Cultivating the End I am insect to them, confined to tunnels. Eyeless, I crawl along smooth corridors, sensing where stone is cool, sniffing the air, listening for jangle of keys — and the cries of my children. I am queen of my species. Try as I might, I cannot stop my eggs from pouring forth….
Month: July 2026
Rain Man revisited — a prayer for Planet Earth and all of her life forms
I’ve posted this a few times, the last time in June of 2023. I have a feeling I’ll be re-posting it more frequently as the planet’s temperature continues to rise. It’s 96F here today, the hottest day so far this summer. I love this poem. It came to me from a wise spirit. Please read…
Book Review — _Beyond Pomegranate & Thorns: A Collection of Stories, Poems, & Art_, by Anne E.G. Nydam
Trying to describe the metaphysical dimensions of Anne’s book is difficult but a welcomed challenge. Best way to imagine it is as a Tardis of a book. If I had to choose three words to describe it, I would use humorous, whimsical, and wise. The 7.5” x 9.25” quality-covered paperback has thick pages with over…
dVerse Q251 — Bonfire
Bonfire Marshmallows,puffed up squishy gangs,want to stay that way; But as is in the way of things,their pasty conglomerationis not to remain. Skewer-stabbed, one by one,soft white skin chars,blackened and crisped,force compressionedbetween chocolateand grahaminto goo. I am today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday, where we are to write a 44-word poem using some form of…
#SLS Bonnie Pointer (DOB 7/11) of The Pointer Sisters (previously posted WMM 2024 Day 16)
The Pointer Sisters, photo by Chris Foster/Shutterstock(link takes you to Rolling Stone’s article about when they hit the country charts) Please click on each sister’s name link to take you to The Pointer Sister’s website for a full bio Ruth Pointer (b. 3/14/1946)Anita Pointer (b. 1/23/1948 — 12/31/2022)Bonnie Pointer (b. 7/11/1950 – d. 6/8/2020)June Pointer…
#FFF 69 Doodads (scheduled to post at 9 this morning but didn’t)
It’s been a pretty low-key week so far. On Tuesday, we went to Red Robin and then the bounce house in Grand Rapids, staying inside because of the heat. The following image was on the wall at Red Robin that was so compelling to me that I had to share it with you. I went…
Tao-Talk 