image link The drought in the small village on the plain had been five years long. Many decided to leave and seek a better chance at survival elsewhere. Those weak or otherwise infirm slowly faded away to the next plane. Only the hardiest humans and livestock held on. Family pets stayed close to home as…
Oblivion
image link A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. It has a refrain that is in a different place in each quatrain. A quatern has eight syllables per line. It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme scheme. She sinks into oblivion Each instance his name…
Trap
image link Fandango’s One Word Challenge today is trap. Today’s offering is a sedoka . The Sedoka is an unrhymed poem made up of two three-line katauta with the following syllable counts: 5/7/7, 5/7/7. A Sedoka, pair of katauta as a single poem, may address the same subject from differing perspectives. Trap Arms, bodies entwined…
Thunder Wood
On November 2, 2 cords of wood was dumped in the driveway. A cord of wood , “measures four feet high by four feet wide by eight feet long (4 ft. x 4 ft. x 8 ft.) and has a volume of 128 cubic feet. The amount of solid wood in a cord varies depending…
SoCS — Digest
The first thing that comes to mind with digest is Reader’s Digest, which I think is still around. What form not sure, but it used to be a small volume, maybe 5×7, that was a small magazine full of easy-reading human interest stories. It also had features that included ‘laughter the best medicine’ and ‘increasing…
I’ve been nominated for 321 Quote Me!
Jay-Lyn at The Wacky and Wonderful World of One Single Mom has nominated me for the 321 Quote Challenge. Thank you so much, Jay-Lyn, I am honored. Please take a moment to check out Jay-Lyn’s blog for some excellent poetry and insights into life. The quotes for today will be on Celebration of Life. If…
“I Think We’re Alone Now” (2018) and I Feel Fine *spoiler alert*
*don’t read this if you haven’t seen the movie, ok?* Set on seeing, “I Think We’re Alone Now” (ITWAN) was based on Peter Dinklage (best known for playing the unforgettable Tyrion Lannister in “Game of Thrones”) and the plot, which is described by imdb.com as, “The apocalypse proves a blessing in disguise for one lucky…
