Written for dVerse Haibun Monday 6/22/26:
First Solstice, hosted by Frank Tassone
Category: Theme Prompt
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.
Having Words
Written for Violetβs Literary Quote Challenge.
βItβs not what enters menβs mouth that is evil.
Itβs what comes out of their mouths that is.β
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.
Celebrating Dads & Grads
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βBrad’s, Chad’s and Vlad’s
Doodads, Fads and Padsβ
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.
Promised Land: Fire & Water – From Mount Breckan to SS Waratah
Inspired by Maxβs blog called βOld Steam Shipsβ.
This is my fiction story combined with facts about
four passengers on board the doomed SS Waratah.
John’s Drive-In: Summertime Fun
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Our theme is βSummertime Funβ.
Let It Rain
Written for Thursday Inspiration #328 β
βBad Idea Right?β and for Fandangoβs
Story Starter FSS #251. Hereβs my response.
It’s A Dog’s Life
Written for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Fifty Shades of Pink
Written for dVerse Poets Pub where
our host, Lillian, invites us to βGet Out
Your Crayons and Color with Me!β
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.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Absurd Contradiction: Both Sides of the AI Coin
Written for Renaβs Xploration Challenge
where we consider the irony of AI. The
image seen below is our inspiration.
Hereβs 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!
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
What the Walls Kept Out: An Impossible Situation
Written for Great Minds Think Friday Challenge
where Rohini presents βAn Impossible Situation:
Everyone hears their ancestors voices for a dayβ.
My story is about the brother I never got to know.
Lean On Me: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βRecipe For Successβ
On A Wet Afternoon
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Artie who has
suggested prompt lines for our poem.
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
βmy delicious walk in the rainβ
βwhat it is that music is trying to sayβ
Bellying Up: 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.
Hereβs where the image took me.
Porch Talk
Written for Violetβs Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece;
They are shown below. This is my story.
Late Spring Storms: Friday Haiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
My haiku and image inspired by Jill.
Pinotage: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #327 β
βLove Is Like Oxygenβ. Hereβs my response.
The Waiting Game
Written for Living Poetry where
Bartholomew asks us to write
a poem with the theme ‘patient’.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
la luna e il lupo
Written for dVerse Poetβs Pub β Unpunctuated,
where our host, Melissa, asks us to write a poem
sans punctuation. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Into the Arroyos: In the Style of Jack Kerouac
Written for dVerse Prosery: A View from the Hills.
Our host, Sanaa, asks us to write a piece of prosery
of up to 144 words, including the line shown below.
This is where the prompt took me.
βThe hills so dry, so dense the underbrush, that
where I pushed my way the giant hush was changed
to soft explosions.β From the poem βOn a View of
Pasadena from the Hillsβ by Yvor Winters.
Montauk: At the Edge of Everything
Written for Tanka Tuesday where Yvette
asks us to write a syllabic poem based on the theme
“It’s Vacation Time!” This is my shadorma.
The Space She Left Behind: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #326 β
βTo Love Somebodyβ. Hereβs my response.
There Be Zombies About!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βQueen of the Godsβ
This is my response to the challenge.
A Soleful Tale
Written for Davidβs Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Deanna who asks us to
incorporate a nursery rhyme character into
our poem. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Elephant's Trunk 