Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed"
-Othello

4 More Days

Here are two more suggestions, rather less self destructive than the first one. I'm becoming better I think! By Valentine's Day I will be a pro!

Come Valentine's Day
I will cry and whine
If you aren't with me
So will you be mine?

Flowers are pretty
Candy is sweet
Being my valentine
Would be really neat

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"That light we see is burning in my hall.
How far that little candle throws its beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world"
-The Merchant of Venice

Valentine's Day is Coming Our Way

Five days until Valentine's Day. I understand your pain, writing poem after poem can get dull and stretch your imagination a bit too much. So I will write Valentine's Day poems until Valentine's Day, just so you can all get that little boost in pink hearts and frills creativity.

Roses are blue
Violets are red
I don't think I'm
Completely right in the head

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

" 'Tis a cruelty,
To load a falling man"
-King Henry VIII

Brain Over Brawn

It's a mental game
Knocking down opponents
Like chess pieces on
A gargantuan scale

It's a mental game
Conditioning each muscle
Each Limb
Into the perfect form

It's a mental game
Vying for a spot on the team
A chance to prove yourself
Among so many others

Whoever said
It's a physical game
Has the wrong mind set
It's a mental game

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"All my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay
And follow thee my lord throughout the world"
-Romeo and Juliet

Haiku

A verse of few words
Easy to write and to read
Yet so difficult

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"I give thee thanks in part of thy deserts,
And will with deeds requite thy gentleness"
-Titus Andronicus

Scarf

Layers of yarn
Strung together
Knotted tightly
So none will come undone
Yet pick the right end of yarn
And the entire scarf
A myriad of rainbow colors
Will unravel
And sit
In a disconsolate pile
On the floor untouched
The yarn is a thousand colors
Textures thrive and flourish
When it is done
It will be gently wound
Around a person's neck
Warm to the touch
Their personal symbol
Of creativity

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"For mine own part, I could be well content
To entertain the lag-end of my life
With quiet hours"
-King Henry IV

Drip, slip, grip, pip, whip, nip

Icicles
drip
drip
dripping
down the side
of the building
slipping
trying to stay
on top they are
gripping
all while the squirrels are
pip
pip
pipping
down the road the cars are
whipping
at our toes
the frost is nipping
nip nip
nipping

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"Be happy!
Let all the number of the stars give light
To thy fair way!"
-Antony and Cleopatra

My Very Own World

sometimes I feel
so detached
separated from
the world
in my own universe
floating
dreaming
willing myself
never to turn back
my world is full of
beauty
trees and
grassy hillsides
waiting to be explored

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"Why, what's the matter,
That you have such a February face,
So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?"
-Much Ado About Nothing

Winter Doldrums

Winter doldrums start
To eat away at the soul
You long for summer

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"Receive what cheer you may:
The night is long that never finds the day."
-Macbeth

Trees in the Snow

Trees are
weighted down
with powdered sugar
their boughs
hanging limply towards the ground
a work of art
during a snowstorm

Shakespeare Quote of the Day

"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility"
-King Henry V

Sleep

Drifting into the
Deep and dark abyss of sleep
Dreams float around you