For today’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub, Merril invites us to write a poem about boats or boating. Inspired by the prompt, I cut a filter with a section of an oval and a triangle and took pictures of clear string lights in front of the fireplace. Front, Back Depends on the Boat AtContinue reading “Poetry as a Boat”
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Before His Obsession with Knots
A boy’s tragic loss leads to a disfigured villain. His heartache drives him to harm others. A dark prequel poem unfolds.
Poetry as Dance
The dVerse Poets Pub prompt for a dance-themed poem is explored in Maria L. Berg’s “Learning the Moves” which captures the rhythm and grace of dance.
2023 in Review as A Poem
He Chose Me Years Ago Composure wishes for singularityHe is a whirl of spring airWe join in harmony Creation is a cypress swampMy driveway is a testament The perfect summer sunlight filled the empty bottleI don’t remember why we were talking about hummingbirds How you entreat for signs of affectionHuman bodies are so fragileIt’s aContinue reading “2023 in Review as A Poem”
How I Approach the Blank White Page
Tidying the Workbench When I aim to write a poemsitting with intention, holding my pen;I am the small, tidying mouse in a shed caught on night-vision video in Walesand the blank page is my box. I find the ideas scatteredall over the workbenchand set to task selectingclothespins of connectionsnuts and bolts of meaninglong straws ofContinue reading “How I Approach the Blank White Page”
A New Year, A New Look for 2024
New Theme Here we are in a new year and I finally found a new WordPress theme that I think will work with Experience Writing. I’m trying “Hever” which is supposed to adapt across devices, moved all the widgets to the footer, and most importantly, doesn’t have that weird text overlap spacing issue with headersContinue reading “A New Year, A New Look for 2024”
The Thoughts of Christmas Animals Around the World
Today’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub inspired me to try two animal shape filters I haven’t made before. The penguin and the kangaroo. The poetry prompt is to write from the perspective of animals that have been linked with Christmas but don’t really have anything to do with it. This Kangaroo’s Christmas Hullabaloo HeContinue reading “The Thoughts of Christmas Animals Around the World”
Snow is Beautiful Danger
Today is Quadrille Monday at dVerse Poets Pub and the prompt word is “snow.” Snow is beautiful danger like a sleeping cat’s claws. It masks the world soft, hiding sharp objects.It entices us into the blinding white to freeze. A snowflake confuses the eye, appearing to float, barely falling as it holds our attentionwhile thousandsContinue reading “Snow is Beautiful Danger”
The Thirtieth Day of Impatient Patience
This month each day’s study of contradictory abstract nouns has been synonyms of my personal Big Five contradictory abstract nouns. These last five days are the Big Five. Today I’m out to capture the patience in impatience and the impatience in patience. I reviewed its synonyms on the fifth: endurance and shortness; the tenth: hastinessContinue reading “The Thirtieth Day of Impatient Patience”
The Twenty-ninth Day of Worthless Value
This month each day’s study of contradictory abstract nouns has been synonyms of my personal Big Five contradictory abstract nouns. These last five days are the Big Five. Today I’m out to capture the value in worthlessness and the worthlessness in value. I reviewed its synonyms on the fourth: significance and insignificance; the ninth: appraisalContinue reading “The Twenty-ninth Day of Worthless Value”
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