This is a twofer Wednesday for me. (Woofer Wednesday? Dog days of summer?) Both short poems, each for a different site. Peace to all, Amy
FOR WE WRITE POEMS
Gathering
Birds shelter
Squirrels, helter-skelter
Leaves reveal silver underbellies
Thunder
Hallelujah!
Rain
© 2012 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
We Write Poems requested a poem employed brevity: no more than 12 words. Suffering through a prolonged drought, I’ve prayed constantly for some rain to help our small farmers here in the Midwest. Hooray, it rained twice this past few days… even now, a fresh, ozone-tinged breeze brings the good news to my window. (Viv, I hope your rain is coming my way!)
FOR MAD KANE’S BLOG
Semantics vs. Values
The Right don’t mind sweatshops in China
So what’s the big deal ‘bout “vagina”?
There’s no room for maybes
They cannot make babies
Without women’s penis combinah
© 2012 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
With all the problems in our country, the Right chose to censor two members of Congress for uttering the word “vagina” in speeches. But they still reserve the supposed right to legislate what I do with mine. Maddening! For Madeleine Begun Kane’s Political Madness, because she loves limericks and is my acknowledge queen of that genre. Do yourself and favor – click on her link and get ready to laugh. Really hard. And maybe be a little outraged! She’s a gem! Peace, Amy
Sharp Little Pencil 
Madeleine Begun Kane
I liked both poems! And thanks so much for your kind words about my limericks. I really appreciate your lovely words and enthusiasm!
vivinfrance
The first is lovely – and yes, our rain has been absent for nearly a week now – though due back tonight! The second reinforces my unflattering views on politicians.
Misky
Your first poem is a delight, Amy. In a word, refreshing!
Anders
Thank you, Amy, for your correction of my grammar! You do not understand how I appreciate your help, your love. You made my day! Now I will ponder on how to change the poem – and then I will come back to have a look at yours. Again; you are really kind! I really want my writings to be perfect. But I still learn English! The love of yours really mean something to me.
Irene
Nature and rain brings such sweet relief, Amy.
Dick
Delightful and refreshing, Amy, but we’ve only just emerged from weeks and weeks of relentless rain so i’ll have to pass on the sentiments!
Anders
Thank you again, Amy. I have corrected the poem.
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I really like your post. Rain can be a wonderful relief and you have pictured the concentration of the nature very nicely. In Norway to *be* is to *weather*, the word *weather* and the word *be* the same word. The climate is, you see, arctic, that is why. The challenge of the life is the weather. The weather is a manifestation of God. It is God being. The English *be’ar* is different. The bear-baiting made Great Britain. We, in Scandinavia, are different. We can today forecast the weather. But control it? No way.
Your limerick is very nice too. The form is perfect. And I share your view.
Anders Woje Ellingsen
Forgive me, Amy, but I have to make a comment to see if I can log in to the comment form with my WordPress account but still let the link of my name point to my Blogger blog. This is the test.
hypercryptical
Amy, you have excelled in both offerings here – first delightful, second clever and wise.
Brilliant!
Anna :o]
SaraV
Amy, the first is so lovely and hopeful and the second hilarious! I am with you in Mad ad-miration and in laughter.
Love
Sara
Henrietta Choplin
Hi Amy, I just read your post over at PB, and need to tell you that I don’t have a Blog; I have only (last 8 months) just started posting little things in “the garden”; probably the only place I will ever post because I spend so much time in other creative activities: Dance, enjoying music and movies, creative writing, cooking…
But thank you for asking. I Love your work! Sincerely, Henrietta Choplin
Lindy Lee
The weather & the womb, that’s a twofer alright. Good writing, as always, you Sharp Little Pencil, you…
Walt Wojtanik
The man from Nantucket better hide his bucket, you’ve written the new standard for Limerick bawdiness. Happy to see the fog lifting, if only slightly. I’ve missed your efforts; good to have you “back”. Walt
kaykuala
This is hilarious, Amy! Both of them. You make them flow smoothly with bawdiness an accepted challenge. You’ve stretched the the goal post quite widely to take in all matters of word usage! Great write Ma’am!
Hnak