Colorful leaves whirl across a gray sky, as the aroma of brewed coffee swirls about the kitchen. A pot of bubbling liquid is filled with oats, cinnamon, nutmeg and an oozy dollop of maple syrup. Engulfed in warm comfort on a crisp autumn morning. dVerse Quadrille #235 hosted by De. W3 Prompt #184: Wea’ve Written Weekly poetContinue reading “Oats and Coffee”
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A Tanka: Zombification
Magic concoctions Ancient voodoo rituals The undead exhumed Revived under veil of night Condemned to grim servitude TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 37, hosted by Yvette. I recently visited the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, France and was fascinated by their special exhibit: “Zombies – the origins.” For those interested, the following is the museum’s descriptionContinue reading “A Tanka: Zombification”
A Tanka: Touring France
Traveling through France Pebbly beaches underfoot To snow peaked mountains Viewed through dusty train windows Raindrops fall on autumn leaves Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge, week 43.
Instructions on Not Giving Up
I have quite the problem you see As there is no head atop me Well, I started the duel (I know I’m a fool) He lopped off my head But I find I’m not dead The red Hunter’s Moon bewitched me. I managed to stay on my horse (He is prone to canter off course)Continue reading “Instructions on Not Giving Up”
Autumn Reunion
Like old friends passing Dying leaves wave in the wind Their fall departure Invokes a sweet retrouvaille In vivid autumn color Colleen’s TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 33. Val’s Scavenger Hunt – “Looking to Slide into Seasonal Change” No. 1 Retrouvaille – a French word meaning “[t]he happiness of meeting again after a long time.”
Crushed
Blind are those who wield the power to balance the scales of justice. Laws written to protect the powerless are misinterpreted in favor of the autocratic or ripped to shreds. The house of cards topplesUnder weight of king’s goldHis subjects crushed W3 Prompt #180: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Reena, prompts us to: “WriteContinue reading “Crushed”
The Small Things
I see the large trees but the lichen calls my name autumn woods Color dances its grand finale withering vines In stillness is great transformationa monarch emerges TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 32, hosted by Selma.
Hay(na)ku Series
Romantic love: Two A tangle Wrapped in now Familial love: Brood Tough work Held with joy Self love: I Choose me Faults and all Unrequited love: You Want me To part ways Enduring/Timeless Love: Here Us two For all time W3 Prompt #179: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Michelle, prompts is to write a Hay(na)ku series onContinue reading “Hay(na)ku Series”
Cooper’s Hawk
I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation CXXXV
Remembering Hurricane Helene
Utter stillness until she arrives with little warning of the disaster she unleashes upon the mountains in a fury of floods that cause land to slide and houses to topple into bloated rivers that wash away everything but the survivors who observe the wreckage in stunned silence W3 Prompt #178: Wea’ve Written Weekly hosted by poet of the week, Jaideep. HigherContinue reading “Remembering Hurricane Helene”
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