Surreal Artwork by Ronald Ong Midsummer dance, endless greenthat lasts forever; hands tight as we twirl and laugh —love’s perfect weather.Hearts turn to winter,extinguished flame; forevernow ashed wet sizzles. Today’s offering is in the form of a sequidilla, a new form I learned on Thursday in dVerse. Carrie is today’s host of The Sunday Muse.
Category: poetry
dVerse — MTB — Crane Promise
Sandhill Cranes in Back Field, taken 031021 A Spring afternoon surprise:feathered statues stand where none known have stood before.Blent, tan, and in matched bless of ancient lore,nod with grace, sun lift as one,and vow green morrow. Grace is today’s host of dVerse’ Meet The Bar. Grace says:Today’s challenge is to write a seguidilla. You…
dVerse — Poetics — Dearest Cold White
Dearest Cold White,You, now leaning against the wallin the shadows, have been my constant companion these months.We’ve become intimately acquainted.Persistence is a quality of yoursthat has held my attention from yourfirst fall. Your presence has frozentiny feet and hidden morsels beneathyour solid crystalled blanket. Alas, your nemesis, resting high andbeaming low, means it’s time for…
dVerse — Quadrille — spring dreams
swift as wind currents whirl round the treeswarm as the sunshinebrings hums of beessprite as ice waterscan dance down creekspring sings bird songslife stirs from sleepblossoms of the crocusyellow purple white preensappetize restful waking dreams top image link Sarah is today’s host for dVerse‘ Quadrille Monday. Sarah says:A quadrille is a poem of 44 words,…
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…
#Haikai Challenge #181: waters warming (mizu nurumu)
A beige skirt with white fringe.Blue fabric flutters in warmth’s light. Crystals flee in spring’s breeze;open wave promises ofplaid blankets and plover races. top photo taken in February 2020. video taken March 5, 2021. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says:Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu,…
dVerse — OLN 285 — Clearing Power Lines
Great grinding jaws stalk dormant leafless stretches ofbirch and pine. Hawks huntfleeing hare and mice, afrightunder a pale yellow sun. For months, a crew of tree service people have been working to clear the power lines on a five-mile stretch of road (and probably more, but I only see them on the stretch I regularly…
Tao-Talk 