Food's sacred. Growing up, we never went without, never mocked or wasted it. Today, It breaks my heart to see how food's wasted when families are going hungry on the planet. How did this happen? Is food not comforting?
Happy last Friday in April everyone. 🤗 Here’s something I find worthy of a reblog. Michael L. Utley is a blogger I met for the first time through Masticadores,Philippines and…
What an honor. Thank you Editor Mich. and Sir Nigel. Hello friends. I have a new poem up at Masticadores, Philippines. Won’t you please drop by to read it? 🤗…
Okie dokie ~ Let’s do this thing! I. The prompt poem: ‘The Veil of Seduction’, a poem by Lesley Scoble https://youtu.be/M7DhVbUzTm8 YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/M7DhVbUzTm8 Write an ekphrastic poem inspired by…
I hope you enjoy this poem that is pleasing to my ears. I wrote it as a conceit poem, but, honestly, I'm not sure it is that. Hope it's pleasing to your ears as well.
high in the air/a butterfly crosses/ the depth of the valley//: Sekitei I happened upon this haiku in a book from the library and found enlightenmentwith the interpretation of the…
Written for W3 Prompt #97: Wea’ve Written Weekly posted on March 6, 2024at the Skeptic's Kaddish where Jane Aguiar is the host this week. The prompt poem: ‘At the base of the…
Through the naked trees I spya most striking painting to behold it could be the work of O'Keeffe,it could be the work of Van Gogh, but the only one here is Nature.…
no blooms here yet--unless you count my big smileanticipating © selma
Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug,…
A Sijo is a Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka, comprised of three linesof 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables.Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar…