Tanka Tuesday 328 — Lake Michigan Summer (ekphrastic micropoetry)

“Sun, Sand, & Sea”by Terri Webster Schrandt Sol white-out blinds, penetrates with rays of life and death. Sand bathes, swims, and flops out to air dry; then turns to scour skin. Lake, vast watering dish dragonfly dart from spray deer swim to drown ticks. Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday.  Colleen says: 🖋️…

dVerse Poetics — One Word: Pulchritudinous (beautiful)

Cronenberg’s Ear Man I’m known by all yet grokked through ten k souls. Near shell that glows or sticky goo insides, Each soul is tweaked by different charms’ extolls. A cache of coins, you seek me, priceless gold; To some my haunt is never worth my shine. I’m known by all yet grokked through ten…

dVerse Quadrille 179 — No Better Than Now

One copacetic afternoon two sleeping cats three glass fish wind chime four cardinals call five pink roses six inches of coffee seven warm strawberries eight tiny sun arnica nine fingerling zucchini ten green marble tomatoes eleven pages of Bono read twelve hours to bedtime I am today’s host of dVerse.  I say: Write a quadrille…

New Helmet, New Trail Guide

Even though it’s been way too scorching hot out there to ride my bike, I did go to the bike shop and buy a new bike helmet (thanks again, half-fast!) While there, I picked up the latest trail guide.  Even though it has a price on it, this bike shop gives a copy free (with…

Tanka Tuesday 327 — Oak tree (tanka)

My scarred, hale trunk stands, welcomes weary wanderers; grounded through seasons witness; keeper of stories each ring sings a world. Oak — The Stabilizer birthday between June 10 – July 7 Those born under the Celtic tree astrology sign of the Oak have a special gift of strength. They are protective people and often become…

#FF — Busted

PHOTO PROMPT © AJ Wilson “Sure, you can camp on the back forty this summer,” says Uncle Barney. Adam and Eva have dreamed of country living for years. After splurging on tent, umbrellas, coolers, cots, and other essentials, their first night in the wild is June first. On July first, Adam drives the hour back…