Tag Archives: voice

“pale distance”

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #152 – “pale distance” In pale distance/outline of horse is befogged/in the early dawn. smoke pales in distance houses and mountains visible wild fires abate There was a young lady from Memphis whose voice, she thought, … Continue reading →

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My Words

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #85  (posted by whimsyGizmo) “Raising our Poetic Voices”.  “Voice” “Listen to the voice inside you. Voice your opinion. Give voice to a new thought. Whether you let your inner siren loose, or stick … Continue reading →

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Pearl of a Girl

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Out of Standard – This is the end??? (posted by Isadora) “This is the end???? From time to time we fall in love with a great story, but the ending just doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Nap

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Reikiku For Inform starters, I offer a form that I had developed a while back. I consider it a Japanese form, molded after a haiku. Read below for its discovery and presentation. … Continue reading →

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“a great silence”

Posted on March 24, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1391 – A Great Silence  (Taken from a poem of Rumi’s) birds sing leaves rustle no human sound © Chèvrefeuille   Here is my attempt: sad silence one voice less that makes me smile a good friend is … Continue reading →

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Change Comes Slowly

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads  –  Wordy Thursday With Wild Woman:  Being The Change “Marjory Stoneman Douglas, (1890 – 1998), was a feminist, an activist, a journalist and an environmentalist, known especially for her defense of the Everglades, when … Continue reading →

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Painting Voices

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Voice In this motif, voice is not a literary technique, but the willingness to speak from a specific point of view despite fear of consequences. That is today’s theme: the bravery or bravado of insisting … Continue reading →

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A Threatening Triolet

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Fireblossom Friday:  “I Put A Spell On You” Sometimes, a duplicate of a living person takes form, called a Doppelganger. The double does things the original person is unaware of, but others … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on December 3, 2016 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Out of Standard, “Future/Tense” On November 8th, the next President of the United States was selected by the electoral college. This choice has sparked uncertainty in many of us. And look, many of … Continue reading →

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