Lisa or Li

Rain is pouring down (tanka)

I’ve waited for youall summer; pouring from sky,saturating all; not alone in my patience,today we celebrate, wet. top image: Blue Rain Downpour by Sandi O’Reilly

dVerse — Prosery — Crone Power

Traffic holding its breath, Sky a tense diaphragm –Seamus Heaney, from Twice Shy Madge returned to her cubicle after a carb-rich lunch with co-workers. She plopped into the ergonomic chair that often made things too comfortable – like today. The rhythmic movement of her head swiveling between hard copy and digital data on the twenty-inch…

Doodads — Meijer Garden Saturday with Family

Older son and I met up with younger son, his wife, and the grandbaby at Meijer Gardens. A perfect day to spend time with family at a place I never get tired of visiting. It is a jewel of the region. Thank you Meijer Family and all of the donors and members for making it…

Adventures in food/cooking/eating

I’ve got more zucchini than I can possibly use and have already given away some. I remembered a recipe I got from my cousin a few years ago and decided to try making Zucchini Bites. These things were easy to make and tasted so good dipped in marinara (i.e. spaghetti sauce from a jar.) Will…

The Unicorn Challenge 081223 — Recycled Trash

I lit out at sixteen. By thirty I realized getting out then was what saved me from repeating the dismal life path I’d witnessed with my grandparents, parents, and now siblings. The mixture of Irish blood from my mother’s side and German blood from my father’s side, which combo I shared with only one of…

dVerse — MTB — Drought or Flood

Stagger home through early drizzle Sprite pizzle! Minute downpour fashions a crust Hard-packed dust. ”Jonesin’ for soak,” cry our parched plants Deadly dance. Why can’t showers show us balance? Flood one hemi, deny other Land-based water life forms brothers Sprite pizzle!, Hard-pack dusted, deadly dance. top image link Laura is today’s host at dVerse’ Meet…

Tanka Tuesday 332 — Larks Rise

image link larks rise, exultation of feathers harmonize, celestial and wise ready souls hear blooming over grasslands, larks fan, muted blossoms, empty, weightless brahmans leading souls home larks roost in heaven’s tree beyond thick cotton clouds that hide mist peak of mount when day is done Abhanga form Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka…