Poem In Your Pocket Day

April is National Poetry Month, and today is Poem In Your Pocket Day.

What do you do? It’s easy! Pick your favorite poem, write it down (or print it out), and put it in your pocket. Share it with your friends and family all day.

Learn more about Poem In Your Pocket Day on Poets.org.

Comments

writergirl23
April 29, 2010, 1:44 pm

Oh that’s cool! I’m definately going to do that. I already have my poem planned out.
meme1737
April 29, 2010, 4:28 pm

hi im new to this is it fun?
Ms.helpful
April 29, 2010, 7:16 pm

Well im not really into poetry but i think its cool?
escape2books
April 30, 2010, 8:08 am

I am so not doing that. My family is not really into poems and no one knows that it is a holiday besides us.
CherylByrel:D
April 30, 2010, 8:40 am

Well,here goes nothing!(if i suck,please dont be mean!)

The golden sunshine
it spiraled out of the giant ball of burning gas
into my cold,chilled bones
and warmed me up to a toasty temperature
But soon,its heat was scorching
my brain melted
i ran to the to the splashes out water
coming out of my shower head
and eased the unbearable heat

Another day:

I felt the icy winds kisses land,
on my ivory skin
Oh how the kisses pained!
It turned me shivering
towards my mum
for a hug
that would hopefully warm me up
For everyone knows:
a mother’s love can warm you up from anything

I know it sucks,but its my first attempt.
writergirl23
April 30, 2010, 6:50 pm

Good job, Cheryl! I mean, you can do better than me!
jindo2108
April 30, 2010, 7:43 pm

That’s good! I admit that I’m not very good at writing poems, but yours CherylByrel:D, it’s funny but descriptive, and just really good. Keep writing those poems!
escape2books
May 3, 2010, 8:47 am

Hi,sometimes when you are a pastor’s wife people expect you to be perfect. This is my mothers day poem to my mom , a pastor’wife.

I cannot play the piano,
I probably never will,
I do not like to sing in public,
I even mess up still,

I do not understand human nature,
I do not know why people lie,
I could not be a leader of ladies,
Do not ask me why,

I could not be a hostess of a church,
Going round and round,
I could not conduct the choir,
Listening how people sound,

I could not coordinate potlucks,
The leaders are nowhere to be seen,
I could not give counseling,
Bordering between nice and mean,

I could not be the perfect women,
People expect you to be,
You are my mother,
A human as we can see,
swimmer girl5
May 3, 2010, 4:16 pm

my brother did this at his school!
MasterLioness
May 7, 2010, 1:42 am

Young Lady Spring

Young Lady Spring,
Flowers she will bring,
The children at play,
Cats sleeping on the cool day,
People at the pool,
Hooray! No school,
Young Lady Spring,
More spring as she will sing,
I looked outside and and saw her stand,
She was a band herself, a quiet band,
That is the last anyone saw of her,
But her powers are still here, thats for sure.
i<32ski
May 9, 2010, 6:45 pm

KOOOOL!!! meme1737 this is sooooo fun!!
CherylByrel:D
May 10, 2010, 7:38 am

@ escape2books and masterlioness.Lovely.Both.Each distincitvely capturing what the poems about.
CherylByrel:D
May 10, 2010, 7:53 am

especially escape2books.your poem is both inspiring and truthful,and it really does reflect the life of one in real verses.VERy,VERY,VERY good.i hope someday i’ll reach a stage where i will be able to write as skilfully as you.

@MasterLioness

Your peom makes me feel like there are many earthen mysteries floating in the air,waiting to be discovered.Light as it is,it makes you think deeply about such pleasantries and magic of Spring.
Anonymous
May 11, 2010, 2:06 pm

:0
escape2books
May 11, 2010, 2:33 pm

CherylByrel:D, my advice is to keep practicing. If you really love and believe in what you are writing your poem will most likey be even better, than if you were writing about something yo do not care about. I would pick a topic I really cared about and than just write and re-write. I sure it will come out great.I wrote that poem in the middle of the night. So you never know when inspiration will strike. :]
lemonlimeluke
May 12, 2010, 12:10 am

Wow! I never knew this! It is the day after my b-day (btw)
HaHaDuh
May 14, 2010, 3:49 am

I don’t like poetry leave alone long poems.
any way masterlioness and escape2books and cherylbyrel:D did it to long for my taste. any way here goes nothing

mind your manners,
no more important matters.
MasterLioness
May 18, 2010, 3:41 am

Not funny HaHaDuh! not at all.
dove609
October 26, 2010, 10:37 am

as the fall leaves fall down from the beatiful trees,i rake up myleanes into a pile and take my daring little puppy out and play into my pile of leaves we play all day all night and finally i said to my puppy i love you so much i never want to let you go. that next night my daring puppy falling a sleep.as beatiful sweet daring, we are the most unlikly of dous. sincerly, dove609
D NATURE MAN
December 14, 2011, 11:01 am

Poetry is my favourite,and i’v written over 30 poems of my own.When u set into it,it makes you supernatural and special being among OTHERS!