crossing snowy icewithout worry for the pathsun slip-slides onwardsignatures painted on icedesigns lingering in time I wrote this poem for the Wea’ve Written Weekly prompt #141 at the Skeptic’s Kaddish. This week’s prompt comes from Suzanne, who asks write a poem with the following criteria: Taking advantage of one of the few years where we’veContinue reading “Slip-Slide Time”
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Ephemeral Waves
grains of time, like sand,wash away, drawn back by tidehands cup pooled waterthat slips through our fingertipseffervescent, ephemeral Time always feels so rushed at the start of each new school year. It seems that no matter how much time I put into my classes over the summer to hopefully ease the transition to the fallContinue reading “Ephemeral Waves”
Cyclical
Listening today under nature’s tapestry I sit quietly to catch autumn’s last whisper voiced in papery red leaves The path underfoot holds their laminous stories left behind until spring when we pull back the pages worn thin by winter’s thick glaze Deer tread the meadows summer’s birdsong now silenced Wild geese preen feathers and prepareContinue reading “Cyclical”
Pruning
bountiful greens– pine, fern layered on emerald and mossy olive, pickled forest mint jungle weeds tangle in trellises My garden is looking pretty good this summer, in spite of the weeds. The above picture I took last week, and the zucchini plant pictured is now twice as large (it seems like that would be anContinue reading “Pruning”
Turtle’s Reverie
stopping for a breath the world set atop our back bowing like branches bathed in filtered mellow light sifting silent rivulet This week’s Wea’ve Written Weekly prompt from the Skeptic’s Kaddish comes from Lesley, who asks us to do the following: This weekend, we spent some time at my grandmother’s cabin, which is a coupleContinue reading “Turtle’s Reverie”
Lilium lancifolium
vibrant and speckled trench lily in the wild burst forth with sweet scent seek attention and flourish confident and merciful This week’s Wea’ve Written Weekly prompt is from Brandon, who asks us to do the following: The tiger lily is my favorite flower, and the tanka is my favorite form, so here we have it!Continue reading “Lilium lancifolium”
Poem: Moon’s Grudge
teasing through cloud lines slinking over my domain blinking stars from sky and breaking apart sheer blue with audacious orange hue I’m joining in the W3 prompt on Skeptic’s Kaddish today. Today, Punam wrote us a lovely prompt poem, which you can find here. These are today’s guidelines: Write about the moon from the sun’sContinue reading “Poem: Moon’s Grudge”
Poem: Trust
floating forward, strewn over nature’s reckless path, guarding my own heart like so many fragile blooms beaming lilac into love
Poem: Steadfast Friend
open lemon palms clasping secrets in shadow more than just a weed orbiting luscious blossoms cast my gentle color wheel Today’s #TankaTuesday Challenge asks writers to reflect on the theme “useful”. Dandelions may have a bad reputation, but they always remind me of a quiet, dependable friend: returning loyally to familiar places, sharing memories, smilingContinue reading “Poem: Steadfast Friend”
A #TankaTuesday Tanka
above the cloud line capturing wonders through frame earth’s beauty remains within our perceptive gaze and beyond all that we are This poem is for the Colleen’s weekly #TankaTuesday Challenge, brought to us this week from David at Skeptic’s Kaddish. Here was today’s prompt: “This is a photo of David’s father. Please be aware thatContinue reading “A #TankaTuesday Tanka”
Words and Coffee Writing 