dVerse — Prosery Monday — Faith

As a seed, I was shot out the back end of a blue jay when, heedless, she flew over the meadow.–Lisa Bellamy, from the poem, “Wild Pansy.” Faith As a seed, I was shot out the back end of a blue jay when, heedless, she flew over the meadow. Shivering in a watery mess that dried…

The Latest Cut from Dead Pioneers

Searing truth! ℗ Dead Pioneers under exclusive license to Hassle Records Released on: 2025-04-11 Bass Guitar: Lee Tesche Drums: Shane Zweygardt Guitar: Joshua Rivera Guitar: Abe Brennan Lead Vocals: Gregg Deal Mastering Engineer: Jason Livermore Mixing Engineer: Chris Beeble Producer: Dead Pioneers Producer: Chris Beeble Sound Engineer: Chris Beeble Composer: Gregg Deal Composer: Joshua Rivera…

#MMB 2025 — “April,” by Deep Purple

Deep Purple (III) album cover (from Hieroynmous Bosch) “April” is a song from the eponymous 3rd studio album, Deep Purple, also referred to as Deep Purple III, by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1969 on Tetragrammaton Records in the United States and only in September 1969 on Harvest Records in the United Kingdom. Its release was preceded…

dVerse Q221 — Arrival

ArrivalEach arrival you push yournull rival away, timing right;call far, bring birdsong;hew dull brown to green;awake asleep; dandelionsnavigate lion winds; puffstessellate landscape tomatch cloud-patched sky.Energized, we frolic, ournetherworld forgotten; youtreasure, Sacred You, Spring! De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De would like us to write a 44-word poem using the…

#SLS — “Black,” by Pearl Jam

Cover of 1991 promotional single “Black” by Pearl Jam Any member of the Jamily (Pearl Jam Devotees) must consider “Black” to be in their list of top PJ songs. It’s like having a favorite Bible verse for Christians. It is essential PJ listening. Anyone in the Jamily knows the song is about lead singer’s, Eddie…

A2Z 2025 — Day 4 — Doves

Doves Mourning doves are plentiful in my yard.  I wrote a poem on them awhile back. you may call them turtle doves; monogamous pairsyet menage a trois at times, during courtship gameswhen wings whistle on take-off, flying fast and straightthey live thirty years or more and stay through seasonstheir streamlined yet pudgy forms, of silk,…