None but yourself can pave the way for youNone can prepare you for all the tempestsYou must fit your boat--well-angled sail throughUnder fine blue skies and waters freshest If on…
The duration doesn’t matter, what matters is that you give your all to friendships—even if today all you have is a hole—such interstices sustain us. Happy friendship month.
Days of gorgeous spring-like skies suddenly got tangled up with winter clouds.(The signs were exciting for me and hubby). Before we knew it, Tokyo and thewider Kanto region was covered in…
flanked in winter's veilsigns that spring is rather nearbefore you know itBrigid will whisk whisk awaythis curtain of fall gloryas she escorts the flowers she will run the showhave more…
For Frank’s Haibun Monday at dVerse: Breathe https://dversepoets.com/2024/01/29/haibun-monday-1-29-24-breath/ We gathered for the silent retreat aptly called “nothing or everything.” It focusedon three things: to promote stillness to develop a deeper…
Happy full moon everyone. I owe the need to pen this one down *for you* to David of The Skeptic's Kaddishwebsite, who does not need another feather in his cap…
Written for De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) @dVerse Quadrille #193: Poems in a Pinch Somebody, Pinch Me I’m feeling pinchedand harriedfrom the ticking ofthe clockIt’s already half pastyesterday,I’m wound tight—I could…
Participating in W3 Prompt #90: Wea’ve Written WeeklyPosted on January 17, 2024 by this week's PoW. I. The prompt poem: ‘Summa Theologica, or: Thus Spoke Zarathustra’, a “reverse” poem by…
Welcome to the 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge says Colleen at Tanka Tuesday,where the atmosphere is always warm. Colleen has suggested a poet’s choice challenge this week: Your poetry writing invitation this…
A Haiga, written for Frank J. Tassone, the top American Haijin at Haikai Poetry Matters Website for haikai challenge II. This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku,…
Today's post is written for Dora from Dreams from a Pilgrimage for a round of Poetics!Hosting at dVerse, she sets the stage for an interesting challenge: Your challenge for today’s Poetics? Using…