Hey, everyone. I’m excited to share some good news with you. My poem “The Daisy Ring” has been nominated for the 2026 Best of the Net Award. It’s an honor for me, and I’m so grateful to editor Michelle Navajas of Hotel by Masticadores for thinking highly enough of my poem to nominate it. What’s … Continue reading My Poem “The Daisy Ring” Nominated for 2026 Best of the Net Award| Silent Pariah
Greetings, folks. Gobblers by Masticadores has published the latest installment of my short haiku/senryu collections titled “A Few Haiku (21).” These small collections consist of six haiku and/or s…| Silent Pariah
Just a little note to say that my teensy, tiny poem ‘hope’ has just been published by Whispers & Echoes. You can read it here: https://whispersandechoesmag.home.blog/2025/09/29/hope-britta-benson/ Thanks!| Odds & Ends – Poetry Blog
Here’s my response to this week’s W3 poetry challenge, set by Jaideep Khanduja. You can find Jaideep’s prompt poem and guidelines here: I took liberties. Some. The poem just went …| Odds & Ends - Poetry Blog
Time Passes, Love Remains by Bianca Alina I can’t recall how many days have gone by since that moment. It could be three days or possibly longer. I’ve lost track of time. Perhaps I’ve been sitting here, fingers poised over the keyboard and my gaze locked onto the immaculate blank page for an eternity. Time […]| Helping You To Succeed
The W3 prompt this week was given by our POW Michelle. She challenged us to write a Hay(na)ku Love Series for this week’s W3 hosted by David at the Skeptics Kaddish. Hay(na)ku Love Series 1. The Cr…| Helping You To Succeed
[silence]workgrindbreak.repeat.hoperots.nothingmeansanything.thenend.[silence]…[silence]godmyth.priestslie.prayerfails.faithrots.nothingwaits.[silence]…[silence]voteclown.spinscheme.breakpromise.lo…| Musings from a Stonehead
Today I smile, my mind feels clear,a birthday filled with love and cheer,but just one year ago, the rain,from hurricane Helene brought pain. The winds were loud, the night was long,we stood so still, so firm, so strong,and now I see how far we’ve come,with light blue skies and warmer sun. Through every storm, we’ve... Continue Reading → The post Forever Grateful appeared first on Grace of the Sun.| Grace of the Sun
Morning hums in the gentle air,a rustic bed is waiting there.Warm sheets are rumpled, soft, and worn,a quiet space where dreams were born. Ornate lamps glow with amber light,a round mirror reflects the night.He lingers briefly, then he goes,a man released from workday woes. The door clicks shut, his steps are slow,the lake ahead begins... Continue Reading →| Grace of the Sun
If I could paint the colours of your eyes,I fantasise, I’d swim that depth of blueand what I wouldn’t doto bring the sparkle back when it has fled, to lift your heart when it’…| Experiments in Fiction
Back in Condesa (rematch) Same hotel. Same room. Same bed. Last time, I cracked. Mushrooms. Midnight. Mirror. Screaming, swinging at myself. You coward. I won, but didn’t feel it. Braced for war at 4:07, searching for threats that weren’t there. You should be sleeping like a motherfucking tiger— full belly, heavy limbs, no care in […]| Peter McGraw
A Sijo what my eyes see resists itself — a world uneasy with form; faithful sight betrays me so arranging everything to order; perhaps life’s truest angle is the one unseen, unassumed Reena’s Xploration Challenge 401 For this week’s RXC, we are encouraged to write poems inspired by one of two images that Reena offers… Continue reading With form, or: Life’s truest angle→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
A hay(na)ku series Wisdomroots deepenin common earthTruthtrunk bearsbrunt of stormsMemoryrings containechoes of agesPotentialbranches bloomwith unopened futuresOpennessleaves spreadcatching all refractions W3 poetry prompt This week’s W3 is hosted by the wonderful Michelle Navajas. She encourages us to write a love-themed series of five hay(na)ku. My hay(na)ku series is about different kinds of love, each standing on… Continue reading The fullness, or: Being→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
A Sijo they believe he knows all things so, he foresaw grief—and made it; they believe he rules all things so, causes every child's death; they believe he fills all things so, dwells where all cruelty reigns d’Verse: Perspective and Pronouns At d’Verse, we are encouraged to write poems from a perspective different than our… Continue reading Either A, or: B→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
