds they’d done in life
And the crimes they have committed
None of them would leave alive.

She made her way to the center of the room
And held up a glass prepared to clink
But her action was cut short
By the spilling of a drink.

The distraction caused a stir,
All the guests very much unaware
Of their fates as yet announced
Everyone had better beware.

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April 13, 2024

Stop the Beat | A 100 Word Story

#347 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

When the band began to play everyone got on their feet
Swaying to and fro to the rhythm of the saxophone
Then the piano joined in and the drums followed close behind
Dancing to the sinner man’s beat.

It went on and on for nearly an hour
Exhaustion settled in but no one could stop
Even the players started to show signs of madness
Someone else had all the power.

They shouted for the music to stop
Begged and pleaded to relieve their minds
Of the endless chords that played
As the beat continued on—people suddenly began to drop.

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April 12, 2024

Eileen | A 100 Word Story

#346 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

He walked into town with a satchel slung over his shoulder,
Looking for the girl he named Eileen.
She wore yellow ribbons upon her red hair.
He was much older now but remembers her well.

In her youth she’d run to try and catch butterflies,
Never understood creatures need to be free.
She grabbed his finger in her little hand,
He walks with her still even when no one else will.

She met him there in the center of town,
Where he said he’d be one day.
Her yellow ribbons faded and butterflies are caged.
She wasn’t his girl anymore.

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April 11, 2024

Willow Weeps | A 100 Word Story

#345 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

She pressed her hand upon the tree
And listened to it carefully.
It spoke of sadness and of war,
It whispered dangers at her door.

The willow weeped for what had been,
And begged her never to come again.
There was no saving this great tree
The time had come to set it free.

The memories of what it had seen
The people who sat upon the green
And made their plans for life—for love
Never noticing the tree above.

It shouted warnings to them all,
Don’t pretend—or try to be strong.
That which stands will always fall.

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April 10, 2024

Midnight Riders | A 100 Word Story

#344 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

The midnight riders use the light of the moon
To deliver them on wings of doom,
Across the bridge, through shallow streams,
They will enter your every dreams.

While you slumber in your beds,
The midnight riders sneak into your heads.
Making subtle suggestions about your life,
Leaving sharp cuts like a knife.

Should you wake before they’re through,
Take care, for they’ll come after you.
And make you pay for crimes of sleep,
All the pain—regrets you’ll keep.

But if you can survive by dawn,
The midnight riders are all gone,
Expecting you to live and carry on.

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April 9, 2024

Masquerade | A 100 Word Story

#343 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

We all wore masks to hide our face
From such a vile and ghastly place.
We chanted and we drank all night
Till morning came with first light.

Some were tired and so they slept
While others knew the outcome and wept.
For the youth gone by so soon,
And the laughter left behind with the moon.

No one wanted to remove their mask,
A common revolt from the simple task.
When morning comes we must reveal,
Our one true selves, that was the deal.

I removed my mask and tossed it away,
Ready at last to seize the day!

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April 8, 2024

Gwendolyn | A 100 Word Story

#342 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

He rode upon his trusty steed,
To duel a man about his greed,
For food and wine and women too
It was the noble thing to do.

The helmet upon his head grew hot
But they rode on—he would not stop
When suddenly he felt a pain
His leg warned him of rain.

Lightning struck a tree close by
A limb came crashing from the sky
And landed right in front of the horse
With little time to change their course.

They galloped over the fallen limb
To fight a battle they’ll surely win
For the heart of Gwendolyn.

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April 7, 2024

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#351 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

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#349 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

#348 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

#347 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

#346 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

#345 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

#344 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

#343 National Poetry Month – 30 Days 30 Poems

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