POetry POstcard (POPO) Festival 2025 was the best one yet, both on the creating and sending and the receiving. There were 31 people on my official list and 3 on my unofficial list. Each of these individuals received a collage postcard put together by me, with a poem that was spontaneously written in the mornings…
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dVerse Q235 — Whirled Peas
dreaming kwan yin (2021) Whirled Peas Soul curls, warm cushionfor pearl purse respite in hardened world.Soft for a girlwithout fur,naked cur,unworthy,unfurled,unsure.Herewhirledpeas makesmanifest cream,love’s purest scheme.Middlin’s construct, meshwithout outlying extremes,without supreme agendas; with fuzzy, cooperative dreams. De Jackson (aka whimzygizmo) is today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille Monday, where De would like us to write a 44-word…
POPO 2025 — Day 34 — Power vs. People
Power vs. People Those who aspire to politicsfor power, not peopledon’t study ethics, morals,and integrity. Instead they studyrhetoric, body language, andwhich power mongrels [sic] to ally with. For people politicians, we, thepeople, are us, their family.Acting in our best interestsis their guiding principle. Last one, for a friend. Tomorrow I will be posting last…
POPO 2025 — Day 33 — Avenue of Trees
Avenue of Trees Cloud sky stew merries the world in palest hue. Hot dead air replaced, cool breeze wafts through. It’s soft, the wind, it brushes my skin as doors open, a/c offed, perfect summer day. No appointments, deadlines; I take a ride on my bike down the avenue of rustling trees. Another one for…
POPO 2025 — Day 32 — Leonardo’s Eyes
Leonardo’s Eyes Watching Ken Burns’ doc on DaVinci felt a little like having a magician’s secrets revealed; ahas on how he created light on canvas, bringing people, places, things to life. As I look outside this morning, watching cloud veils fall and shift aside for sun, I see through Leonardo’s eyes. This is a card…
Mouth Cemetery visit August 17, 2025
Mouth Cemetery is located about 20 miles north of here, in Montague, MI. Reports of it being haunted have surfaced over the years, and I visited there some time ago to walk the grounds and take pictures and see if I picked up on any weird vibes. I didn’t feel anything strongly, but after getting…
dVerse’ — MTB/Form — “Bike Ride: ‘nother ending”
Bike Ride – ‘Nother Endingrails are paved, conveyance on flat measuresshoes and tired frames are bouncing bumps graded; right direction’s comfort’s treasurelong arms, green sleeves, holes of chainsawed stumpsreaching out to thrill and feeling season’s fluxwinds are brushing cheeks with humus in the airdappled shadows flicker autumn movies’ flairsparkles on the river, geese are taking…
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