A two-person ‘Rengay’ By Ivor and David is- i’ve no appetite to be the new King’s taster bad seeds don’t regrow db- little princeling muffles heave spits foie gras into goblet is- royalty’s snobbish ways are wasted and inconsequential to hungry grazers days db- pastures lie barren herders curse… Continue reading Beasts’ feast; Famine’s rations, or: A rengay→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
A two-person ‘Rengay’ By John and David jm- all the lovely books give me black looks as I pass on by db- pages weave their charms through me I’ll be back in just a spell jm- wish I could jump back in like I did back then but streaming netflixed me db- entranced by pixels… Continue reading Remote control, or: A rengay→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
A Sijo EPIGRAPH: The Song My Paddle Sings –E. Pauline Johnson (1861 – 1913) currents roar with voices joined rushing fast toward open seas; yet we bend our backs to water paddles steady against the flood; upstream, we know this rhythm — we will not be swept away d’Verse poetics: Dipping our poetic paddles At… Continue reading Our paddles, or: We know this rhythm→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
She-Her-They-Them, Dragonfly, © 2025 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! My watercolor painting, She-Her-They-Them, Dragonfly, will be in the forthcoming exhibit:Feminist Re…| Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing
Creatures from the Deep, paper collage, 2025 it is the nature of things to be undone the swiftness of birdsthat coaxes the weather from the winethe octopus from the coral perfume, etc.it is the nature of the mindto wanderamong rebellious flowersshoes untied, grocery bag full of poems and other space junk| The Used Life
everything that ever waswill be again every morning, the orange juice is shakenthe coffee, stirredsalt tossed over the shoulder for luck, etc.the planets synchronize to make this happenthough it isn’t the scent of coffee nor the soft clanking of spoons that rustles me out of bed, but the sound of a little bird’s songthat renews […]| The Used Life
The Portal, paper collage, 2024 And so you think maybe that’s why we’re going out to the stars? Looking for our lost souls, is that it? Trying to get away from our evil planet to a good one? –…| The Used Life
All the results are here this month. I’m excited to share two amazing poems by Priscilla Bettis and Marsha Ingrao, and my flash fiction. Marsha’s Poem: There once was a house in the for…| Author D.L. Finn
22 words? Here’s a short cento poem. I hope you like it.| Selma
My very first Rengay, friends. And I’m elated to have collaborated with David of The Skeptic’s Kaddish. Please take a look. 🙇🏻♀️ Click on the link. 🙏 A two-person ‘Rengay’ By Selma and David sm- fast they propagate weeds. everywhere. everyday. spread far as the truth db- fabrications grow unchecked… Peregrination, or: A rengay I […]| Selma
Red, bright red! a sun without pity and now the autumn wind! あかあかと 日はつれなくも 秋 の風 aka aka to hi wa tsurenaku mo aki no kaze Matsuo Bashō, Oku no Hosomichi, on the western coast, August 1689| Selma
This poem captures a moment of quiet reflection and solitude. It shows a woman sitting alone, immersed in her calm world where her thoughts and dreams unfold. The image of her flowing hair and elegant black dress suggests timeless beauty... Read More ›| Retiredकलम
The Key to Happiness This poem explores the essence of happiness—not in material things, but in simple joys like a smile, laughter, friendship, and moments of peace. It reveals that happiness, when shared, can brighten even the darkest times. Happiness... Read More ›| Retiredकलम
This poem celebrates the idea of living life with boldness, laughter, and mischief instead of quietly “aging with grace.” It encourages embracing joy, chasing dreams, and creating stories worth telling, reminding us that wrinkles are not signs of decline but... Read More ›| Retiredकलम
The poem captures the emotional journey of self-acceptance and healing. It conveys how each experience, scar, and doubt shapes identity, blending moments of vulnerability and strength. The poem cel…| Retiredकलम
