Category: DD2020 (Page 4 of 4)

2014, I had a little too much to drink sometime in November and as a result talked myself into writing a poem a day for the month of December. It seemed like a creative challenge that would both amuse and challenge me. Somehow, I managed to complete the challenge and subsequently I did it again in 2015 and 2016 (the first year I didn’t finish). In 2017, 18, 19 we saw varying levels of success.

2020 had me seriously considering just taking the month off. This year has a negative rating on the Pritchard Scale . After much deliberation, here I am again, albeit with no ideas to speak of. So tonight I am just trying to get something down to share..

The poems I wrote in the past years were indicative of the things going on in my life. The years I didn’t finish also said something about those years for me. This exercise is mainly for me, but if in sharing it I bring you some joy, or spark something in your own thinking, I am happy. Feel free to converse with me through the month. See my commenting page for guidelines and buckle up… It MIGHT get interesting. For tonight…

Whiskey, no ice please.
I like it neat, like poems,
sippable and warm. 

Heres to December 2020, Cheers!

©2020, TIm Geoghegan, All rights reserved.

Moving Beyond 
- A Pantoum

We walked, cold and slow,
Stopping from time to time.
You were saying–
“I am here for you.”

Stopping from time to time,
We looked up at the stars.
“I am here for you.”
Your eyes were shining.

We looked up at the stars.
“Go beyond your reality.”
Your eyes were shining.
“Be patient, it will work out.”

You were saying–
“Go beyond your reality.
Be patient, it will work out.”
We walked, cold and slow.



©2010, Tim Geoghegan, All Rights Reserved

It’s been a crapper of a year and so you might think I would have a lot to write about. I do indeed have a lot of new material, but I am not sure how it will play out yet. Part of me just wants to forget the whole thing.

I will be back writing daily. I intend to do a poem each day, but you might find that I diverge from the poetry and try some other posts. Hopefully whatever I post, you find entertaining.

December 1 is speeding up on us now… Get ready!