Shortened version: Told in 44 words: In nirvana sat the monk inhaling, exhalingwhen a samuraicut in, demanding, "Heaven, hell: teach me the meaning!""I've no time for rudeness," replied the monk,…
Written for Dora, the host for poetics at dVerse this week. I stayed up yearning through the night.giving prominence to your charmsthe way your steps remind that youare used to…
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…
Image ©️ Colleen Chesebro The Beginning of Summer, (May 5-19) Rikka 立夏 Welcome to the 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge for #TankaTuesday! This week for #TankaTuesday we’re in the second…
Kindnessby Naomi Shihab Nye 1952 - Before you know what kindness really isyou must lose things,feel the future dissolve in a momentlike salt in a weakened broth.What you held in…
Written for Sadje of the Keep It Alive Website https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2024/05/13/what-do-you-see-238-may-13-2024 I Will Go With The Imposter When he comes uninvited and hungry assuredly and as endorsed as Godto take me…
Written after Colleen’s invitation: Your syllabic poetry writing invitation is to choose a kigo word or phrase from theseasonal kigo list on the post below. You can select from the summer category forthe…
Oh friends, have you read One Petal At A Time by Joni Caggiano? It’s a 136-page-long poetry collection/memoir that will bring warm and fast tears down your cheeksand make you wish none of this…
This week’s W3 is now live, pardners 😉 and it’s hosted by our wonderful PunamSharma! https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/05/08/w3-prompt-106-weave-written-weekly Please click on the link. This week the challenge is to write a Palindrome…
Two Kinds Of People by Ella Wheeler Wilcox(1850–1919) There are two kinds of people on earth today,Two kinds of people no more I say.Not the good or the bad, for…
Written for Colleen: https://tankatuesday.com/2024/04/30/24-seasons-syllabic-poetry-challenge-no-32-4-30-24-part-ii-grain-rain-april-19-may-4-koku-%e7%a9%80%e9%9b%a8 Colleen says: Your writing invitation is to experiment with the renga form.Here’s how to write renga: Renga or Renku features alternating stanzas, usually of 5-7-5 and…