POEM: Cycle

Today's Promptober Word is Cycle. I could have gone in several directions but decided to write a tanka. These prompts from Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe have been inspirational. I appreciate this challenge on many levels.

 

Poem: Telephone

I wrote this poem based on the October 21, 2024 word prompt, telephone, from Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe. Today is also Heroes and Foreparents Day in the Virgin Islands and I thought it would be fitting to share this poem since I focused my thoughts on my foreparents.

POEM for World Food Day 2024: Overload

Today is World Food Day and I am sharing this poem based on a prompt.

Promptober Day 16: OVERLOAD
Prompt compliments of Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe

𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑

We all have
A right to food for a better life
And a better future
We should be
increasing food production
investing in agriculture
While showing appreciation for nature
But some have
An overload of everything
They need and more
Instead of sharing
They prefer to be miserly
And enhance their stores
While others
Suffer from hunger and thirst
And with climate change
It only gets worst
We do need
Access to healthy food
Remember the
“Milk, it does your body good?”
Commercials of long ago
We need
Safely produced food
That will keep our bodies strong
We don’t need
Food filled with too much preservatives
To make it last far too long
An overload
Of chemicals and harmful ingredients
That wreck our immune system and
Throw our hormones out of whack
We need
An overload of healthy choices
And for this, we need to overload our voices
And bring action from the farm to the table
Because everyone is still more than able
And we are smart with technology
That we can devise new farming methodologies
That can coexist with climate change
Because if there is one right I can give
It would be for people to eat healthy and live
An overload of love

© Linette Rabsatt 10/16/2024

In honor of World Food Day 2024.

Video: Sharing Poetry for Reading is Fun Week 2024

I had the pleasure of sharing some poems with students at the Ivan Dawson Primary School and the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School. I treasure any time that I spend with the younger generation sharing poetry or encouraging words!


I shared these poems:

• 𝕆𝕕𝕖 𝕒𝕦𝕩 𝕋𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕤
• The Vacuum Speaks
• Mango Array

https://youtu.be/RPHUthp8KPQ

POEM: Party

Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe, thank you for today's prompt, "party."

This Tanka poem is dedicated to our Virgin Islands' exquisite tart filling and special liqueur.
The 2nd best tart filling got a poem!

Poem: relief

 

Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe, thank you for today's prompt word, "relief." Life is a journey of ups and downs and I wanted my piece to show what happens when things are upside down and when you land on your feet.

Poem: One Hand by Linette Rabsatt

This piece is based on the Caribbean saying that "one hand can't clap." Let me know if I captured the essence of this proverb in this piece.