Before getting into the prompt, I want to congratulate Colleen on her 10th anniversary of blogging on WordPress. Thank you for the care and attention you give to your blog and to those who gather here to create beautiful poetry. Also, congratulations on you and your husband’s 39th wedding anniversary. And finally, Happy Birthday in…
Category: poetry
dVerse — Q199 — Every Day is Friday
Every Day is Friday For awhile Fridaysmeant something to me:–school week’s end–date night–party night–work week end;Then things changed to:–graduated–married–divorced–four-day work weeks;Now:–retired–every day is Friday. De Jackson aka WhimsyGizmo is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De would like us to write a quadrille (44 words total, not counting title) using the word Friday.
ikebana (tanka)
with ikebana crystal moment magnified all else stripped away past and present disengaged tomorrow’s death unconceived ikebana defined Note: this arrangement was on a counter near the coat racks at FMG this past Tuesday. There are always beautiful arrangements there. Not that coat racks aren’t pretty, but I finally figured out how to use the…
The Oracle Speaks — fluffy
One said do use life to fluff those frantic days as if you could soar like peach petals on sky; languid, honey sweet garden dress, sleepy, lovely spring goddess. play magnet poetry here Question: has anyone been having trouble with scheduling posts but they don’t post as scheduled? This is the 2nd time it has…
24 SSPC 29 (2nd week) — Clear and Bright (April 4 – 18) Seimei and dVerse OLN 360
spring mystery catkins, how do you purr, make your fur, silky-soft red, a firework magnet, a spring vortex, pull in? winter’s final gift new path among old woods bright glory-of-the-snow among fallen dry beech sing spring’s fresh song today spring’s first feast wind’s grace through its absence, first cherry blossoms rest, graceful white petals, cupped…
dVerse — Tuesday Poetics — Li’s Box (i.e. my box)
“Abstract House 2” by Marleen Robbins Li’s Box i little plot of land comprise my boxsectioned space, county measuredmagnet dragged me from city clocksblock that has become my treasuredimensions shift per mood and g.p.s.inexact but close is good enoughhouse plopped, space stress-less,filled with too much hoarded stuff ii within, please imagine 3 dimensionscollage of sky,…
the last laugh (senryu)
when darkness prevails, alignment’s joke set-up, to flash light’s gotcha Older son took the following pics today. I’m sharing them with his permission.
Tao Talk 