first food 2023

I’m eating a stir fry made from the above veggies I fresh picked from the plants today (except for the blackberries, which I called dessert and ate first.)  The peppers were grown from the 5 seeds I got from the library.  Nothing tastes better than food you’ve grown from a seed.  Nature is generous and…

dVerse MTB — Swimming Fish (Imayo)

Wandering through (long-gone) mall, many moons ago,I happened on two hippies; upon their velvetcloth morphology of jade, many-hued polishedcarvings, reasonably priced; one fish swam away.   Laura is today’s host of dVerse’ Meet the Bar.  Laura says (here paraphrased:)Write an Imayo form poem about a rock in celebration of International Rock Day.

#FF — Santa’s Little Helper

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields For Sling, after choosing a pattern the most difficult part of making a quilt was deciding on a color scheme. Fabric shops stocked a daunting variety of combinations that made it impossible to sort out. Marijo called one December morning. Marijo’s daughter was expecting on Christmas. Could Sling have a…

Tanka Tuesday 328 — Lake Michigan Summer (ekphrastic micropoetry)

“Sun, Sand, & Sea”by Terri Webster Schrandt Sol white-out blinds, penetrates with rays of life and death. Sand bathes, swims, and flops out to air dry; then turns to scour skin. Lake, vast watering dish dragonfly dart from spray deer swim to drown ticks. Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday.  Colleen says: 🖋️…

dVerse Poetics — One Word: Pulchritudinous (beautiful)

Cronenberg’s Ear Man I’m known by all yet grokked through ten k souls. Near shell that glows or sticky goo insides, Each soul is tweaked by different charms’ extolls. A cache of coins, you seek me, priceless gold; To some my haunt is never worth my shine. I’m known by all yet grokked through ten…