Bloody Wars—Enough!
Where is peace? How are we alienating peace? What is peace?
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October 31, 2024
Reblogging JuneTeenth by Joni Caggiano: Renaming for Wordless Wednesday—Oh Say Can You See?
oh say can you see
June 19, 2024
Gathering Bamboo Shoots Suzuki Harunobu by The Art Institute of Chicago is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
Alone, Silently, And Writing A Kimo Or Two
“Alone, silently—the bamboo shootbecomes a bamboo” ~ SANTŌKA on a bamboo shootunder the low purple lighta crow sits alone© selma The above haiku is a leftover from the other day…
May 31, 2024
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Wea’ve Written Weekly: There Is Another Sky—It’s Called Hope
The W3 Poetry Prompt goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic’s Kaddish and submissions are open for 5 days, until Monday, May 20, 10:00 AM (GMT+2). Please click the following link for a full explanation…
May 15, 2024
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Where There is Light, There is Hope: Keep Your Dreams Alive
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,…
January 15, 2024
A Sleeping Boreas Image by djedj from Pixabay
Reblog: For This is How Winter Peacefully Slides Away
Winter is a spent, tired old man, that has gone without sleep for a whole season. Then there come a vibrant, radiant Spring; she intoxicates the old man, sends him to sleep with a dream in his heart. And ever so slowly, the enfeebled season slips away peacefully. What we get after that is delicious fecundity of fertility and lush-- in other words, spring. Finally!
March 30, 2023
Harry Potter Band aid to help with the hurt. photo by Selma.
Curated With Love For Cindy: Anne Morrow Lindberg Quotes That Sustain
I collected 11 "seashells' of wisdom for my friend Cindy G today. Quotes that speak to me. They are for you too, readers. Pls hold on to the ones that fit nicely where you need them the most. I wish you harmony, healing grace, and miracles.
June 4, 2022
The accompaniments are for bitter times: Image by 165106 from Pixabay
Different, But Deep Down Inside, The Same: An Espresso
A poem that came about after writing an article on compassion. Please enjoy the simplicity in this poem and if you have time for more, there's always more: words and coffee.
March 23, 2022
For the Year of The Tiger, Image by Jim Olah from Pixabay
What’s Your Happy New Year 2022 Animal? Color?
What’s your year animal? Don’t know? Find your zodiac sign in the link. Mine's a symbol of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness. And if you'd never known a Tiger before, now you do. Tsk, tsk, be on the lookout for amazing things this year.
February 1, 2022
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This Simple Coil to Watch Unfurl
For all my friends waking up to a new morning, a poem. Hope your day unfurls slowly so you don't miss a second of awe.
January 17, 2022