“Fladry” by Ed Skoog Fladry: a line of rope mounted along the top of a fence, from which are suspended strips of fabric or colored flags that will flap in a breeze, intended to deter wolves from crossing the fence-line. USDA National Wildlife Research Center I am weak and edible. Some human quality stays weird,… Continue reading “Fladry” — Ed Skoog→| Biblioklept
Woke up at thirty minutes after one in the morningMy hair is a mess, I don’t feel or look like a darlingThe house is quiet, except for the squeaky doorBut apart from that, there is nothing mo…| Maria Michaela Poetry
By Molly Akin The advice is passed down like scripture: write from the scar, not the wound. Let the trauma settle before you place it on the page. What happens, however, when we consider an alternative? What if dipping into the well of our wounds––before they are healed, or even scabbed over––could be generative, curative, […]| The Brevity Blog
Through the fogged glass, two shapes appear,both shadows sit, interest drawn near.Seasons have passed, yet here they are,a meeting set beneath the stars. The café hums, the dishes clink,she feels her pulse, too fast to think.Those long years live between their eyes,the silence carries old goodbyes. She sees him stir his cup of tea,his glance... Continue Reading →| Grace of the Sun
by Bogdan Dragoș I wash my hands intothe sinkand don’t move themmuch just let the waterflow over them suddenly I start laughingin silence wheezing “Are you kidding me?”he asks frombehind the mirror.“Laughing?At a time like this, ina place like this?” “What’s wrong withlaughing?”I ask “Laughing is a socialphenomenon,” he says. “It isonly acceptable when performedin a… Leer más I can always laugh| Gobblers by Masticadores
by Lauren Scott When I think of the new season upon us, I envision warm reds, oranges, and yellows, and vibrant shades of pink. I can smell cinnamon baking in the oven, and imagine sipping a pumpkin spice latte for a morning treat and hot apple cider as an evening winds down. Maybe an occasional indulgence… Leer más Almost ‘Fall-ing’ – a haiku trio| Gobblers by Masticadores
by Nicole Sara Don’t lose the delicate dream… Rays draw an infinite sightMinutes gather like dewFabulous carpet of light…Solar adventure, etherealLabyrinth of eerie gleamSyllables frozen in whispers Don’t lose the delicate dream… Rain caresses the flowMiracles mapping the wayFairy lighthouse aglowSoldiers having no name…Lavish pathways and streamSyllables melting in music Don’t lose the delicate dream… https://doarnicol.wordpress.comhttps://starrysteps.wordpress.comhttps://ww...| Gobblers by Masticadores
by Rana If you bring along the emotions that matter to the comely designsAll that glares in my heart had always been more profound than inventions Entitlements for the sake of love do not offer bewitcheries any moreLove for love is all the remedy the souls endeavor to all worthy fascinations The dreams that can not… Leer más Sonnet about Love| Gobblers by Masticadores
by Daniela Topîrcean soft light-silence descending over white butterflies * Swarovski crystals –dewdropson the beloved’s lashes * first rays-the symphony of light in my heart (Poems from the trilingual volume Fluturi – Poeme Haiku II) https://web.facebook.com Photo by Atlantic Ambience| Gobblers by Masticadores
by Tea Solon going back toour purest selvesis the way forwardto stop the worldfrom breaking https://butungislayp.wordpress.com innocence2022 ©️ tea solonOrmoc City, LeytePhilippines| Gobblers by Masticadores
by Bogdan Dragoș we’re running togetherthrough therain in the big city driftingand slidingflawlessly from alleyto alleyfrom cornerto corner hopping over fencesand disappearing likeharesin burrowswhen we dive intomanholes the citizens see ussometimesbut never care Until the supervisor atwork sees meand bellows, “You’redaydreamingagain!How about youget back to work andtry to focus for once, eh?” I become aware ofthe… Leer más Daydreaming at work again| Gobblers by Masticadores
by Anca Horga Rays of sunshine, golden thread,In your palm you so dearly kept,Lest you wouldn’t forgetWho you were and from where you left. But the pressure of thin airDay by day had you draw blanks,Like a spell pushing you to createA canvas of senses in this realm. Dear child, you shouldn’t dispair,I’ve heard, a projection… Leer más Divergent| Gobblers by Masticadores
by Mike U. (#28)Sere crone winter shedsIced waraji at the doorHangs her hiemal veilOn the windows, frigid laughDesecrates the sacred place…(#29)Shima-enagaSilver-throated winter-borneYuki no toriHu…| Gobblers by Masticadores
