The fire burning in the wood burner tonight. triangle of logs burning as one grace this home with heat from its heart
Category: poetry
A study in over
image link The Fandango prompt today is the word over. Today’s offering is in the form of a modified minute poem . I first tried to think of the many uses of the word and tried to use it 3 different ways (or more) here. A Study in Over A fashioned world for you and…
A day in the life — of a lake sturgeon
image link I had to look up burgeon in the dictionary today. The first word that came to mind was sturgeon. Yes, my mind is a twisty biscuit. Sturgeons are, or should be, an endangered species, but for some reason they can still be fished, in limited places for limited times. I would encourage…
Justice*
image link *warning: content may offend some readers Today’s poem is in the triquain form. we found you violating a child trial by villagers; sentenced to death burned at the stake in a bonfire at the churchyard we spread your ashes over our fields you’ve helped feed us for years we give thanks …
Flint: Try to Explain
image link Try to explain to a child the taint in the water when, by its very nature, the child will have no capacity to understand. Try to explain to a parent how a system expects her to accept their choice to cut the children of Flint in half. Try to explain to the public…
Poetry — Peaky Blinders
image link Today’s form is a limerick Peaky Blinders A man with a roving eye’s sneaky so’s not to get caught doing peeky if his wife catches him for him it’ll be grim and he’ll sleep on the couch for a weeky. Word of the Day Challenge — roving
Poetry Day 31 — One
Today’s prompt, the final one for OctWriPoMo2018, is Endless. The form I chose is cinquain. It’s been very satisfying writing a poem a day for this challenge. The picture with today’s poem is one I drew based upon a dream I had not long ago. One Endless life death cycle arising, setting sun, joy and…
Tao-Talk 