A day in the life — of a lake sturgeon

image link   I had to look up burgeon in the dictionary today.  The first word that came to mind was sturgeon.  Yes, my mind is a twisty biscuit.  Sturgeons are, or should be, an endangered species, but for some reason they can still be fished, in limited places for limited times.  I would encourage…

Poetry Day 31 — One

Today’s prompt, the final one for OctWriPoMo2018, is Endless. The form I chose is cinquain. It’s been very satisfying writing a poem a day for this challenge. The picture with today’s poem is one I drew based upon a dream I had not long ago. One Endless life death cycle arising, setting sun, joy and…

Poetry Day 24 — kedi

“Dogs think people are God, but cats don’t. Cats are aware of God’s existence. Cats know that people act as middlemen to God’s will. They’re not ungrateful, they just know better.” – unnamed Instanbul resident in the film, kedi “kedi” (2016) is a documentary by Ceyda Torun. The blurb at imdb describes it as, “A…

fall poetry

image link a flicker across the patio windows then another is it deer? this early in the day? then I see them, a flock of robins hopping here and there congregating for their southern sojourn

Poetry Day 14 — If I Were Me

Part of the prompts for today’s OctPoWriMo I chose to follow are, “If I Were Me” and a shape poem.   It probably won’t show up as a tree on small screens!   An oak tree takes hundreds, if not thousands, of years to grow from an acorn and into a mature tree. Nobody questions it….

Poetry Day 11 — Arthur

image link — note this is Arthur Today’s OctPoWriMo’s prompt is about falling through the cracks.  My definition of falling through the cracks means to be overlooked or forgotten.  Today’s suggested cascade form is inspired by when I went and helped my son and his wife volunteer at a cat shelter a few weeks back. …