You can join in Esther’s writing challenge with a post featuring a card of some sort here: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/09/24/writing-prompts-84/ Homemade Christmas When I was thirteen going on fourteen, I got the grand idea of making Mom a Christmas card with contributions from each of her children. Naturally, I was the mastermind of this undertaking, and I … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Esther Chilton’s writing challenge, 50th wedding anniversary and Sunday Stills #poetry #...|
Lillian’s quadrille prompt requires the use of the word petal, you can join in here: Punam’s Poetics Tuesday prompt is happiness which you can join in here: I combined the two prompts i…| roberta-writes.com
It has been a very busy week. Work was moderate after the chaos of the previous three weeks, but I have four poems/articles on various Masticadores sites and my monthly Treasuring Poetry post. I am…| roberta-writes.com
Thank you to Michelle, editor of Hotel by Masticadores, for publishing my poem, My Mind’s Eye.| roberta-writes.com
8 posts published by robertawrites235681907 during September 2025| roberta-writes.com
Esther Chilton’s prompt for this week’s writing challenge is charge. You can join in here: Taking Charge When I was a young girl, I often took charge at play time, and I was the ringlea…| roberta-writes.com
Nolcha Fox has kindly shared 5 pieces of my poetry in response to her call for poems about death. This poem is my personal favourite and was written in the style of In Flanders Fields by John McCra…| roberta-writes.com
If you are interested in seeing my latest artwork, you can see my post on my website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/a-hartebeest-with-texture-robbiecheadleart/ This poem is for Don’t Hold Your Breath’s Bird of the Week challenge. You can join in here: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/green-backed-tit-birds-of-the-week-invitation-lxxxiii/ Grey Loerie or the Grey go-away-bird (freestyle) Go-away-bird is back watching carefully how well I tend his … Continue readi...|
Esther Chilton’s writing challenge this week is to write about elements. You can join in here: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/09/03/writing-prompts-81/ Fire! There are four natural elements: air, wind, fire, and water. Individually they are fascinating. They can also be destructive and, when out of control, can wreak horror on humanity. Sometimes they combine forces, and the havoc and … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Esther Chilton’s Writing Challenge and CFFC #prose #photograph...|
The Lost Book of Zeroth by Barbara Harris Leonhard What Amazon says The Lost Book of Zeroth by Barbara Harris Leonhard is an unflinching, unconsciously poetic pull through the threads of time. Each page unfolds verses etched with sorrow, mischief, and raw transcendence. Leonhard masterfully stitches quantum images into something akin to mechanical dreams; fractured yet … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Book reviews: The Lost Book of Zeroth and Endangered Species #bookreviews #readingco...|
Punam has asked poets to write a poem about dealing with setbacks in life. You can join in here: https://dversepoets.com/2025/09/02/poetics-tuesday-lifes-lemons-and-lemonade-making/ One Way (tanka) there is only up no left or right, front or back most definately there is no going downwards only onwards and upwards Bjorn asks poets to write an American cinquain. You can … Continue reading Roberta Writes – d’Verse Life’s lemons and cinquain and my spring garden #poetry #photography→|
Melissa is hosting Tuesday’s d’Verse prompt: Where do we go from here? You can read more about it here: Our Home Walking through my house the original farmhouse for this area purported …| roberta-writes.com
If you are interested in seeing my latest artwork, you can see my post on my website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/a-hartebeest-with-texture-robbiecheadleart/| roberta-writes.com
It’s been a crazy day. TC’s having some tests in hospital and the admittance took hours and hours (okay five hours but my goodness!). And then, there is work … On a much happier a…| roberta-writes.com