Drawing a Diagram (for v2.0)I want to draw you a diagram, soon to be historicaldocument, with teaching strands emerging from viscid entanglements of our, failed prototype v1.0’s,reign. Toxic dew condenses, has us trapped incompulsively terminal decisions with 10,000 things. Holy Coder’s beta testing of v1.0’s repurposed clay, envy-clawed souls, and wonky circuitry began with big…
Category: poetry
(repost) Friday Favorite Feature 43 — Doodads and Notice of Hiatus
Everyone who reads my blog regularly knows I’ve been going strong since March with Women Music March 2025 and A2Z 2025. The weather is getting nice and there are things that need to get done out in the yard. The bike needs to get out on the roads and bike paths. I’ve got some writing…
dVerse Poetics Tuesday — Apple Blossom Celebration
Apple Blossom Celebration This Spring, for some reason, the apple trees blossoming held special interest for me. Maybe it was missing the cherry blossoms? Perhaps it was birds who set the tone? Yet, maybe they always celebrate them this way? Instead of being a passive observer, long I stood at the window, watching a festive…
dVerse — Haibun Monday — Late (for) Cherry Blossoms (update with this week’s pic)
Last year we were able to see cherry trees blooming at the gardens for the first time post-Covid lockdown. There are two areas where they are grouped. One is a small orchard where they share space with boulders engraved with what they’ve chosen as words of wisdom. The other is a cherry tree promenade, first…
Petals of Haiku: An Anthology is out!
This is the 4th poetry anthology I’ve been a part of through Gabriela Marie Milton’s publishing house, Literary Revelations. I’m reading it right now and loving the poems in it. Please consider buying a copy. Paperback edition is just under $17 and Kindle edition is $5. Link is here. Read more about it at Gabriela’s…
A2Z 2025 — Day 25 — Yarrow
Yarrow I’ve had yarrow of multiple colors. It seems to sprout up wherever it wants. Right now there is white yarrow growing between the cracks of the driveway. I love not only their colorful blossoms but their feathery foliage. Which of these yarrow are your favorite? One more day to go and A2Z 2025 will…
dVerse — OLN — poeming through the gardens
Imagine you’re in Chinaand that it’s real bamboothe panda bear is smilingand posing just for you. The hyacinth are bloomingclumped in their special potsgone before the bees wakefragrance calls just us. Naked Miss Wisteriais missing her new dressancient crone stands with helpof iron-caned trellis. Peter’s fond of cabbagealas he breaks his teethSilly…
Tao-Talk 