Melanie Jane Boicourt Shanks : Writing

White Beauty

White Beauty

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


White beauty you act so peculiar for a cat. Why do you lie all spread out like that? With your legs stretched out as far as you can, You look lik..
Writers Fuel

Writers Fuel

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


White spaces saying fill-er-up. The fuel I give is unleaded. Clickety-clack, clickety-clack The words are now embedded. I write poems of love..
Stranger Behavior

Stranger Behavior

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


Not about me. Just writing!
Lumpy Life

Lumpy Life

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


Life is too thick to use a straw. The lumps get caught in your throat without one. The world is too cold to bare all. Your naked soul would..
Mr. Wrinkles

Mr. Wrinkles

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


This was wrote by my 7 year old son. If only I could do free form like this.
The Times

The Times

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


The new times The old times repeating The good times The moments are fleeting The bad times The battles we’re beating The true ti..
I Am Woman

I Am Woman

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


Eating when I am not hungry Crying when I am not lonely Frowning when I am not sad Yelling when I am not mad I am woman. Is that why I roar, ..
Consuming

Consuming

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


Consuming what is coming before it arrives. Paying for it on credit. Assuming what you’re doing will still be there in the morning. ..
These Fears

These Fears

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


This doesn't really fit me. It was just fun! I am actually not scared of things like that.
The missing socks.

The missing socks.

A Poem by Melanie Jane Boicourt Sha..


For a contest which required me to write about missing socks!! Imagine that!!