Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub,
and RDP daily prompt – “willow”
Category: Poetry
Yorkshire Fog
Deliberate
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See
Continue reading “Deliberate”The Turn
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is ‘changing seasons’.
High Altitude
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “weed”.
Unpredictable Despair
Written for Living Poetry where
the theme is June Musical Poetry.
Worried Worm
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW Sally invites us to write a
poem about gardens and the many
things that lie beneath the surface.
Snowfield
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and a haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Patience
Despite It All
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub,
based on one of Jill’s images.
The Weight of Crowns
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
#329 – Land of Confusion
After The Rain
Written for dVerse Poetics: A Tale of
Two Images. Mich has provided us with
some lovely images and asks us to write
a poem incorporating juxtaposition.
High Flying
Laughing Along With A Limerick
The prompt word is “train”
Manhattanhenge: June 2026
Written for dVerse Haibun Monday 6/22/26:
First Solstice, hosted by Frank Tassone
Singed
Written for Tanka Tuesday where
Melissa challenges us to write a lai.
To Beach Or Not To Beach
Written for Living Poetry where
we’re asked to write a beach poem.
Hell Week In Florence
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
As PoW this week, I suggested writing
8×4 Poems – 4 line stanzas, 8 syllables
per line. Here’s my poem based on a
real-life debacle in Florence, Italy.
The Veil
Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is the word ‘numinous’.
Time Keeps on Slipping
At Great Minds Think Friday Challenge,
Sarah & Rohini ask ‘What would you do
with a magical stopwatch?’ It can be
sped up, slowed down, or even paused.
One caveat … it cannot be stopped.
Like A Rock: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
John’s Drive-In: Summertime Fun
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Our theme is “Summertime Fun”.
Fifty Shades of Pink
Written for dVerse Poets Pub where
our host, Lillian, invites us to “Get Out
Your Crayons and Color with Me!”
Standing At The Glass
Sadje asks us What Do You See?
This is my response.
Kousa Dogwood: A Shadorma
Written for Tanka Tuesday where Robbie
asks us to write a syllabic poem about trees.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Absurd Contradiction: Both Sides of the AI Coin
Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge
where we consider the irony of AI. The
image seen below is our inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Atmospheric Pressure: The Myth
Written for dVerse Quadrille Monday –
Mything Poems. Our host, De Jackson,
invites us to get mythical …. in 44 words!
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Nothin’ On: A Limerick
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘bills’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Blues in the Night: A Daisy Chain
Written for Bartholomew’s Living Poetry
where we are asked to write a poem using
the words ‘black’, ‘govern’, and ‘solstice’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Coulda Been A Sonnet (If I’d Had More Words)
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 33
words using the prompt word ‘solitude’ and for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge–
‘leisurely’. Here’s where the prompts took me.
On A Wet Afternoon
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Artie who has
suggested prompt lines for our poem.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
“my delicious walk in the rain”
“what it is that music is trying to say”
The Elephant's Trunk 