Routine Heartbreak by Ina Mar (2009) Reason to Believe When I look into your eyes and see love’s gentle grace, I don’t want to believe your eyes deceive; they do, and I don’t. As your snug embrace holds me, feeling safe and enraptured, I want to believe it’s love, not just convenience, but…
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Saturday Mix – Mad About Metaphor, 25 May 2019 — Coffee Talk
My first job aside from babysitting was at 17 years old, in a small, family-owned bakery on a small-town main street. One half of the storefront had the baked goods cases and built-in cabinets (where the back was open to the back, so bread could be slid in from there.) The other half of the…
Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, May 22nd 2019, my home is my castle
When one is dreaming, a house represents one’s life. Is it too much to ask that one has a waking dream of peaceful repose in one’s home, and by extension, life? I know we humans are animals and survive in a jungle, but hasn’t civilization taken upon itself the use of tools to organize…
dVerse — Ekphrastic poems – Mary Frances — Ikaria
Mary Frances Ikaria From afar, a green memory on grey cloth, Migratory urbanites rush to its verdant cocoon Each season, flying on fumes. Rich capillaries run and play within And around its circumference, Where water babies are nourished. Armanis shed, skivvies donned, Metamorphosing each summer, From plated salmon to dragon tadpoles August’s wane brings regret…
dVerse — Rich — Worm King
image link Kim is the host of dVerse today. Kim says: This week I’d like you to take any meaning, form or compound of the word rich, and write a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting your title), including the prompt word. Worm King Tender, smooth skin, Peristaltic, mining Wilted lettuce, apple peels; Constricting scraps While…
Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 18 May 2019 — Return of the Peonies
Sarah is the host of Mindlovesmisery Menagerie’s Saturday Mix. Sarah says: Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 18 May 2019! For this week’s Lucky Dip, I have reached into my mystery bag and pulled out a Musette. The topic is up to you! Luckily, Shadow Poetry has an explanation…Good luck with your ‘Lucky…
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #87 — Traveling Day Train
Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge. Reena says: Welcome to the 87th round of reflections and looking both inwards and outwards to explore! I give you a choice between two pictures. You can choose any one, or write two separate pieces for both, and link up. Picture courtesy – Prachika Saxena Click clack…
Tao-Talk 