October 18, 2021 When Summer Comes I’ve been working from home since the beginning of the pandemic, but soon I’ll have to start going into the office at least one day per week. Last week I went in to check out my new office, which I was moved to earlier this... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 2
September 24, 2021 Sestinas and Paint Chips Collide Hello poets. At the beginning of this month I warned you that the fourth prompt for September would involve writing a sestina. As I began to write this prompt, I was tempted to change course because, well, sestinas are hard to write and I hadn’t... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 14
July 9, 2021 Ubi Sunt with Paint Chips I can’t believe it’s Friday already, but here we are. And we’ve moved on to the U section of the poetry dictionary. There are only two entries to choose from and one is unstressed syllable. So we’re going with the other one, which is actually... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 30
October 4, 2020 Summer’s End According to the calendar, summer has come to an end. Fall is in the air, as they say. Even the warm, sunny days this past week had a different feel than the long days of summer. I thought I’d share today some of my early... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 4
August 29, 2020 For the Joy of Haiku I’m a little late with this announcement, but another one of my haiku has been featured on the Poetry Pea Podcast along with a number of other lovely haiku on the theme of joy. Mine features a dog. You can listen to the Pea Podcast... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 0
August 14, 2020 Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #33 It’s week 33 and it’s been a crazy week. I didn’t think about writing this week’s prompt until I was getting ready for bed last night and saw a comment on last week’s prompt saying she’d made it just in time because the new one... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 27
June 26, 2020 Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #26 It’s week 26, the halfway mark for the year. Time sure does fly when you’re hanging out at home due to a pandemic. It seems like I just wrote my poem for prompt #25 and it’s already time for another. The Challenge So the challenge... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 13
April 25, 2019 My Love of Summer How does summer fly? Warmth of days gone by Outdoors Barbeques imply Tasty chicken thigh No chores Scents waft to the sky Past a loud magpie Autumn I’ll defy Sunset we decry Hawk soars Weather is bone dry Cherish mid-July Lake shores Warmth of days... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 21
April 20, 2019 The ABCs of Flowers All through spring and summer flowers Bloom bright and fair Crocus are the first to pop Dauntless even in snow Each daffodil and tulip will Fetch a joyful smile Grape hyacinth are faithful and Heliotrope waft a captivating scent Iris stand tall and proud as... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 2
April 7, 2019 Spring Spring has sprung A song is sung By every sparrow and hummingbird Rain comes down With a pounding sound On all the azaleas and daffodils Blooms are bursting For bees who are buzzing Pollinating flowers and trees Next will be summer My favorite season When... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 4