Benny’s Dream (rhyming)
Benny was a tiger
Who lived near a stream
And then one random day
He had a funny dream
The birds began to swim
And the snakes began to run
So Benny was confused
But he was kinda having fun
He went and climbed a tree
And made friends with the fish
They served him good food
On a pretty glass dish
But Benny was getting tired
He wanted to go home
So the fish said goodbye
And gifted him a gnome
Benny climbed back up
Into his cozy tree
He fell fast asleep
While listening to the bees
He woke up the next day
With the sun shining bright
He rolled over and thought
Something was not right
The fish had returned
Back home to the water
The birds in their nests
Were definitely not otters
Everything was back
To the way it was before
But Benny the tiger
Thought that normal was a bore
Sunset (haiku)
The sun goes down slow
An orange colored paint brush
Streaked across the sky
Heading Out (tanka)
The mountain stands tall
White snow draped across the top
A lone hiker stands
At the base ready to go
Into the unknown forest
Wednesday (free verse)
I kissed a girl yesterday
Under a tree about a mile from my house
I grabbed her hand
And suddenly
Everything was on fire
I ran away
Just so I could hide the smile
That was taking over
My entire body
I danced home in the rain
Hoping it would bring me down
From my altered state of reality
But it didn’t