Feathers flash — then thump.Is the chickadee stunned; orsomething more final?In the morning, still she lies;Night hunters left her intact. Frank J. Tassone is today’s host of dVerse‘ Meet the Bar. Frank says:Let us write our own Jisei. Write a haikai (haiku, senryu, tanka, kyoka, Gogyohka) or haikai-esque poem that reflects on imminent…
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 — Mantra
PHOTO PROMPT © Sarah Potter Warning: disturbing subject matter that may be triggering for some. Similar to a rotting tooth’s deep, throbbing pain and no dentist available for a month, George used whiskey to numb his deep, throbbing depression. Upon leaving, Patti’s eviscerating, “I want a real man.” echoed through his skull no matter how…
dVerse — Poetics 429 — Donna
Update! I have an app called TinEye that searches the internet for matches of images. Looky what I found! At wikiart.org it says the name of the work is, “Portrait of Nan,” by Grant Wood and is dated 1933. Update 2: OMG. After learning who the artist was and the name of the painting, I…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #59 – November 17, 2020
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020) (netflix) Starring: Jaden Michael, Gerald Jones III, Gregory Diaz IV, Sarah Gadon, Method Man, Shea Whigham, Coco Jones, The Kid Mero, Chris Redd, Zoe Saldana, Frank Polidori, and many more Director: Osmany Rodriguez Genres: comedy, horror (not very scary) Synopsis: Three teenagers…
dVerse — quadrille 116 — The Ten Thousand Things
Each atom, mote of possibility;synthesized, chargedpuzzle pieceswithin metaphysical context; aspects ofa time-space-dimensional continuum, simultaneously borning and graving, in perpetuity. I’m a daisy,a tree,a cloudburst,an ocean. I’m a song, a laugh,a scream, an idea. I’m sentient dust. image link here Learn more about the 10,000 things here. De Jackson is today’s host of dVerse’ quadrille…
November Winds
November Wind Painting by Deva Noori Lehmann Large wind drowns small housein icy moaning currents.Soon dusk comes like death. I escape with warm blanketsand the soft purrs of the cats. image link
dVerse — OLN 280 — Immovable Dance and earthweal OLW
My choice of color is dictated by tact and decorum stretched by an unholy desire to be outrageous.–Wolf Kahn From seed to death through seasons growWith side to side through all they swayFrom searing heat to bitter coldFrom seed to death through seasons growIn naked shrink to rainbow showFrom greening up in sun-charged playFrom seed…
Tao-Talk 