Before getting into the prompt, I want to congratulate Colleen on her 10th anniversary of blogging on WordPress. Thank you for the care and attention you give to your blog and to those who gather here to create beautiful poetry. Also, congratulations on you and your husband’s 39th wedding anniversary. And finally, Happy Birthday in…
Author: Lisa or Li
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5 minute cute Dotty & Mlady video
This is our morning (or afternoon, depending on when I get up) routine. They *demand* this every morning. After opening up the house, I grab first cuppajoe and go over to the couch and look out on the day. The take their positions and away we go. The stuffed animal is Duo, mascot for Duolingo.
dVerse — Q199 — Every Day is Friday
Every Day is Friday For awhile Fridaysmeant something to me:–school week’s end–date night–party night–work week end;Then things changed to:–graduated–married–divorced–four-day work weeks;Now:–retired–every day is Friday. De Jackson aka WhimsyGizmo is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De would like us to write a quadrille (44 words total, not counting title) using the word Friday.
ikebana (tanka)
with ikebana crystal moment magnified all else stripped away past and present disengaged tomorrow’s death unconceived ikebana defined Note: this arrangement was on a counter near the coat racks at FMG this past Tuesday. There are always beautiful arrangements there. Not that coat racks aren’t pretty, but I finally figured out how to use the…
The Oracle Speaks — fluffy
One said do use life to fluff those frantic days as if you could soar like peach petals on sky; languid, honey sweet garden dress, sleepy, lovely spring goddess. play magnet poetry here Question: has anyone been having trouble with scheduling posts but they don’t post as scheduled? This is the 2nd time it has…
Friday Favorite Feature 29 — “Balu” by Elbow
Elbow Elbow are an English rock band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester in 1997. Elbow’s musical style has been described as alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop, Britpop, art rock, progressive rock, dream pop, post-rock, and post-Britpop. Elbow have cited a number of influences on their music, including Genesis (in particular the progressive rock years…
#MMB Week 15 — Gordon Lightfoot (tweaked repost of 1/2/19’s Your Love’s Return (1970))
Today’s offering for Glyn’s Mixed Music Bag Week 15, calling for artists with names beginning with G or H (I went with Gord’s first name) will be to deliver a song by a favorite songwriter and singer, Mr. Gordon Lightfoot. The song is, “Your Love’s Return”, which is off of his 1970, “If you Could…
Tao Talk 