Month: October 2024

dVerse — MTB/Form — All Hallow’s Eve Pastoral

All Hallow’s Eve PastoralA wind is blowing through the trees.A wind is blowing through the trees.Leaves are swirling round my knees.Leaves are swirling round my knees.Through my trees is a swirling wind.The leaves are blowing round my knees.The crisp air, scent of humus and apples.The crisp air, scent of humus and apples.Geese overhead honk goodbye…

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POPO2024 Day 61

The old growlers from a closed cideryserve as food-dosed plant water holdersfor special plants. Loaded with dropsfor cacti, African Violets, and orchids.Algae paints green stained glassdesigns on each.As they grow, memory holdsof raised glasses andlaughters’ happy gatherings.

TT Halloween Poetry Challenge — Freedom’s Brew

Freedom’s Brew time is come, time is nowspell to bring aboutbanish of darkness to enable light’s shoutplucking ingredientsfalls to feathered two time is come, time is nowInk and Blot seek outobjects with shiny beams that twinkle just-sorecipes in their eyesand bubbled by wise time is come, time is nowone by one they’re gained:down from rabbit’s…

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#FF — Night Hunter

PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox Night Hunter July tourists and townies imprint on sugar sand until it is dappled like elephant skin. Sol, melted butter in the clouds, toasts the water golden. Gulls toddle, amongst toddlers to seniors drowsing on terry, seeking out dropped chips or buns. Nobody pays notice to the beach junk driftwood,…

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POPO2024 Day 60

What would I do without buckets:to haul fresh water for fish and plants;to drain old water in tank changes;to catch drips from leaking plant room roof;to mop floors; to build muscles?

POPO2024 Day 59

Anxious People*I attended my first ever book club.Title took creativity to find in a format readable by thesetired old eyes. FB event said 3 would be attending;I walked into a room of 30.Not my cup of tea. An hour laterI walked out into a carnival night,encouraged by quantity in a townthat usually turns up only…

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