Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Category: Poetry
Gilded Quiet
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge.
The theme is to choose a quote to work with
in the juxtaposition of luxury and simplicity.
Remembering Dusty Hill
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.
Where The River Turns To Gold
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See
Continue reading “Where The River Turns To Gold”The Proposal
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is βfakeβ.
New Growth – or – Life vs Death
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Colleen, asks us to write a tanka puente on Β
the theme of opposites, such as light vs dark,
using a quote of our choosing as the bridge.
Lemonade Stand: American Cinquain
The image shown below is
our Living Poetry inspiration.
Small Fires
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
If Wishes Were Horses
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW Benjamin asks us to write a
poem about dreaming of having more
time to ourselves …. but how do we
feel after the novelty wears off?
The Soundtrack Of My Life
At Great Minds Think β Highlight Reel,
Sarah & Rohini ask βHow do you
want to be immortalized?β
Atlas, Condemned
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is the triptych shown below.
Snow Dog
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub,
and RDP daily prompt β βwillowβ
Yorkshire Fog
Deliberate
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See
Continue reading “Deliberate”The Turn
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is βchanging seasonsβ.
High Altitude
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is βweedβ.
Unpredictable Despair
Written for Living Poetry where
the theme is June Musical Poetry.
Worried Worm
Written for Weaβve 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 Jillβs images.
The Weight of Crowns
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
#329 β 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 βtrainβ
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
weβre asked to write a beach poem.
Hell Week In Florence
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
As PoW this week, I suggested writing
8×4 Poems β 4 line stanzas, 8 syllables
per line. Hereβs my poem based on a
real-life debacle in Florence, Italy.
The Veil
Written for Renaβs Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is the word βnuminousβ.
Time Keeps on Slipping
At Great Minds Think Friday Challenge,
Sarah & Rohini ask βWhat would you do
with a magical stopwatch?β It can be
sped up, slowed down, or even paused.
One caveat … it cannot be stopped.
The Elephant's Trunk 