#Micropoetry for Poetry Month

{Photo by Danny Hall}

For this year’s Poetry Month, I wrote and posted a micro poem every day on Twitter. It was a fun challenge to condense “the best words in the best order” into 140 characters or less. Less, really, since I tried to squeeze in the hastags #micropoetry and #PoetryMonth with each post, too!

Here are my five favorites. Enjoy....

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Thick sleep, strong coffee—

the day’s armor donned,

I begin to write and find

there is no battle but a dance.

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For wrists & knuckles, knees & hips, 

for all the parts that twist & bend

with & without me thinking—thank you.

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Between finger & thumb,

between river & shore,

between yes & no,

every “if” awaits.

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Yesterday, a Machado poem fell

from my pocket. To you who

finds it—let the bees spin honey

from every marvelous error.

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I opened an old set of drawers in my mind,

dumping out lists & grudges & desires.

So little to keep, I tossed

the dresser, too.