MY OFFICE (#18 an "office" poem)

I stare out at the ocean
Waves crashing, seagulls crying
Hot sand in between my toes
Cool breezes hitting my face
I turn back to my writing:
A tough day at the office.


Caren E. Salas

MAYBE (#17 write a hiaku)

The sun is shining

It's a spectacular day

The end of June Gloom

Caren E. Salas

KABUKI (#16 prompt: in or about a food establishment)

A cup of green tea
Pickled ginger, wasabi
Holding my chopsticks
Waiting for my miso soup
And one California Roll.



Caren E. Salas





Ah...heaven on a plate. My friend introduced me to Kabuki Restaurant, the funny thing is she doesn't like sushi! I only like a bit of the raw stuff, but I love me some California Rolls! So this is a love poem. A Tanka (syllabic form). And hey, try out Kabuki.
Photo and restaurant:
http://www.kabukirestaurants.com/food/

The Place to Be - Day 9

Southern California is the place to be

The sun shines all the time

No winter storms with snow or sleet

The weather is sublime.

It never rains to ruin your day

Hardly a cloud passes by

The problem is, when there is no rain

The place gets awfully dry.

The lakes diminish, the rivers narrow

And in case you were in doubt

They say water will be rationed soon

And we're in a full fledged drought

We don't get hurricanes, tornadoes or snow

And honestly earthquakes are few

But if we don't get a lot of rain soon

I'm not sure what we will do!

Caren E. Salas

Day 9's prompt was to write a poem based on something in the current news, Not wanting to get political, I figured I'd stick to something we in California have on our minds lately: The Drought.