Tag Archives: Life

Patches of a Quilt

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2  #279 – Finding Out About Yourself As we continue on down life’s trail, we reach further into the unknown. We do not know what will happen, or when, or how. We do know the here. We … Continue reading →

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My Future

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside #504 – “Write a tomorrow poem.” My future is all tomorrows passing in the blink of an eye May they not be filled with sorrows My future is all tomorrows with no days that I can … Continue reading →

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Flutterings

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

Written for:  Wednesday Muse:  Butterflies!  “The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough.” Rabindranath Tradore Each butterfly is an exquisite work of art–spotted, stained glass, soft white, or sea-blue edged in black. They provide joy in their … Continue reading →

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A Stranger

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Form:  Dizian  (guest host:  Rosemary) 10 line stanza, 10 syllables each line  ababbccdcd I do not know her, but look at her face. Under a flowery umbrella she stands in line, awaits bus … Continue reading →

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Sail Your Own Ship

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #378 Words:  news sail, sting, cheer, regret, binge, flow, fringe, free, drift, stream, ease On the fringe of bingeing on food? No regrets. Take cheer in knowing you can start new tomorrow. Sail your … Continue reading →

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a thick slice

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #71 – “a thick slice” she needs a thick slice of life A thick slice of brisket is a sin A man said his only vice was eating meat thickly sliced His wife scoffed, you think … Continue reading →

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Simple Life

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads  (posted by Marian) “Alice Cooper is now 70 years old and I hope he keeps playing and performing until he’s 80. Or longer! He puts on such an incredible show, I mean wow, … Continue reading →

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ocean life

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

Written for:  Haiku Horizons – “vanish” Blue ocean life we turned our backs and you disappeared https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

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Twisted Bark

Posted on September 17, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1252 New Forest by Jackie Ley faint purple new forest celebrated © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my attempt: from twisted bark pink shoots of life http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.nl/

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Light Enters Dark

Posted on June 13, 2017 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #303 Words:  water, ripple, shadow, touch within, ignite, walk, pin, trance, miracle, rancid Your rippling shadow on water touched a place within me- once rancid, filled with pin pricks- and ignited a whisper of … Continue reading →

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