The Expected One 1860, painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Museum: Bavarian State Painting Collections) Lost in each incarnation, She rouses to rose perfume; Another regret of love passed. Forever he waits on bended knee For her to see him again; alas she’s Lost in each incarnation. From hills to fields to woodland path Generations have…
Category: cascade
Tanka Tuesday 301 — Chlorophyllic
Primordial, I shimmer green in the sunlight, unarticulated compel. Inhabiting non-existence just moments before, primordial, I shimmer. Corporeally emergent a novice to being, green in the sunlight. Mirrored flip, this to that craving synaesthesia, an unarticulated compel. Cascade form I went to rhymezone for my synonyms and built a list. From there I created the…
TSM 223 and earthweal’s OLW 131 — Zephyr’s Wedding
charged coastal zephyr spirit perch on sun-warmed planks betrothed to winged, waved, vapored kin bride’s gossamer sails unfurled orchestrated by elementals convened in summer’s idyll her lithe form receptive charged coastal zephyr spirit sheer, pearlescent suncatchers ethereal landers alight her with light and perfect grace to perch on sun-warmed planks cosmic consensus concludes she is…
The Sunday Muse 161 — Once a Year
Once a year dies the sun at the church on the hill when the mist shroud’s just right and the birds become still. When the bell rings unbid lest we ever forget that we acted as one — once a year dies the sun. They were born in a drought; mother died giving birth. Preacher…
The Sunday Muse 150 — Forgotten Melody
Photography by Romain Thiery abandoned song in forgotten keysvacated premises, melodiesnow dust, residue from golden days when love tuned each corner with music;when the muse brought life to clay; now anabandoned song in forgotten keys windows wide we welcomed night, dancingrustles, whirling heat; now cold with still,vacated premises; melodies half-recalled, they play in the…
Words and pictures poetry challenge 2 — Albina
Twice every year we take the train to visit him, Once at Christmas and once on his birthday in May. In December Baba brings carnations, his favorites. In May, she takes tulips and remembers their wedding. It’s been five years since he was put to rest. His casket was piled high with roses and…
Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 15 June 2019 — Every Summer
Sarah is the host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Saturday Mix. For this week’s Lucky Dip, Sarah reached into her mystery bag and pulled out a Cascade form poem. Sarah says: Good luck with your ‘Lucky Dip Cascade’ – I can’t wait to see what you come up with! Don’t forget to tag ‘Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’, ‘Saturday Mix’,…
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