The Christmas holiday time with family was over, the days-long series of festivities successfully executed and enjoyed by all. This short poem captures the essence of the post-holiday reflection of empty-nesters.
Poetry challenge from the dVerse Poets Pub is to write a quadrille (44-word poem) using the word “with” in some form.
Beatnik poem written in response to today’s dVerse poetry challenge, requiring that we use the Villonnet format, which was entirely new to me.
A lament in quadrille form about the picnic-ruining, blood-sucking tiny Draculas that plague the South in the summer: mosquitos.
I haven’t suffered from narcissistic abuse, but I have seen it and the damage it can do to a person. This poem in quadrille format describes the darkness and manipulation, and there are links to help resources.
A poem about wandering the streets of Paris alone, taking in the culture via the sights, sounds and smells, written at Charles de Gaulle airport just before heading home to Houston.
An onomatopoeia poem in response to a dVerse Poets Pub prompt and the seemingly never-ending and scarily violent storms happening right now in our area.
Our beloved Japanese maple is gone, but remembered, along the lines of the Japanese phrase “mono no aware”, and a lovely poem from another poet inspired this post.
A poem in the “Magic 9” format that highlights the characteristics both positive and negative cultures and promotes diversity.
A bitter and melodramatic mashup of two tiny poems in response to a dVerse Poets Pub prompt about being stood up. But hey, I learned that I can buy my own flowers.
Gleaming pictures and a poem about “place”, inspired by the exquisite place settings at Andrew Carnegie’s Skibo Castle in Scotland.
A love poem to a special ingredient that rises from slumber and transforms magnificently.
This poem was written for my “kids” in response to the dVerse Poets Pub prompt from Laura called Cascading in Fives.
A poem about ripples reminding of those days of cooking and wine, stories and trust, laughter and imagination, acceptance and love.
A prequel poem about how Snoopy met Woodstock, and then they were found by Charlie Brown.
Answer to a dVerse Poets Pub prompt to write a quadrille (44-word poem) using the word “pinch”. Includes a cat, a horse and a crab and a reference to homonyms, homophones and homographs.
Recognizing that while the farmers market in Tomball may not be the cause of the change in the city from a hick town to a more open-hearted, open-minded, diverse and enlightened place to be, it is the proof of it (a poem).
A dVerse Poets Pub “catalog verse” prompt that began with seeming randomness evovled into a poem about regrets, loss, grief, forgiveness and finally, hopefulness.
An open reflection in prose form on the hopefulness factor of celebrating the new year, illustrated by numerous species of shorebirds with a seemingly collective sense of peace and purpose.
4 poems about snow. Snow can be fun. Snow can be dangerous. Make a snowball, but don’t throw it at your Mom. Snow is a metaphor for lost love. Become a snow angel, not an avenging angel.