Here’s another Blackout Poem from the book “Pigs in Heaven” by Barbara Kingsolver. I was musing on pregnancy. (No, not mine and no, I’m not going to be a grandmother.) Pregnancy is a public declaration of a very private act, a physical sign that you have have had sex… I was watching a video of … Continue reading Looking at Pregnancy→| A Different Perspective
This is for the W3 poetry prompt set by this week’s Poet of the Week, Lisa Paul. We are asked to write a quadrille on the theme of autumn. I’m writing this post from an ancient and glitchy iPad using an unsecured internet connection in a little hotel in the middle of No Where, Montana. … Continue reading Looking at Changeable Autumn→| A Different Perspective
What does desperation look like? Is it part panic? It has been a year of quiet desperation among the citizenry – immigrants (here legally, those seeking asylum, the 1st & 2nd generations of naturalized citizens, those on work visas, and even those undocumented persons in pursuit of happiness), foreign students, tourists, the LBGTQIA+, democrats, the … Continue reading Looking Desperate→| A Different Perspective
Here’s a Limerick to satisfy the W3 poetry prompt from Jaideep as Poet of the Week. He asks that we write on a serious theme using a form that is usually connected with light hearted verse. As much as I dislike to write Limericks, it is the best (and easiest) in this instance. The sky … Continue reading Looking at What’s Killing Us→| A Different Perspective
The Stilled Song of Sparrows Babbling sparrows exiled to the dark of sheltering barns pipe and cheep their language, dispensing avian yarns of escapes from snakes and alley cats as slingshots of small boys hands guided by piped bird speech and focused on their noise, take focus in the shadows, fitting stones purloined from lots […]| lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
Dental Discourse Dental Discourse She could not stand the sad sad sight of his horrendous overbite. She arranged to take him to a dentist, thinking he could do a makeover. She asked the doc what he would charge to make his overhang less large. The price he set to make each tooth less was, […]| lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
Cat and Mouse My cat is in his hunter mode, and that is no surprise. I see it in extended claws. I see it in his eyes. His back is hunched into an arc. His hair all stands on end. His lips are stretched back in a hiss, his teeth ready to rend. When he […]| lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
When I saw that today’s prompt was “Seven,” I had to check to see if I’d ever used the word in a prompt before and was led to this post from 2013 that I couldn’t resist reposting: The Case of the Exploding Wedding Jar: A 7-Day Challenge The Case of the Exploding Wedding Jar Last […]| lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
I Used to Eat RedMy sister Patti and I, posed by my older sister Betty. Those are “the” cherry trees behind us.……| lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
I’m here every night, patiently waiting for your eyes to find me. … More What Moon Whispered| Void Thoughts
“Prudent; Rational”© 2025 by Michael L. Utley “I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.” Charlie Kirk, April 2023 ….. San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre, San … Continue reading “Prudent; Rational”| Silent Pariah
Hi, everyone. The tenth installment of my tanka series titled “A Tanka Trio (10)” is now available at Gobblers by Masticadores. Each of these installments contains three tanka (be sure to click this link or the link below to read all of them). Thank you, Manuela Timofte, for sharing these tanka with your readers. You’re a wonderful editor and I … Continue reading “A Tanka Trio (10)” published at Gobblers by Masticadores| Silent Pariah
Hello, everyone. My poem “The Grief of Winter” is now available for your perusal at Hotel by Masticadores. I’m grateful to editor Michelle Navajas for publishing this poem. Thank you so much …| Silent Pariah
—Perfect You PERFECT YOU Trace the outline of his face —The amber eyes with feathered lashesThe bold nose with itsContinue Reading| SEVEN CIRCUMSTANCES
Pumpkin Growing on my Porch Balcony, © 2025 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday, Happy Almost Fall Equinox! I’m sneaking in a poem, an etheree, they are short and sweet, sometimes bitter-sweet…| Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing
