FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: POINT UP Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words point and/or up, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on April 18th. No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted. Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Point Up will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, April 19th between 3 and 5 pm PST.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Mary Mayer Shapiro

UP TO THE TOP 


Just a mound 

Climbing to the top 

Pointing up 

Safer to zig zag 

Back and forth 

Takes longer 

The race began 

Each starting at different 

Point from the bottom 

Of the butte 

Falling over little 

Pebbles 

Earth loose, avalanche 

Slipping down 

Some racers tumble 

Slide down 

Restart 

Finally 

A winner 

Reached the summit 

Not the strongest 

But the weakest 

Determination 

Strong will 

No trophy, no prize 

Just the fulfillment 

Knowing the  

Ant could do it 




SKYWARD   


Point to the stars 

Not the constellations  

All stars in the sky 

Use your imagination 

See a smiley face 

A sad one 

Crying shooting stars 

Find the fingers 

Stretch from 

A hand 

Tree branches reaching out 

Cluster of leaves  

Make out fruits 

Apples, peaches 

Mountains, Valleys 

House with smoke 

Coming out the 

Chimney 

Look up 

Point to the stars 

Not the constellations 

All stars in the sky 

Use your imagination 




TRAVELING 


Place a map upon 

The wall 

Throw a dart 

See where it lands 

Be adventurous 

Travel to unknown 

Places 

Avoid tourist 

Traps 

See the world 

Not as a sightseer  

But a native 

Learn the culture 

Mingle with 

Common folks 

Learn some languages 

Show your interest 

In learning 

Participate in 

Actives 

Taste different 

Foods 

Then go home 

Till the next 

Dart throwing point 


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