swaggering in properregalia arrives Springrousing us to atime of enliveningthe kaleidoscopeof hues beguilingwhere only yesterdaysnow lay slumberingnow crocuses fromhilltops cascadingthe colors seeping inlike full moons explodingreadying one and all,and fecundity…
MTB-- Echoing back. dVerse Poets Pub. Prompt Host is by Laura Bloomsburyand Mr Linky closes on Saturday, the 9th at 3 p.m. EST. For today’s Meeting the Bar prompt we are…
Written for Whimsygizmo: Quadrille #195 – Don’t Touch that Dial! (Stay andWrite a Poem) You say that under the noon heat asphalt softens and floods and that under a moon-blanched…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Are you inconvenienced by the Indian summer refusing to leave? The whole situation has Summer Faery pouting. She's waiting on the one lone warm day that's to report to duty: it's gone astray! This is a Public Announcement.
It's too hot, too hot, too hot baby--turn on the radio!
Are animals acting like animals? Or are we acting like animals? Dunno. But it was fun writing this one.
"Mezza Luna embodies transformation, just like this unique time of year." ~ Poet Frank J. Tassone #dVerse #poem #poetry #blog #writingprompt
Posting to two prompts. Prelude to a Kiss and Ekphrastic that presents us with a lovely art piece. Enjoy.