Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Hope lives for tomorrowsBorn in todaysConceived from pastsin a hopelessness phaseReleased from burst bubblesContents scattered and fellTo seed in the gapsfrom which hope rose to tellAlive in the flutteringsOf smiles proffered in griefRays shine through adversityhope full of beliefGlimmers in eyesAs salty tears cleanse Paths shimmering courageformed through a … Continue reading Where is hope?
No Such Account….
Health and happinessAre riches I crave to saveWaiting holds no interestOr guaranteesI spend and lavish them freely; Daily, when they’re thereSometimes,on a balance check,I wish the decimal pointwould take a healthy, happy, leap- four places right! Written in response to the prompt from De Jackson, aka WhimseyGizmo, at dVerse, to write a quadrille (exactly 44 … Continue reading No Such Account….
Positive Thoughts: Daily Mantras
Photo by Mike Murray on Pexels.com ‘Enough, - am I?’Repeat thoughts,battling daily…Affirmations said firmly even quieten anxieties;heal body and mind together.‘I am enough’…Thankfulness. Then,grows happiness.Yes, today I am happy -When most blessed -life is good…~ affirmation ~Good is life -blessed most whenhappy. Am I today? – Yes!Happiness grows,then thankfulness.‘Enough am I’Together mind and body heal.Anxieties … Continue reading Positive Thoughts: Daily Mantras
24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge No.33. 7/5/24, Part I, The Beginning of Summer
Natural Web Wondershieldingsilken webs spunas ermines eat their fillinto ghostly creepy displaysMay timeno ghoulish visitations hereto strip the host plant barejust future mothsshort term Kigo: Ermine, moth, silk webs On my walk I came across this bush covered in webs with thousands of tiny caterpillars. I had to do some research on this harmless creature. … Continue reading 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge No.33. 7/5/24, Part I, The Beginning of Summer
Hypervigilence
ALL EXIT ROUTES COVERED 😂 - he drags his bed here! Tyson sleeps alertOne eye on my every moveDoubling his sleep needsI settle to write my thoughtsHe brings me his lead to walk
Acceptance
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I belong in this moment;to those my heart holds dear -but I am no ones belongingI belong to myself;feel a sense of home within -all places with welcome open armsTo my thoughts I can belong,until fluid thoughts run free -set in time worn words as mineI belong where accepted;I accept … Continue reading Acceptance
24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 32, 30/4/24, Part II Grain Rain
This week Colleen gives us the writing invitation to experiment with the renga form:"The month of April is ending, and it’s time for #TankaTuesday’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge. This week, the invitation is to try the renga form, creating a cooperative poem with alternating stanzas. A chance to get creative and have fun!"Colleen has … Continue reading 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 32, 30/4/24, Part II Grain Rain
24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No.31, 23/4/24, Part I, Grain Rain
wisteria windsamethyst gems on scent slidesof raceme spirals Kigo: wisteria, amethyst, scent, spirals Join in the weekly challenge with the lovely talented Colleen here
Folly …
Folly sounds such funFalse onomatopoeiaFoolish mistake made This weeks POW, Ben Tonkin, gave us an inspiring prompt: Ben’s prompt guidelines From free verse to haiku…This 'folly', be up to you!Can't wait to read how you do.Your inspiration is 'folly'. Join in or read more here
April Opens … and Closes
Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com Aprilwary start monthbefore the clock strikes noonlisten out for practical jokesharmless fun a customfor what reasonfools’ daybusiness year-endtime to sum up the yearinto numbers; profit and lossno interest in wordsjust bottom linecounts herechangeable monthshort-circuited momentsshafts of rain to showers of suninvigorate my skinwith oppositesfresh startssweet fragrance liftsmy mood; draws … Continue reading April Opens … and Closes
Brazanne Muse 