Books and Poetry
Inevitable
Smile brightens upon the face
Cheeks flush with color
Open as flower petals
A blooming display of joy
TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 13, hosted by Selma on the theme of “stay in joy.”
W3 Prompt #160: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Dennis, prompts us to write a poem that leads to a single abstract noun, to be revealed at the end of the poem. Due to being short on time this week, I had to let this one unravel more quickly than I would have liked.
Beneath the live oak
Poised in breath balancing bliss
Moss sways in the flow
Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #416 – Breath
Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – May 13, 2025
Kate’s Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge – Week 20
Whoever reads my diary
Will get an incomplete story
Some confessions I shall not share
Secrets dropped upon the shore
For curious eyes to scrutinize
Unfavorable conclusions may derive
Sweet fruit hangs in this grove
The rotten goes to the grave
W3 Prompt #159: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, li’l ol’ David, prompts us to write a “Pararhyme Paradox” on “a theme of incompleteness, near-misses, or strained connection.”
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #380
Raise your sleepy heads
Dormant grasses transform green
Showered in spring rains
Clouds part overnight
Sunbeams call to wildflowers
Raise your sleepy heads
Dew covered faces obey
New day eagerly greeted
TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 12, hosted by Melissa.
Not the biggest predator in this sea
One by one you’ll be consumed
Before she gets to me
The best saved for last
Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #320
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To soar in flight
Pure delight
Enormous kite
Takes into the blue
Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 19
Waterfowl afloat
Aware not of its beauty
Nature’s cosmetics
Artistry at its finest
Marvelously breathtaking
I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation CXV
Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – May 6, 2025
Girls
Forging
On
Be strong
Sisterhood
Prevails
Not
To be
Deterred by
Societal
Distortion
Support
Each
Other
Harmony
Strengthens
We
Shall stand
Firm
W3 Prompt #158: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Suzanne, prompts us to write a Waltz Wave on the theme of strength and vulnerability.
dVerse Poetics, hosted by Melissa. Melissa challenges us to write an ekphrastic poem on one of a selection of Georgia O’Keeffe paintings, while incorporating “a handful” of words proffered by Melissa.
Vibrant marigold
Inspires fantastical dreams
The blazing sun sets
Colleen’s TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 11
Gentle breezes blow
Across deep blue waters
Under periwinkle skies
Promises whispered in the ear
As a new day dawns
Calmed by shades of blue-violet
Softly nudged by the wind
Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #414 – Periwinkle
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