Here’s my response to Sadje’s WDYS picture prompt. Somehow, her prompts always find me at the right time. 8am, Monday morning, and ready to write, while also looking for a little distraction. You can find Sadje’s full post and guidelines here: https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2025/09/15/what-do-you-see-306-15-september25/ blue and brokenheart dryfrom a hundred firstsgaspsin full colourshadows prop uppossibilitieswill you waitforContinue reading "blue and broken, by Britta Benson"| Odds & Ends – Poetry Blog
Image credit; Peter Thomas @ Unsplash Here’s my response to Sadje’s What Do You See photo prompt. You can find her full guidelines here: Inside outI want a view I can hearthe coming and…| Odds & Ends - Poetry Blog
Everyone loves a giveaway!! Because everybody likes free stuff, right? Here’s the deal: comment, like, and/or reblog this post. Make sure you use a ping back! Every person who engages with this post in one of those ways will be entered into a drawing to win one of two copies of Bro ken Rengay autographed […]| Helping You To Succeed
It is always a joy to write for Hotel masticadores. Today my romantic poem, Celestial Drift has been published by Michelle Navajas. My thanks to Michelle and her team for their commitment to supporting and encouraging writers from across the world to pursue their creative dreams. Please click the link below if you are so […]| Helping You To Succeed
Good morning, WP friends. It gives me great pleasure to share this news. Congratulations to Barbara Leonhard, Nolcha Fox, and Melissa Lemay on the launch of their collection of Bro ken Rengay – Unruly Poetry. Published by Prolific Pulse Press, the poetry collection is now available for preorder! It is particularly enjoyable news, as my […]| Helping You To Succeed
I read this today, and Mike doesn’t need an intro. This poem got some pushback, but this is freedom of thought and expression in action. A healthy democracy appreciates and encourages voices to be heard. I hope you guys find the time to read and leave a comment on this poem. Be kind, be respectful. […]| Helping You To Succeed
It was such a privilege to work with my poetry mentor, David. I hope you guys enjoy our collaboration, as much as we enjoyed exchanging verses. Click the link below to read the poem. Happy Tuesday…| Helping You To Succeed
POETRY VIDEOS: "Big Society - On a conversation in the Foundling Museum." Poem written by Anna Chen in 2011 under austerity & the huge transfer of wealth from poor to rich. "What work of depravity is a man who amasses more than he can spend in a lifespan?" "2B Or Not 2B," borrowing from Shakespeare to make a point about existence and representation. The post Poem on the wealth gap plus a Shakespeare twist first appeared on Anna Chen.| Anna Chen
Skiddaw is a sundialthe desolate beauty of the Solway plainlit with a half-smileharvest of clouds forecasting rain The desolate beauty of the Solway plainbutterflies dance the breezeharvest of clouds forecasting rain cars hum like bumblebees Butterflies dance the breeze tabletop mountain standscars hum like bumblebees over these wild marshlands Tabletop mountain standsI’m out there somewhere tooover these wild... Continue Reading →| Experiments in Fiction
Child of the wild high placeswhere rocks, wind-carved like facesoverlook a never ending sceneI stand, serene. Child of the nooks and crannieshidden corners, passageways and alleyslead to secret pal…| Experiments in Fiction
The University of Georgia Press is pleased to announce that Victoria Chang will serve as head judge for the 2025 Georgia Poetry Prize.| ugapress.wordpress.com
Intro Dear friends, Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic’s Kaddish. You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here’s the ‘tld…| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
a snail heads for shadeunder my sun umbrellathat’s still folded downall I hear is tinnitussense a world still sound asleep💞Suzanne Written in response to this week’s Tanka Tuesday, a fu…| Brazanne Muse
Design Flawit’s under warranty,he begins, hard and loud.you’ll replace it. today.i give the script—name, address, model number, please.he keeps shouting.the fridge, he says,is ruined.what exactly h…| Musings from a Stonehead
