A Hike Up Ben Nevis

A beautiful day in the Scottish highlands, sweet!
Perfect for a climb up Ben Nevis; 
a feat I intended today to do 
whether sunny or not.
The cliffs that edge the mountain make my knees quake,
but the view is to die for.
Rainbows arc over distant mountains, though 
this mountain remains dry. Thank you!” say I 
to the great Ben Nevis with love.

W3 Prompt #111: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Robbie, prompts us to write a golden shovel poem “using a quote by any famous or well-known politician, artist, writer, or poet…”

I chose the following line from Ben Nevis: A Dialogue by John Keats: “Sweet Nevis do not quake, for though I love”

The featured photo shows two actual photographs I took from the top of Ben Nevis many years ago.

Royal Terns

Why do the Terns stand there so?
Still as statues
Faces to the wind
Is there hope for stillness on a summer day?
When crowds of beach-goers line the shores
Certain to provoke flight

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

Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Hope for

Figmental Firefly

Fairies flee to trees
Hot summer sun there drives them
under green leaf shade

They recount stories
generations old folktales 
of the first firefly
Tales of figmental beetles
that emit light while flying

Rainy season comes
Fairies flit between raindrops
Fireflies hide from view

Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 38

dVerse Quadrille hosted by Lillian

Image created with Copilot

Japanese Beetle

destructive beetle
over my flowers crawling
ignoring aphids

SeasonWords – Week 23 by Mark S.

Pastel Party

Dressed for a pastel party
So pretty in pink am I
Observing the other party guests
In pastels they comply
A beautiful yellow swallowtail
And an orange dragonfly…

The party decor is quite fitting
Pastel flowers in pinks, purples and blues
A bit of friendly competition 
Among those wearing the loveliest hues…

The party drew to a close
I bid Farewell and off I flew
From the dull ground below
Pastel greens flashed in my view
I glimpsed two fallen Tulip Poplars
A lone Wood Sorrel peeking through

Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #367 – Party. “This weekend your challenge is to write a poem or a piece of prose in exactly: 88 words.”

Terri’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge – Pastels in nature

Structural Connections

Old Train Yard – Spencer, North Carolina

precise connections
from which fine structures emerge
human creations

Park bridges connecting land over creeks…

Modern structures…

Art Museum Parking Garage – Miami, Florida

Swings – Miami Design District

Lens-Artists Challenge #303 – Connections, hosted by Donna at windkisses.com.

Murals

skilled

hands

send us

spiraling

into a strange world

larger than life upon the wall

feet firmly planted as we journey through wonderland

unable to discern the boundary dividing fantasy from reality

W3 Prompt #110: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Deanna, prompts us to:

  • FORM: Compose a ‘Fib’ poem(created by Gregory K. Pincus), which is a six-line poem of 1,1,2,3,5,8 syllables).
    • VARIATIONS:
      1. Write as few or as many lines as you wish, as long as your syllable count is based upon the Fibonacci Sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, etc.).
      2. You may write more than one stanza, repeating the amount of lines of your first stanza. 
  • THEME: Write about a spiral; spiral shapes in nature or art, or perhaps a more figurative or metaphorical spiral.

Sanderling

Sweet little sanderling
Over surf deftly stepping
On a beach that’s never ending
Off you go on fast little legs

Ronovan’s Ovi Poetry Challenge 51: STEPS

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

Sunset Dreams

Sail on sunset dreams
High on wind whipped ecstasy
Euphoric delight
Sailing deep into the night
Awaiting sunrise

Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 37

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Sunset by Gerry C & Sue W

Tome of Wisdom

Image Credit: Catrin Welz-Stein
Wise old owl
I come to you
dressed my best in shades of blue

A risky climb
high up a tree
with hope you will confide in me

Impart your wisdom
and I shall write
a volume full of your insight

dVerse Poetics host, Lillian, prompts us to write an ekphrastic poem based on one of four intriguing pieces of art by artist Catrin Welz-Stein.

Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Shades of blue by Eugi