Monthly Archives: September 2017

Reading

Posted on September 30, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1261 – The Pleasure of Reading “This scene is awesome. Cosy and warm, romantic … The candles, the view through the window, that open book in which you can see one single rose. And that cup on … Continue reading →

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Winding Road

Posted on September 30, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1260 – Winding Road walking the winding road in wonder © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my attempt: the adventure walking on a winding road on the other side http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.nl/

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Are You Proud?

Posted on September 30, 2017 by

Written for:  Poems of Garden Gnomes – Form Friday:  Vers Beaucoup Each stanza consists of four lines with a rhyming word scheme of: a-a-a- a–b-b- b–c-c- c–d-d Each rhyme can only use a MAXIMUM of three words. The fourth “a” … Continue reading →

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Floating Light Troiku

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend-meditation #3 on the river And here is the haiku which you have to use for this Troiku-challenge: on the river lights float to the horizon the dead rejoice © Basho on the river reflection of lighthouse … Continue reading →

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Day Light

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft   (Posted by Frank) – The topic today is sleep. “Sleep can suggest many things: rest, dreams, nightmares, or even death. Some people view sleep as a waste of time. Some … Continue reading →

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Aquamarine

Posted on September 28, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – “This One’s For You”   (posted by Lillian) Write a poem that includes your birthstone. In seas of aquamarine I swim and spin dazzling, sparkling, glittering in sunlight in moonlight. I am a marine … Continue reading →

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Kite

Posted on September 28, 2017 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Rising Above “I read in an article that circumstances, according to scientists are only 10% contributors to happiness and the rest is done by ‘our genes, our behavior and our intentional activities’. This may be … Continue reading →

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Me

Posted on September 27, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #412 – Write a name tag poem.  The poem could be about a literal name tag (I’ve written one about a pencil before, so why not? But it could also be a poem that includes your … Continue reading →

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After All

Posted on September 27, 2017 by

Written for:  The Twiglets  #43 – “more than blue” after all these years still an understatement– more than blue https://thetwiglets.wordpress.com/

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Lesson in Seasoning

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #41  (posted by Mish) – “spice” “Your entire poem need not be spicy or relate to spices (though that is fine too!) You can add “spice” or a derivative of the word with … Continue reading →

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