Image is from Pexels Love can blind you Like the sun rays Coming out of the trees Without knowing what it means Yet you will still be Facing the aftermath When the moon Goes high Alex| Mybookworld24
Eshet Chilton’s writing prompt this week is Charge. My daughter came to visit mewith Flo and Eddie, six and three,and solar lights to light my treeplugged into panels underneath.Reluctantly, I had to say,“I have no energy today.It’s drained by pain from dodgy knees.I must recharge my batteries.”She climbed the ladder. I made teawhile she draped … Continue reading Recharging| Writing Wrinkles, and Random Ramblings
there is chatter over coffee this Sunday morning, while the clothes on the clothesline billow softly in the breezeTuesday’s jeans, grass-stained and spilling over with the tales of oak trees,which are hard to come by, so I’m toldWednesday’s socks…oh, if poppies could talkyesterday’s t-shirt stained with the armor of the cosmos and last but not […]| The Used Life
the world doesn’t offer us hopeit does, however, offer us the possibility of transcendence and that’s something, believe me, i’ve practiced step one: tread lightly. each spoonful of earth contains the remnants of a galaxystep two: be watchful of crows. they, too, are magnanimous spiritsstep three: marvel at the snails underfoot, without whom we wouldn’t […]| The Used Life
where do the stories go,and from where do they come? do they leave us in our sleep,as autumn clings to the shoelaceswith dappled paintbrush and a forlorn smile?it is better to make room for that which is beautiful and also fleetingjust ask the hummingbirds as they gothe stars are empty-handed in comparisonthere, now. this, too, […]| The Used Life
Magic in the Air, paper collage, 2024 there is a measure of innocencein all thingstake the raccoon, for example, with his little moon eyesor the fawn on her curious legsthere is a measure of unreality in all thingsthis, we call fantasythe fish nod in unanimous agreementeverything that comes closeralso fadesthe leaves fall in majestic symphonyand […]| The Used Life
It was the middle of September when Jessica and I went on our first date, while we were in university. That was twenty-three years ago, and ever since our lives have been woven together in too many ways to count. That’s what this poem is about: Threads I walked byand her smile caught andpulled at … Continue reading Threads (a poem)| sethlewis.ie
Cohen’s spare poem passes through the disorientation of loss from “the first autumn... without her” to the following summer, season of abundance and decay. The post Poem | The New Year appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
There are moments when a poem reaches you before you even read it, when the circumstance of discovery adds a layer of meaning to the text. That’s how I came across Stephen Kuusisto’s Letters to Bor…| Atkins Bookshelf
She lives where peaks arise,soft blue and endless skies.Set table waits for two,one cup sips up the view. Bright orange flowers sway,light up the mountain day.An empty cup now gleams,fulfilled with long lost dreams. Best friend at last is near,their voices blend so clear.Engaged with warmth of tea,firm bond flows endlessly. Great festival begins,with laughter,... Continue Reading →| Grace of the Sun
Welcome to the ninth Creative Perspective Challenge. Time’s running out; there are only three left after this one. Join in before it ends. All you have to do is write a flash fiction story or a poem based on this image, and post it on your blog. Then leave me the link below in the … Continue reading "#CreativePerspectiveChallenge Nine #flashfiction #poetry #fantasy #writingcommunity"| Author D.L. Finn
Attempting two prompts that stretched my corners. Won’t you stay long enough to read, please? You might enjoy them. TY.| Selma
This expresses longing, betrayal, and the quest for love and meaning. Each couplet shares a unique idea, connected by the refrain ‘O life.’ It embodies the essence of classical ghazals,…| Retiredकलम
Jingle and jangle As soon as September enters We sing Christmas carols gleefully Ah! It’s that time of the year once more And though I will be working, probably harder than ever I smile knowing, I’ll be singing Christmas songs… …once again © Maria Michaela| Maria Michaela Poetry
FOWC With Fandango — Penny Penny for your thoughtsBut love I give for freeA dollar for every smileYet my love I give for freeSave it for the stormy daysBecause my love is free©Maria Michaela #FOWC Bonus: This is my favourite song from Hanson.| Maria Michaela Poetry
