Sulfur cosmos, bright constellationed suns, call to bees’, butterflies’, hums’ of hunger to slake on pollenous, nectared sums.They give, even through rainstorms, until their now-husked offers have no more. Spent, sparse, dark brown spikes callme, beg to be jarred until spring church. De Jackson (aka whimsygizmo) is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De wants…
Category: poetry
24 SSPC 41 (3rd week) The Summer Solstice (June 21 – July 6) Geshi — seox form series and dVerse OLN 366
i. summer celebrationsummer bringsinherent celebrationwhen grandfather sun smilesupon his childrenreaching for hima green loveii. swimming poolsparkling flirtshe ripples cool promisesto steal your heat and sweatfrom grandfather sunplunge into herrefreshmentiii. watermelongreen-white eggiconic picnic desserton kitchen counter waitsparched palates are quenchedby its openedsacrifice Seox series Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen gave us some possible…
24 SSPC 45 — (2nd week) Sweltering Heat (0722 – 0806) Taisho 大暑 (tanka)
Purple Reign’s still green, lost in the texture of it; rejuvenated, rain will grant lush promises: wet chins with every bite. Note: purple reign is a variety of heirloom tomato. This is a pic of mine from this morning. No sign of purple yet. It rained heavily all day yesterday, which every living thing loved….
dVerse — Haibun Monday — Arise! (for Kamala)
Arise! (for Kamala) I’m not real hyped-up on the 2024 Olympics. Too many other things on my mind. Like America floundering with the shadow of fascism. Like innocent women calling 911 and being shot in the face by psycho cops. Like genocide taking place overseas with our financial blessings. Like Russia waiting, rabid vultures. I…
The Oracle Speaks — Goddess Crush
Goddess Crush A woman watches the moonas luscious purple-pink mist, raw in panting,licks hot sleepy smell. Smoothing milky coolover gorgeous black hair,her head fiddles madlyas she shines,dressed in light. original magnet kit
dVerse MTB/Form — Ballata — Summer Water
summer water moves dynamicsun-warmed from spring’s thawobedient to seasoned lawscompared to winter blues, it’s manicsummer water moves dynamic sheeting boulders as it falls,tinkling streamlets into pondsbuoys fish, all things aquaticsummer water moves dynamic light plays over surface, drawsmirrored ripples worth applauseintegral to soul’s choreographicsummer water moves dynamic A poem about “summer water” could get quite…
24 SSPC 44 — (1st week) Sweltering Heat (0722 – 0806) Taisho 大暑 — Dodoitsu series
lotus stem topples like tree translucence rests on water bridge between heaven and earth dragonfly drowses joe pye and bee balm arise, fragrantly mesmerizing pollinator receptors to twitching magnets red hot sun plays hide and seek after surprise thunderstorm glimpse grandfather behind pine coolly run away kigo used: dragonfly drowses, full blossoming wildflowers, hot red…
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