Spring Days

Spring days gratify the soul
Like spring flowers 
Comfortably swaddled in yellow 
Emit sweet nectar
Welcoming all
Who wish to visit

Moonwashed Weekly Prompt by Eugi

Apathy

I sit on the fence of neutrality 
Listening to your perspective 
Perhaps I do not share your views
Yet I will listen 
As you are not going anywhere
And neither am I
I am grounded by my circumstances
Tolerant of your presence
Indifferent to your troubles
As will I be to the next
Who feels the need to bare their soul

An attempt to both personify and objectify the emotion apathy, as prompted by dVerse Poetics (hosted by Mish) and W3 Prompt #152: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Anupama.

Sadje’s What do you see # 281

Featured image by Антон Воробьев @ Unsplash

Neon Night

Quiet night for two
We recount our busy week
Grateful for downtime
Glasses clinked and wine consumed
We look to the evening sky

~ The stars are outshined by neon lights ~

Wine glass reflections
Reveal active cityscape
Faint sounds of music
Our restless feet found tapping
Empty glasses abandoned

A Tanka Puente for Tanka Tuesday No.5 : Ekphrastic, hosted by Willow.

Heartstrings

Heartstrings play
Regal beauty
Osprey hunter rests
Swimming fish below school

Osprey

I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation CVIII

Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #408 – Heart

Tarpon

Haulover Inlet

In human foibles we focus
The people adore 
An inexperienced boater
Yes! Our audience wants… Additional

coverage of those who fail
But then not wanting to see harm?
Though videos go viral
When we pull the… Sirens

rush to the scene
Police boats flashing, guards of the coast
Death defying rescues
Infrequent at… Usual

footage of near misses and
The scantily dressed on extravagant yachts
Jet skis and pontoons frequently  
Exiting the bay without fore… Consideration

W3 Prompt #151: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Jaideep, prompts us to write: “‘The Almost Poem’… a poem that feels like it’s almost something—but not quite.”

Videographers set up at Haulover Inlet in Miami to feature boating videos on their YouTube channel. The inlet can be quite rough at times, exiting the northern end of Biscayne Bay into the Atlantic Ocean. The videographers use high tech camera and drone footage to capture key moments on the inlet.

Spring Stroll

Cool dawn
Light jacket on
Stroll along nature trail
Flower buds silent wave
Their blooms still shy
Birds tweet

Picnic
Consumed on rock 
A scenic view admired
Earth’s star warms afternoon
Jacket waist-tied
Birds rest

TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 4, hosted by Selma.

An Invitation

I gaze at my reflection in the park pond. Tiny ripples distort my face. A backdrop of pink cherry blossoms creates a serene scene, though my internal reflection is anything but. I had hoped that a morning walk in the park would lift my mood. The first warm day after a long and brutal winter. But drifting among the soft spring breeze, there’s a lullaby for suffering. It touches my skin and seeps into my core, taunting me. A troublesome, yet sensible mantra: “A simple spring day cannot erase the pain.”

I attempt to refocus my attention on the tranquil water. Is the pond extending an invitation? Perhaps it is there that I shall finally find peace.

dVerse Prosery, hosted by Björn. Björn challenges us to write a piece of “prosery” incorporating Leonard Cohen’s song lyric: “There’s a lullaby for suffering.”

Sadje’s What do you see # 280

Featured image by Redd Francisco @ Unsplash

Not a Leprechaun

I failed to find a Leprechaun on this St. Patrick’s Day. Perhaps a giant baby hulk will suffice.

Photo taken at Wynwood Walls in Miami. More information about Wynwood Walls and the featured artist, Ron English, may be found here.

Terri’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge. Can you guess the color?

Sandee’s Awww Mondays

A Long Wait

Just a little snooze
Nowhere to go anyway
The bus a no-show

Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge, Week 11

Oblivious

Little burrowing owls 
Adjacent to parking lots
Seemingly oblivious to the obvious
Human traffic
I gawk in amazement  
Giggle at their cuteness
Other humans go about their morning walk
Seemingly oblivious to the obvious
Little burrowing owls

Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – March 11, 2025

I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation CVII