Hi folks! Happy Thursday! This is part of my poem series. Read the full poem over at Hotel Masticadores. Link below 🙂 The crickets play The fireflies slowly come out They blink and twinkle like stars from the sky… “Night” by Maria Michaela| Maria Michaela Poetry
Gerry and Sue’s #Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Burgeoning Neither could have predicted they’d fall for each otherBut their burgeoning love for each other could not be held ba…| Maria Michaela Poetry
This is the poem for Sadje’s W3 Poet of the Week poetry prompt. Sadje asks that we write a poem from the heart that uses imagery – vivid language that appeals to the senses. There are no restrictions on form, meter, or length. I selected the form Rime Couee. This is a French form of … Continue reading Looking at Fall’s Reign→| A Different Perspective
In the midst of never-ending what-ifs and might-bes, the journey is never easy— weighed down by worries umpteen. … More When Worries Worry| Void Thoughts
The latest installment of my short haiku/senryu collections titled “A Few Haiku (20)” is now available at Gobblers by Masticadores. These small collections consist of six haiku and/or senryu. Many thanks to editor Manuela Timofte for sharing this mini-collection. I hope you enjoy them. “A Few Haiku (20)”© 2021 by Michael L. Utley (#115) where once was … Continue reading “A Few Haiku (20)” published at Gobblers by Masticadores| Silent Pariah
She climbs the steps with gentle care,to where the arrows climb through stairs,Colorful worlds faraway skies,day dreams written where wonder lies. The ocean hums as waves roll near,a storm will come, it’s shadow clear.She runs inside, the thunder sighs,the house a shelter from gray skies. Fresh raindrops scatter on the glass,each bring soft whispers as... Continue Reading →| Grace of the Sun
Writing poems is a great warm-up exercise for writing.| Tim Covell
Tomorrow, August 31st, is Independence Day in my country. It was a pure coincidence with scheduling for Hotel Masticadores that Michelle chose this window to share our poems. The two pieces we wrote celebrate our country’s push for freedom and self-determination. “Our blood our toil, Our Soil” by Nigel Byng & “I Shall Return… Then […]| Helping You To Succeed
She needs no introduction, and I felt that her poem needed to be shared. Someone somewhere needed to read this. Maggie Watson at her defiant best. Please click the link below and be inspired. Do enjoy. (written August 2025) I could retrace my steps.I could return to the cocoon I emerged from.I could assume the […]| Helping You To Succeed
Her eyes were tired, heart weighed down,her boy’s sharp cries had filled the town.Her tears were heavy, spirit worn,her son’s deep struggles left her torn. Love held her close and stroked her hand,searched for a ways she’d understand.Love softly said, “I’ll bring you rest,maybe some peace, I’ll do my best.” “I’ll bring you food, a... Continue Reading → The post White Crow appeared first on Grace of the Sun.| Grace of the Sun
Upon the sloping rooftop tall,where turrets guard the bricks and wall,Scatter of birds have found their seat,their chatter drifts above the street. Loud pigeons coo as sparrows shift,the rooftop hums, a feathered drift,but one lone gull, with watchful eye,looks past the tiles toward the sky. The chimney’s marked, the tiles are stained,by wings that linger,... Continue Reading → The post Wishful Cravings appeared first on Grace of the Sun.| Grace of the Sun
She gazes through the misty panes,a wooden bench just brushed by rains.Gazes past thoughts that cross her mind,lands on echos both warm and kind. Tall pretty trees serve as a screen,a grassy yard, a quiet scene.Within this hush she drifts in time,back to her youth, soft raindrops chime. Lush branches dance in gentle sway,with blades... Continue Reading → The post Inner Child appeared first on Grace of the Sun.| Grace of the Sun
Rises with a gentle cheer,as bright words draw him so near.Inward chant, “I am enough,”through thoughts of morning’s soft puff. Walks to where the soft streams sing,hears the robins joyful ring.Paints the dawn with skies of gold,in him warm truths a take hold. Smile, because the day is kind,peace rests within his calm mind.Assured ,... Continue Reading → The post Affirmations appeared first on Grace of the Sun.| Grace of the Sun
