Category: poetry

dVerse Haibun Monday — Labor Day labor

Labor Day Labor On Friday or Monday holidays, hospitals have special needs for labor coverage over three-day weekends. Older son was asked to work seven hours on Saturday at time-and-a-half. Since we planned on picnicking here today – and because he needs new brakes on his car – he agreed. As Frank mentioned in the…

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The Numbers Game #88

Judy Dykstra-Brown is the host of The Numbers Game.  Today’s number is 210.  If you want to play along, type that number into your media images search box and share the ones you want of those that show up.  I’ve played it a few weeks now and it’s fun.  Lots of good photographers link up…

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Mowing Safari

I mowed the grass yesterday.  It’s a jungle out there!  The most dangerous aspect of it is that the goldenrod is in full bloom and full of pollinators, including so many bumblebees.  I did my best to keep far enough away from the fencelines so that my arms didn’t touch them.  Another risky aspect are…

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The Oracle Speaks — Red is My Rain

Red is My RainYou, woman,are a pink rock,shadowed above,shot still with man’s urges;he who plays beautyas drunk lazy want.Sweet on smooth skin,he fiddles deliriously,mad as boiled sea.Blue diamond smells time.She storms less like lustbut sees how like wax the suit,a purple lie of sordid rust. The Oracle Speaks here.

dVerse Q230 – Comes Now a Rumpus

Comes Now a RumpusComes now a rumpuspinned on no compasssound brass trumpetsdispel fear from us.Gathered alumnusprepare in onenessas crucible of fundushath made toughness.Resolve, cuprous cutlass’,survey bulbous buttress’;we steel-smelted puppetsshall refuse interruptuswill forge new twas thus. I have this live album.  Bought it after hearing them at our Irish (and Celtic) Music Festival many moons ago. …

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