NPM #5: Memories Making

National Poetry Month...celebrating the spoken word...

 Memories Making

A weekend spent with five,
Celebrating Jesus Christ alive.
Women of Joy...and 4,000 women.
His Spirit in these totally brimming.

Memories making,
Water turned to vodka and bourbon,
Oooopsss..not really,
A waiter's humor determined.

Memories making,
Three floors a Diet Coke searching,
Alusive, far-reaching.
$4.50.  No, not a joke.
This one I so enjoyed.
All 450 pennies spent.  Yes.

Memories making,
Three of the six,
Eleven floors climbing.
Huffing and puffing.
Puffing and huffing.
Every step in timing, now heroines to us.
They did it!  All the way to the top!  Yes.

Memories making,
To Steak and Shake,
Signs ignoring, easing on in.
The other four friends?
Watching, quietly, as Brenda and Linda
Escorted back to the door
To await seating for six.
Giggling girls.  Friends galore.

Memories making,
Again a Diet Coke I requested.
This time the waiter said, "No."
I said, "Okay."
"No, no liquor I can allow you to take."
"What?!"
Misunderstood dialects.
Diet Coke.  Daiquiri.
I suppose the sounds are similar.
One Diet Coke he delivers.
Yes.

Memories making,
Pizza.
Chic Fil a.
Joe's Crabshack.
24 Carrot Cupcakes.
Rib Crib.
Full. Stuffed.
For of food, we definitely had enough.

Memories making...
Joyce, this trip her third.
Brenda, purchaser of cupcakes.
Linda, this trip her first.
Brenda, the quiet one.
Codi, the young one.
Me, the bossy one?
What?!
No!  Yes.

Memories making,
Starstruck by Liz Curtis Higgs.
I tweet.
She tweets.
Still starstruck more as on stage
She shares the wisdom granted to sage.
With her we laugh,
As God's Word she brings on His behalf.
I, a nerd, happily
complete.

Memories making,
Elevator riding with Jennifer Rothschild.
Her Dr. Phil, her cane.
Only later, two plus two,
Do I add; do I connect.
Starstruck then again by Jennifer Rothschild,
As on stage the Word she shares,
Bringing all closer, all to tears.
I, a nerd, happily
complete.

Memories making,
Praising, worshiping, singing.
Angie Smith.
Liz Curtis Higgs.
Sherri Burgess.
Jennifer Rothschild.

Memories making,
More tears shedding, though none are sad.
Hands uplifting, for delight in Him to add.
Voices raising, mixing with others, praising.
Spirits receiving, listening to speakers, amazing.

Memories making,
With friends...closer.
With God...closer.

Until April 6-8, 2018,
From these memories I shall glean.