The Sleeping Gypsy, by Henri Rousseau Night Music In respite of cool desert sand,emptied flagon, and full moon,dreams prowl, sleek, well-fed,wide awake, tickling my toes,pulling strings, weaving iconsto archetypes made manifest. I am a traveler, cloaked in rain-bow, charred under daybright;yet further landscapes openin shadows of music’s night. Grace is today’s host for dVerse’ Open…
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 — Road to Heaven
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Road to Heaven Susie and Derek met as young’ns. Susie’s dad was a preacher on the tent revival circuit, and Derek’s made sure the trucks kept a-going and the tent didn’t blow over in the OK winds. Every evening, before Papa Ted preached his fire and brimstone, Susie, Derek, and…
dVerse — Poetics Monday — A memoir
A memoir Her silhouette and cane familiar from the back,a lady of many social and creative talentsput here, today of all days. Interrupt convo,possibly being rude to both, to smile, say hi;you would have seen the room light up then. After our brief reunion before joining fitness classcheery updates that end with an invitation back,convincing…
TNG 91 — pics #213
Judy Dykstra-Brown is the host of The Numbers Game. Today put 213 in your media search box and share pics that show up. Look for the arrow to the right of the pic to access slideshow.
summer’s end callers (haiku) (after pic at end)
juicy rotund red flavorful characters call each summer’s end The quantity isn’t what it’s been in other years with Mortgage Lifter, but what has grown is large and so tasty. Eating this RIGHT NOW:
“Soul of Our Soul” new poetry anthology out. Proceeds benefit Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund
Ken Gierke, Kerfe Roig, and I all have poems in the anthology. I was happy to contribute poetry to it, knowing it would help the children in Palestine. My understanding is that the children who have lost limbs don’t have prosthetics available to them. Now if that doesn’t break your heart and haunt your soul,…
#SLS “One of These Things First” and “Pink Moon,” by Nick Drake (edited repost from 11/25/18 #SLS)
Nick Drake I searched around a bit for an album written entirely by a female artist and quickly became frustrated. My first thought was Joni Mitchell but I knew Jim was covering one of her tunes. Then I saw The Bee Gees and was going to pick one of theirs (I hope somebody else does!)…
Tao Talk 