Gordons Parks was a photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, but more importantly for me, he was a prominent figure in my childhood and got into my psyche and my poetry.

A quadrille poem of 44 words written in response to a dVerse Poets Pub prompt.

A short children’s story in response to the dVerse Poet’s Pub prompt: “You cannot pluck moonlight to bring in your pocket!”

I found the dVerse Poet’s Pub last week and got a huge dose of inspiration. This post – and poem – are in response to the prompt you can find here: dVerse Dead Poets’ Society. The challenge from Kim, who was hosting the “gathering”, was […]

A poem expressing sadness about what the drought and excessive heat are doing to our world, in both macro and micro ways.

I’m killing the writer’s block beast with brusque, intentional keyboard strokes and this short confessional post.

An example from another poet helped me break through writer’s block and honor my grandmother’s passing 2 years ago today.

A blogging mistake prompts a mea culpa and lessons learned confession.

Talk of poems and prayers and promises and things that we believe in;
How sweet it is to love someone, how right it is to care;
How long it’s been since yesterday and what about tomorrow?
What about our dreams and all the memories we share?

A poem for people you love who are in pain.

Today, on Labor Day, I’m thinking of the many people I know who are laboring or heavy-laden, and I pray for them to find respite, peace, healing, comfort and support.

A remembrance poem for a gentle dog who licked my hand and leapt into my heart.

Observations from a taxi window in London. Hop in with me and share the journey of a sad discovery.

The Glover Gardens response to the nomination from the A. JoAnn Blog for a Sunshine Blogger Award. I like that name: sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.

Reconstructing Grandpa in the museum of my heart – a poem in memory of an amazing man, Thomas Carlyle Holt.

The list referenced here from the All Nine blog by Kelly Belmonte is a wonderful and persuasive set of arguments in favor of writing poetry.

Image poetry: girl on the beach in repose knows, she simply knows Copyright 2017, Glover Gardens Cookbook

Haiku for air travel.

My review of Haiku Mind: what i thought i knew how to view and feel and say i knew not at all If you are into haiku, this book is for you. It is a book of haiku while at the same time being a […]

A young American writes an award-winning essay after being thanked by a Frenchman from Normandy for D-Day. The essay is relevant today.