POPO 2025 — Day 1 — Perspective

Poetry Postcard Festival 2025 went from July 4 to August 31.  The hosts ask that we wait a month before sharing our poems and postcards.  This year I chose to create the postcards with paint and paper collage.  It’s been so enjoyable to create the cards along with the poetry. perspective chromatic contrastsof triangulatinga canvasinto…

dVerse Haibun Monday — September End Holiday

September End Holiday They don’t bother waiting until dusk to come. They’ve learned the field behind the house and the backyard, where the fruit trees spread their heavy-laden arms, are safe for them and their young. Even so, they remain vigilant and know deep cover is close by if any sight, sound, smell feels of…

dVerse OLN 392 — Night Music

The Sleeping Gypsy, by Henri Rousseau Night Music In respite of cool desert sand,emptied flagon, and full moon,dreams prowl, sleek, well-fed,wide awake, tickling my toes,pulling strings, weaving iconsto archetypes made manifest. I am a traveler, cloaked in rain-bow, charred under daybright;yet further landscapes openin shadows of music’s night. Grace is today’s host for dVerse’ Open…

dVerse — Poetics Monday — A memoir

A memoir Her silhouette and cane familiar from the back,a lady of many social and creative talentsput here, today of all days. Interrupt convo,possibly being rude to both, to smile, say hi;you would have seen the room light up then. After our brief reunion before joining fitness classcheery updates that end with an invitation back,convincing…

TNG 91 — pics #213

Judy Dykstra-Brown is the host of The Numbers Game.  Today put 213 in your media search box and share pics that show up.  Look for the arrow to the right of the pic to access slideshow.

summer’s end callers (haiku) (after pic at end)

juicy rotund red flavorful characters call each summer’s end The quantity isn’t what it’s been in other years with Mortgage Lifter, but what has grown is large and so tasty. Eating this RIGHT NOW: