Cheeky Monkey Poetry started publishing daily poems on May 31, 2021
Since then I have posted 500 pieces of poetry and short stories
This represents one piece of writing per day for almost 500 days
Going forward, I plan to post less frequently but hopefully maintain the same level of creative writing
Please take some time to browse through the archives
We plan to redesign the website so that archived poems are easier to access
Thank you for all your support and feedback
Stay Cheeky!
Amidst the green leaves aplenty
Angels leave their autographs
Penned with ink from rainbows
Scented with heavenly fragrances
Sweet delicate poetry for the eyes
Displaying beauty beyond imagination
Inviting the fairies to dance in celebration
In a world full of troubles and strife
There will always be flowers
I stumbled upon cinquain poetry.
Five lines with the following rules;
The first line is one word which is the title of the poem.
The second line contains two words which are adjectives that describe the title.
The third line has three words that tell the reader more about the subject of the poem or show action. Many times these words are gerunds that end with “ing.”
The fourth line has four words that show emotions about the subject of the poem and may be individual words or a phrase.
The fifth line is one word that is a synonym of the title or is very similar to it.
Example(not mine)
Castle
Strong, beautiful
Imposing, protecting, watching
Symbolizes wealth and power
Fortress
………….
Here are my first attempts:
Berlin
cute, vibrant
chilling, shopping, dining
America’s coolest small town
home
……………………………
Karen
cute, adorable
laughing, playing, dancing
a bundle of fun
wife
Today we are proud to have a guest poet
My 9 year old grandson Sam wrote a special poem for you all today
Its a Zip Ode poem which uses his zip code to determine the number of words per line
We hope you enjoy and we look forward to posting more of Sam’s poetry
2 Fun times
14 let’s head down to Lovely Up Farm it’s always fun and exciting go now
8 we will have a party with cheese puffs
6 and drinks with bubbles and food
8 sandwiches with ham and cheese and cucumber slices
8 colorful balloons filled with helium and plastic streamers
10 monster slippers everywhere, go on wear them, try something new
We are pausing this travel blog while we relax with family and friends. It may resume if interesting things pop up during the remainder of this voyage. In the meantime its back to Cheekymonkeypoetry
Enjoy!
The sun came up today but Cheeky Monkey sent the poem out the bright sun yesterday
Enjoy the sun
enjoy the poem
stay cheeky
Invented by O, Miami and WLRN
Use your zip code
For place based lyrical celebration
Write your zip code vertically
Giving you the number of words per line
For example
I live in 33133
3 I love Miami
3 The sun shines
1 Brighltly
3 The Latin Cluture
3 Outshines the sun
Hemingway liked short sentences
With few adjectives
Minimal repetition
Telling big stories
Using few words
For sale, baby shoes, never worn
A poetic hand grenade
Tossed into your mind
Exploding your imagination
Shrapnel adjectives sting
Speaking volumes
Talented chef
Simple meal
Small portions
Bursting with flavor
Eat slowly
Party in mouth
Subject photographed
No background
Draws you in
Glorious closeups
Incredible beauty
Warts and all
Music plays
One instrument
Few notes
Long pauses
Empty silence
Full thoughts
Short walk
Becomes a journey
Marathon achieved
Without sweat
Empty finish line
No medals
Your brief nap
Filled with dreams
Shopping in Coral Gable
With her best friend Mable
She sticks to a strict timetable
Lingering in the aisle marked vegetable
Enquiring if its available
Carefully reading the label
Verifying it is sustainable
Is the packaging totally impermeable
Did the shipment have a green waybill
Checks the ingredients are stable
Buys as much as she is able
It will go well with the everything bagel
Serves it on her table
Uses her antique ladle
With the invaluable appraisal
That she found in a stable
Hidden behind some old cable
Its true its not an old fable
You can verify with Mabel
Even if she is a bit unstable
Her memory you can enable
By stimulating her nerve that is vagal
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