Poetry

Sometimes only a poem will do to set a mood, record an event, or celebrate an occasion. Poems, like music, take many forms: couplet, sonnet, free verse, silly, serious, humorous, long, short. One will be perfect to express your thoughts:

Light verse

Poems can take you anywhere. Visit the sky on the night of the Perseid Meteor Shower.

They don't have to be long, either. Last year's unkept promises of a "Barbecue Summer" inspired this one, entitled ENGLISH PICNIC:

BBQ!
A summer shower passes through.
Stew.

Sonnets

Some poems take on structured forms.Sonnets have exactly 14 lines with strict rhyming conventions. Returning was written in the aftermath of the terrible wildfires that swept the world from Australia to Greece, Spain, Southern California, and Russia.

Occasions

The unique gift of a personal poem can make any occasion extra special. Patti's Poem celebrates one woman's retirement in 2000 (note the price of coffee!). Details of her career and her fondness for jazz were captured in a few lines.