Mr. Takano and Hikari. I’m excited by this news. My poems are in a couple of these anthologies. There is a new anthology in the works with haiku for soulmates. I just submitted 5 haiku for it. You have until next week to submit!
#SLS (earworms) “Wonderboy” by The Kinks
image link This is a repost from a couple of years ago. This is not the only Kinks song that has been an earworm for me but it is one that I enjoy very much, so I don’t mind if it stays with me. The rest of the post is intact. I’ve gotten into…
Happy Valentines Day 2026
Steve from Song of the Day for Today inspired me to share one of my favorite Valentines Day love songs. Thin AirThere’s a light when my baby’s in my armsThere’s a light when the window shades are drawnHesitate when I feel I may do harm to herWash it off, ’cause this feeling we can shareAnd…
The Oracle Speaks — Wake Up & Dance!
Wake Up & Dance!wake up good fools,wild women, dance!as angel candy cakeson velvet ocean’s breath,this smoke belly thing issoft, slow, sacred magicsail to morning blushof dark coffee floweringlisten to rhythmed self The Oracle Speaks through magnet poetry. This week I used the poet set. I love The Oracle’s message this week. Things are looking up.
dVerse OLN 401 — Lost Again
A Public Garden with People Walking in the RainVincent van Gogh Lost AgainA snapshot may form an opinion.For example, you may think fool,you’re getting wet out there evenin friendly oblivious conversation.Heads and tails are important.We are marveling after long wait,able to be in the gardens againafter white slates melt to puddlesfalling from sky. Friend, oh…
Bondi’s Contempt for the Rule of Law, by Ann Telnaes
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#FF — “Help Me”
PHOTO PROMPT © David Stewart “Help Me” “Help me.” The faint muffled plea came from Rea’s left. While perusing the tall concrete fence, iron bars, and barbed wire, a tiny ::plop:: led her eyes to a plastic-wrapped packet resting in a drainage tube near the grass. Rea pretended to lose direction while reading her phone,…
Tao Talk 