High Rest spot It perches unsettled Shares a fleeting moment Soars W3 Prompt #125: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Sarah, prompts us to write an Elfje on the theme ‘soar’. I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXXII
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Dew Droplets
Dew droplets shiver in response to rising sunas each fade away dVerse Tuesday Poetics: Endings hosted by Kim Week 37: “White Dew” by Mark S.
Carolina Mantis
Carolina Mantis stands alone Its territorial pursuits A voracious cannibal Mating can be risky How quickly it moves Grabbing a fly Tiny claws Pinching Life A nonet for Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Territorial by Sue W & Gerry C.
Spies Among Us
There are spies everywhere. They spy on us in the streets and in our own homes. Ears listen at each corner, in shops and through wires in our walls. But, I spy on them as well… I sit each day at our cushy conference table at Stasi headquarters, bantering with my “comrades” as we plotContinue reading “Spies Among Us”
Green Frog
In a clear lake under a mottled sky A green frog prepares to eat A snail rests on its back A small dragonfly pauses in mid-flight Perhaps sensing the danger A mottled frog watches A double kimo for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Mottled
Katydid
Little alien feasts upon my petunia singing katydid For Colleen’s final 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, I have chosen the kigo word katydid. Enjoy your break Colleen! I’m looking forward to the new Tanka Tuesday challenges.
Fallen Tears
It is rare that I cry but you make my tears fall hard from clouds that form behind my eyes they pour over cliffs run down streams tumble over rocks pool into lakes flow over dams rush down rivers tumble into the sea rise with the waves fall to the shore rest in the place where IContinue reading “Fallen Tears”
Luggage Adventures
I shall leave behind all that I’ve known abandon seeds that I have sown with trunk in hand I’ll start anew as tucked within adventures brew. But which suitcase shall I take upon a bike for goodness sake? Inside my luggage a tale unfolds though I know not what the future holds perhaps a peekContinue reading “Luggage Adventures”
Seven Critters in My Sedum
Flying insects Each circle another But one of these things Is not like the others Becky’s Seven for September Squares Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
Sparrows
According to the American Bird Conservancy, there are 48 species of sparrow in North America. Three species common to my area are featured here. For I.J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXX