I’m ashamed to admit I totally missed International Haiku Day, typically celebrated on April 17th. I’m guessing they chose that particular day because April is Poetry Month and haikus have…
Not meis too common.Responsibilityaccepted makes us betterpeople. I wrote this poem from a prompt to write a poem beginning with “Not ____”. It’s a simple thought, simply put. You might…
So often we are stuckin the middle,between a rock and a hard place.Turning left or rightis not an option.We must move forward and deal with whatever the fates decree.Being stuck…
So today’s PAD prompt was to write an ekphrastic poem. An ekphrastic poem is a poem inspired by a piece of art, whether that’s a painting, a sculpture, mixed media,…
I saw a young chef on TVwith wild dreadlocks curled on the top of his head.Probably, when he wasn’t cooking,he let them dangle this way and that,a living thing, wild…
I was ten when my grandmother died.They told me grandma was in heaven,she wasn’t sick anymore, and that she was watching over me.Devastated by the loss,I sat outside on the…
I watch a lot of documentaries these days.Every time, I am appalled by what I see.The cruelty. The sick minds. The violence.The deviance. The lies. The greed.It’s the world we…
I’ve made it through the first fifth of Poetry month and the PAD challenge, so far, so good. Today’s prompt was to write a “minimal” poem, and you can’t get…
Yes, it’s spring, a time when we turn our heads to beautiful growing things and the soon to be coming of summer. We’re fed the optimism of April showers bring…
I met The Beatles long beforeI met my husband,and since my husband and Ihave known each other for 50 years,that’s saying something.In both cases, it was love at first sight.They…
