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The story of my life is wide and deep Yet when I write of it, it’s narrow and steep My past was daughter, student, wife, and mom Well, now my present includes writing wom(an)| roughwighting
The story of my life is wide and deep Yet when I write of it, it’s narrow and steep My past was daughter, student, wife, and mom Well, now my present includes writing wom(an)| roughwighting
Tears are the body’s way of relief More than we seem to ignore Then we tend to believe Like a chain that has loops Each of them has its own to explore And not to ignore| Mybookworld24
When I come to my dad’s, it’s a toss of the dice if I sleep or not, and yesterday was a no night, I don’t know why, since I have the same medical bed as I do at my place, so I end up putting my headphones on since we sleep in the same room … Continue reading Marry Your Best Friend by Spencer Crandall→| Mybookworld24
The beginning of a leaf Starts with the pattern of its lines With one drop of water at a time Gifted by the rain Playing in the wind With the other young leaves Then comes fall And everything starts to change colours Preparing for a new life cycle That comes with the season Alex| Mybookworld24
Today I’m tackling the second prompt in the Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt. This prompt is rather open since there are no restrictions on form, meter, rhyme, or even length. Just use the following words in a poetry form of your choice: apple(s), sunset, tiger, hammer. Breathe deeply The smoke from burning leaves Hammers on … Continue reading Looking at Memories→| A Different Perspective
This is my contribution for the W3 poetry prompt provided by this week’s Poet of the Week, Jaideep Khanduja. We are asked to write a poem using enjambment to mimic a heart beat and limited to 12 lines. Additionally, the first and last lines should evoke or describe silence to frame the whole poem in … Continue reading Looking at the Final Silence→| A Different Perspective
Let me begin by saying this: If you’re going to write a poem with this kind of title, you can be guaranteed I’ll read it. Much like last week’s post, this was not the poem I’d intended to share today. But with the events of the past week or two, I’ve been trying to tone … Continue reading Poetry Friday: “Instructions for Building Your First Time Machine”| Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Well, I’m finally back from my summer hiatus – spending time with the kids, enjoying some vacation time, doing lots of library visits – and I come back to see the country is on fi…| Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Image Credit; Gio Bartlett @ Unsplash my fingershave becomethe tonguesof my soul.speaking withan intimacy- quiteforeign yetachingly familiarwords flowlike let bloodcaught in the basinof the pagea r…| Thru Violet's Lentz
Image is from Pexels Today, 24 years ago The world was shaken and shattered When everyone, no matter what you were It was shocking, still waiting For what will happen next Knowing that some mums an…| Mybookworld24
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
Image is from Pexels As you know, I listen to the new release radar list on Spotify every week. To be honest, I don’t always listen to the whole playlist, but this week I did, mainly because my han…| Mybookworld24
This post was originally published 9 years ago, in June 2016; considering everything going on in the world these days, especially the turmoil here in the States, I felt it was important to pull it …| Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Going through the curse of the content creator, some changes will be coming in my life soon. On Friday, I told myself that I would finish the posts for June. As you can see, that didn’t happen, and…| Mybookworld24
You are in for a treat, today. And no, I don’t mean I’m sharing someone else’s poetry – you’re still stuck with mine. I am, however, keeping today’s post brief! The last couple of weeks, I’ve been sharing poetry I wrote was I was in high school and college – but today I’m giving you … Continue reading Poetry Friday: “Summer Frost,” from the Poetry Society of NH’s Spring 2025 literary journal| Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! Hey, if you’re […]| Laura Purdie Salas
A collection of reflections in free verse – The Sadness I Carry I have worked on myselfslowly, steadily, deeply.I am no longer as sad, anxious, or lostas I once was. But I know nowthat some sadness doesn’t leave. It settles in quietly,not as a burden,but as part of who I have become. I don’t even … More A Quiet Kind of Knowing| The Bespectacled Mother
I mentioned last week that this has been a pretty busy school semester for me – my busiest ever, as a matter of fact – but apparently the semester isn’t the only thing that’…| Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Reflecting seasons upon my skin,my winter white begins to fade;kissed by the sunSweet honey hues replace coatswith a warm healthy glow,blooming in fresh florals,matched with light summer scents.Ris…| Brazanne Muse
Image is from Pexels This week, I only need to work two days, partly thanks to a public holiday. May 1st is Workers’ Day here, and last week, I worked an extra day, so this week, I only have …| Mybookworld24
It’s the first hour of Easter, and with this, I have four posts to write. Given how slow I’m typing, it will be a long day, but even like the steps of a turtle, I have faith I will make it. I…| Mybookworld24
Crash!!! The glass jar of jalapenos tumbled,hitting the floor,shattering into a million pieces,spreading across the kitchen. “So much for the morning rush,” I cried out. But breakfast c…| The Bespectacled Mother
Image is from Pexels I feel like I’m behind on everything, and that’s because I am behind. I’m unsure why, but having a sinus issue is causing me brain fog, so I ended up scrolling YouTube all week…| Mybookworld24
Image is from Pexels Typically, Sunday nowadays, since I don’t have any posts scheduled and had to restart my current read twice since I didn’t pay attention to what it was reading to me. I listene…| Mybookworld24
It's funny how sometimes there's kind of a "thing" in middle grade literature. This week, I read two different books that were published in the same week and both were about kids who were dealing with a missing mom. It's fairly often that children are left to their own devices, particularly in middle grade literature-think James and the Giant Peach, Harry Potter, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, to name a few, so it's not really surprising to find missing parents, but these two books...| The Book Search
If onlyunkind words could be forgottenmistakes forgivenbad memories erasedfrom our retentive memoriesthat can so easily wash over goodIf onlylearning could be easyand the slate could be wiped clean…| Brazanne Muse
Old lungs puffing like gills, I beg to be thrown back to boyhood’s clear waters.| FIVE SOUTH
When my dog and I look at the sky we see haloes and fuzz, our sight clouded by a sameness.| FIVE SOUTH
I open my eyes, in sync with the sunas I watch her riseshe lifts me in her loaning lightSimple beauty just begunin the newness of each dayInfinitesimal time unfoldsits encoreBefore…just before my e…| Brazanne Muse
This week Robbie Cheadle (the W3 PoW) has challenged us to write a poem on the theme of “an impactful childhood memory & how it affected you at the time” using “any combinatio…| A Different Perspective
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I belong in this moment;to those my heart holds dear -but I am no ones belongingI belong to myself;feel a sense of home within -all places with welcome open armsTo my…| Brazanne Muse
