Author: Lisa or Li

mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.

#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…

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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: 🖋️…

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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…

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dVerse Quadrille 179 — No Better Than Now

One copacetic afternoon two sleeping cats three glass fish wind chime four cardinals call five pink roses six inches of coffee seven warm strawberries eight tiny sun arnica nine fingerling zucchini ten green marble tomatoes eleven pages of Bono read twelve hours to bedtime I am today’s host of dVerse.  I say: Write a quadrille…

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New Helmet, New Trail Guide

Even though it’s been way too scorching hot out there to ride my bike, I did go to the bike shop and buy a new bike helmet (thanks again, half-fast!) While there, I picked up the latest trail guide.  Even though it has a price on it, this bike shop gives a copy free (with…

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