PHOTO PROMPT ©Sandra Crook The Guilty We huddle in the cold, dry basement; it’s the vacant home of our neighbors, another evicted family. Guardians have set Hounds on us. Overlords always do it around Christmas-time; but this year is different. Not satisfied with only eviction, Guardians are to round up the guilty and hold us…
The Snowman (1982) video based on Raymond Brigg’s book (one more time…)
I remember first seeing this on PBS way back when, even before my kids were born. It’s stuck with me, just as The Velveteen Rabbit, narrated by Meryl Streep, has. The music in this never fails to stir my heart and soul. The Snowman is an animated television film based on Raymond Briggs’ 1978 picture…
One More Time: The Ballad of Yukon Cornelius
image link Keele Peak in Mackenzie range Breeds snow 12 months a year To get to the top takes grit and mean And nightly bouts of prayer A man named Ringo traveled far, From North Dakota way, He’d heard ‘bout Keele since was wee That mint at its feet might pay. He set up camp…
#FF — Lycan
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Lycan Her state ran red in November. Disgusted at a rancid orange stain whose followers believed was the remedy for a malady that afflicted a nation, with the blues she emigrated north to a place where winter still meant something. Dale had given her a lead on an affordable senior…
Holiday Season Playlist 2024
I’ve taken some songs off and added a few more to the holiday spotify playlist. Have been listening to it on repeat to try and conjure some season’s spirit.
dVerse Poetics — still fight
still fight despitea world of tearsstill fightinvest in lightdetach from fearsdespitehuman tends to frightof looking into mirrorsstill fightsoul’s blightagainst vampyrsdespitedearth of brightheart bruised by cavalierstill fightwith grace-infused mightwith faith in mercy’s seerdespitestill fight I loosely modeled this after Henley’s poem, “Invictus.” Also Maya Angelou’s, “Still I Rise.” Villanelle form Dora is today’s host of dVerse’…
Sunflower Tanka Journal Issue 1 is out! and dVerse OLN375 — A Granddaughter’s Smile
I have some poems in this journal. Quality poeming will be found within. If you’re looking for a gift for a poem lover, this is the one to buy. amazon LINK to purchase in digital and paperback formats. Here is one I submitted that didn’t make the cut: A Granddaughter’s SmileEvery Tuesday, I drive to…
Tao Talk 