Crises of Nature

These poems continue my exploration of Krisis for the dVerse Poets Pub anthology call. It’s the last Open Link Night before the deadline, and we were given the opportunity to present up to three poems for this post. I’ve come up with two offerings. Betrayal By Nature “Nature never did betray the heart that lovedContinue reading “Crises of Nature”

How to Capture the Love in Apathy and the Apathy in Love

Contradictory Abstract Nouns Since I finished studying Calvino’s Six Memos, I had to decide which contradictory abstract nouns to dive into this week. I printed out an extensive list of abstract nouns and started thinking about grouping them to narrow down the list. I went back to Feurbach’s list of “Legitimate Aspirations” that I talkedContinue reading “How to Capture the Love in Apathy and the Apathy in Love”

Day Twenty-Six: The Value of Love

Value Value is a concept I find intriguing. Does anything have intrinsic value, or is it only through exchange that value comes into existence? Value has so many definitions, many of which have to do with worth: “relative worth, merit, or importance: monetary or material worth: the worth of something in terms of the amountContinue reading “Day Twenty-Six: The Value of Love”

Sunlight on the Snow

Today I learned that I can make bokeh shapes with sparkles on the snow. If the sun had stayed out, I would have played with all my filters, but it only peeked out from the clouds for a moment. New Poem Snow Day Sunlight dancing on the snow enrapturessparkling rainbows on every surface captivateblissful seagullsContinue reading “Sunlight on the Snow”