PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Lycan Her state ran red in November. Disgusted at a rancid orange stain whose followers believed was the remedy for a malady that afflicted a nation, with the blues she emigrated north to a place where winter still meant something. Dale had given her a lead on an affordable senior…
Month: December 2024
Holiday Season Playlist 2024
I’ve taken some songs off and added a few more to the holiday spotify playlist. Have been listening to it on repeat to try and conjure some season’s spirit.
dVerse Poetics — still fight
still fight despitea world of tearsstill fightinvest in lightdetach from fearsdespitehuman tends to frightof looking into mirrorsstill fightsoul’s blightagainst vampyrsdespitedearth of brightheart bruised by cavalierstill fightwith grace-infused mightwith faith in mercy’s seerdespitestill fight I loosely modeled this after Henley’s poem, “Invictus.” Also Maya Angelou’s, “Still I Rise.” Villanelle form Dora is today’s host of dVerse’…
Sunflower Tanka Journal Issue 1 is out! and dVerse OLN375 — A Granddaughter’s Smile
I have some poems in this journal. Quality poeming will be found within. If you’re looking for a gift for a poem lover, this is the one to buy. amazon LINK to purchase in digital and paperback formats. Here is one I submitted that didn’t make the cut: A Granddaughter’s SmileEvery Tuesday, I drive to…
dVerse Q214 — Buffet
BuffettOur first date:you, egg foo yung;I, bang bang shrimp.Our palates different,yet we merried well.We bathed in bananasplits; yet can lifebe one big dessert?We buffeted until best used by; nothingleft but the tumsand some toothpicks. Punam is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. Punam would like us to write a 44-word poem using the word, bang.
Hiatt’s (and Mike Porter’s,) “Tennessee Plates”
image link Since blue-tooth is out AGAIN in the car, I’ve been listening to CD’s, including, “Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?,” which is neither a tribute to Peter Frampton nor recorded in Japan. You know the origin of the title by now (if you don’t please look it up.) The live album was released in…
FFF54 back to wood burning
The above video was taken 12 years ago, when wood burning was our sole source of heating the house. It was affordable, a quiet way to heat, and it did a good job. We had a dependable source of seasoned hardwood for some years. Things change. My relationship ended and the source for wood dried…
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