Tag: Whimsy

String Theory: Some Poems Just Gotta Be Read Aloud!

String Theory: Some Poems Just Gotta Be Read Aloud!

Short recording of a poem that’s whimsical, slightly naughty, is like an old-style fairy tale with villains (think the Brothers’ Grimm’s Snow White), and has a cat (shades of T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats).

Poem: silly gaffe (words make me laugh)

Poem: silly gaffe (words make me laugh)

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.

Check Out My Whimsical Poem about a Multicultural 5-Course Meal

Check Out My Whimsical Poem about a Multicultural 5-Course Meal

Another response to a dVerse Poets Pub prompt – a whimsical poem about a huge dinner that follows a structure that is both containing and creativity-inspiring

When I’m Writing in My Night-Mind

When I’m Writing in My Night-Mind

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…

Thankful for…(musings while on the road to Gumbo Cove)

Thankful for…(musings while on the road to Gumbo Cove)

A random list of gratitude.

Poem: Writer’s Block

Poem: Writer’s Block

A whimsical poem about writer’s block and an elusive paragraph.