Heaven is … bad poetry

By guest poet par excellence Jessica Perini¹

Heaven is my window
framing bright my day²
Heaven is a paw step
turned my sleepy way
Heaven is your dream-swept eyes;
a creeping smile when I awake³

Heaven is my woolly gown;
a warm embrace against the cold
Heaven is the kiss I get
each morning, never old

Heaven is a sunflower—
head pivots to grey dawn
Heaven is a “whattttttt?”
as I open the coop door

Heaven is the smell of yeast
rising with the sun
Heaven is the promise of each day;
a million tasks undone

Heaven is a check-in
to see who said hello
Heaven is a story to unfold:
a word, a phrase, but not yet told⁴

Heaven is a seed head
as it pushes through the soil
Heaven is a bead of sweat;
frost’s falling morning roil⁵

Heaven is a promised trip,
clanking keys on rail
Heaven is excitement’s rip,
whole body wag of tail⁶

Heaven is every day above grass,
every day we breathe the air
Heaven is the season’s grip
lessening to days more fair⁷

Heaven is this moment
stitched through each dewdrop;⁸
Heaven is this poem contrived
to make the pages pop.⁹

1. Edited and footnotes by Catherin J Pascal Dunk. ↩︎
2. Best syntax award. ↩︎
3. Most Chris award. ↩︎
4. Line most edited by Catherin J Pascal Dunk award. ↩︎
5. Best line award!!! ↩︎
6. Best stanza for evocative imagery award. ↩︎
7. Best overall stanza award. ↩︎
8. Fanciest turn of phrase award. Originality questioned… ↩︎
9. Most contrived yet self-aware rhyme award. ↩︎