Cotton cotton standing gracefully against the sky clear blue calms my restless spirit gently reassuring me today life starts anew —— Linked to Linda Kruschke’s Object Poems with Paint Chips where this week the Style is Object Poem and the chosen Paint Chip is Cotton. Linked to Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt #206 where the challenge […]
Farmer Jones Versus The Rats The rat ran, and he chased after Some disaster He struck his head Now Jones lays dead An eerie quietness surrounds Jones on the ground Animals stare Such sights quite rare Vermin rejoice and celebrate Jones met his fate It’s one and done The rats have won —— Linked to
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Whimsical Anapestic Tetrameter Here I sit in the rain; thoughts run wild through my brain. I can’t sing, I can’t dance, so I write in a trance. Words are words, balderdash, say it loud, say it fast. Speak it soft, speak it slow, not the same, don’t you know. Now I’m done, now I’m through,
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Today is UN Chinese Language Day. Below is my re-interpretation of the poem Flood by T’ao Ch’ien (365 – 427), which he wrote about 1600 years ago. I used the Chinese Lushi style of poetry, implemented with six words per line. The English interpretation, in the right-hand column below, was performed by a Chinese speaking
Flipping Frost is my attempt at writing an Opposite Poem of a Robert Frost Classic. Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Poetics: Flipping Meanings Lisa, aka msjadeli, is hosting and wants us to write an Opposite Poem, flipping the meaning. Choose one of your favorite poems by another poet and flip the meaning on it as
It Needs To Be Over A gloomy scary road lined by carbon-copy trees No branches swaying, a complete lack of breeze Timidly advancing my forward progress of travel New chills emerge with each step on the gravel Daytime here always seems quite inviting Tonight it’s quite different, ever so frightening Moonbeams can’t find their way
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It Takes Two To Tango The dragonfly is not alone Two together are in a zone The laws of nature must condone Because it takes two to tango Lovers call up and say hello Agree to meet at the chateau Actions produce a nice warm glow Rejoice, it takes two to tango Flirting commences on
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Seville Paseo Flamenco taps end silence lovers utter sighs on Plaza de España canal boats nearby. Air begins to chill as the blind man sits and cries night befalls Seville. —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — dVerse — Poetry Form: Seguidilla Grace is hosting tonight as we learn about a poetry form called Seguidilla.
The Heart and Soul Nebulas | Image Credit & Copyright: Leonardo Orazi Heart and Soul Aura Souls in this universe are more abundant than flora Can a heart and a soul share just one aura? A nebulous concept, central to life as we know it The idea that each heart and soul has an aura The
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Bull and Bear Fable This is the stock market fable of the bull and the bear These animals of Wall Street have always been there Many investors believe you must be one or the other Just like every one of us having only one mother The pessimistic bear insists prices can only go down While
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