Last week when out and about doing errands, I did the drive-thru at Little Caesar’s and got their lunch special which is 4 squares of pizza and a 20-oz pop. They are always friendly at this drive-thru. Getting home, sitting in front of the computer, and opening up the box, this is what I found….
Category: poetry
dVerse — MTB — cosmos tryptych
Triptyque: Soleil / Lune / Terre by Rosalinda Alvarez sun distant being propels fright’ningumbra whit’ningthissing, thattingtai qi singing moon little cousin orbits, dreamspars,envies solstarbegs for lightcrumbsphysics grace comes earth tiny bubble at the whim ofmaths and godlovebounces lyricssong’s mysterics minute form Laura is today’s host of dVerse’ Meet the Bar. Laura says:And so…
Tanka Tuesday 310 — Unnatural
Terri Webster Schrandt Terri says: “This is a photo of Nine Mile Falls, after which our little community is named. I captured this last March when the water district let out the water of the Spokane River to create Lake Spokane. When you drive by, the mist from the falls hits the windshield enough to use…
dVerse — Poetics — Ode to Glenn Buttkus (b. 6/14/44 – d. 2/17/23)
Glenn Buttkus Punched with Buk, their ringed dings of words’ sooty-belled truth a-pealed to ears that could absorb them; both undefeated. Pulled us in; cinemagenic serial called, “Blackthorne”: Buck, Johnny, … and Salina. He served his justice. Shared his life: his world as orphan, as soldier, as actor, yet first always as teacher, selflessly giving….
sage haiga and scarce
Imagine my surprise at seeing the sage plant in bloom yesterday. It’s rearing to go! I will be pretty scarce this weekend due to having some writing to work on, as well as some other work on approaching deadlines. Also just heard that younger son and his family are planning on visiting town tomorrow (if…
Tanka Tuesday 309 — taste twirl
when loose leaf tea blends need pizzazz splinter of cinnamon twirls in just right flavor dance; taste bud pirouettes Shadorma form Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday. Colleen says: 🌶️ This week’s challenge is The Spice of Life: Choose a spice from your kitchen cabinet, and relate its flavor to an event that…
TSM 248 — Transformed
Beneath summer blanketsecrets follow. Every sacred stone wondersabout her soon after. She is as gentle berry;peace river poetover an ancient wind. I used magnetic poetry for this one, aka The Oracle and tweaked it a teensy bit. The top image has been edited with filters. Carrie is the host of The Sunday Muse.
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