Poems

The First Time I Tried to Swim Couplet Jumped in the pool, a splash so grand,Swallowed more water than I’d planned.

The First Time I Tried Karaoke Quatrain A handheld wonder, a star tonight,Notes flew wrong, a frightful sight.Crowd cheered, or jeered,My singing career, weirdly premiered.

The First Time I Tried Writing a Novel Free Verse Words piled, chapters aligned,Plot tangled, characters maligned.A novel’s birth, my mind confined,Published or not, signed or resigned.

The First Time I Tried Gardening Triolet Planted seeds with hopes so high,Green thumbs, a myth, my plants say goodbye.Watered, cared, yet they all die,Planted seeds with hopes so high.A garden dream, under a dry sky,Brown leaves, my floral lie.Planted seeds with hopes so high,Green thumbs, a myth, my plants say goodbye.

The First Time I Tried Karaoke (Expanded) A handheld wonder, a star tonight,Notes flew wrong, a frightful sight.Crowd cheered, or jeered,My singing career, weirdly premiered. The screen scrolled the words too fast,My voice cracked on the high note,And for three minutes and forty-two secondsI was the worst singer in the room.But when the song ended,The

The First Time I Stood Up for Myself Triolet Raised my voice, a newfound might,A moment fierce, against the slight.Heart firm, eyes bright, fight or flight,Raised my voice, a newfound might.

The First Time I Tried Gardening (Expanded) Planted seeds with hopes so high,Green thumbs, a myth, my plants say goodbye.Watered, cared, yet they all die,Planted seeds with hopes so high.A garden dream, under a dry sky,Brown leaves, my floral lie.Planted seeds with hopes so high,Green thumbs, a myth, my plants say goodbye. But one morning,

The First Time I Saw the Sea Quatrain Waves beckon, a relentless call,Horizon wide, I feel so small.Salt air, freedom’s shawl,In awe, I stall, in nature’s thrall.

The First Time I Spoke in Front of a Crowd Couplet Words trembled, a leaf in the storm,Yet I spoke, my spirit reborn.

The First Time I Saw Snow Quatrain White wonder, cold touch,Snowflakes dance, joy much.Winter’s blanket, soft and bright,Day’s delight, night’s white knight.