First off, right after I posted the February newsletter, The Ledger published one of my Dr. Suess-like poems in its “Write-On” section. The link is below if you want to read it. I have to say I like a local newspaper interested in the happenings and talents of the local…
If I Were Free What if I were free and on my own? I could be me but I’d be alone. A thirty-year marriage I threw down the drain. If I was asked I’d simply claim: He’s a great guy, loyal and true. No, I don’t think I’m a heartless…
Some More Snippets of Everyday Poetry: My Husband The Car ©2011 by Barbara Meyers I walk around him and I check him out This isn’t a used car I’m talking about Although I’m sure he’s been driven before He’s on the used lot, traded in once more I had my…
Everyday Poetry – THIN AGAIN © 2010 by Barbara Meyers My skirt is too tight, oh what have I done? That party last night I shouldn’t have gone. Or if I went I shouldn’t have eaten. Those dieting rules? They’ve all been beaten. The waistline I discovered just recently Is…
Recently, I’ve begun to write poetry. I don’t know where the inspiration comes from, but Dr. Seuss-like rhyming schemes appear in my head in short, quick bursts. If I don’t write them down quickly, I forget them. They are about odd, everyday subjects ranging from the frustration of being a…
