Poetry>New Poem 📝This post is in response to the Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub✒️This post contains a new poem that is the property of Maria L. Berg Prompt Today’s prompt from Truedessa for Poetics at dVerse Poets Pub is to write a poem inspired by the poem “The Song by Paddle Sings” by EmilyContinue reading “Paddling Against the Current”
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Colored Images
Poetry>New Poem 📝This post is in response to the MTB prompt at dVerse Poets Pub✒️This post contains a new poem that is the property of Maria L. Berg Prompt Today’s prompt from Laura Bloomsbury for Meet the Bar at the dVerse Poets Pub is to write an imagist poem with a color motif. This promptContinue reading “Colored Images”
Late Summer Cinquain
Poetry>New Poem 📝This post is in response to the MTB prompt at dVerse Poets Pub✒️This post contains a new poem that is the property of Maria L. Berg Prompt Today’s prompt from Björn for Meet the Bar at the dVerse Poets Pub is to write a cinquain. A cinquain is a syllabic poem with fiveContinue reading “Late Summer Cinquain”
The Museum of Temporary Hideouts
I enjoyed today’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub from Melissa Lemay. Inspired by the poem, “August Morning,” by Albert Garcia, she challenged us to “wander from room to room as if in a museum.” The Museum of Temporary Hideouts We say nature abhorsa vacuum, meaningempty spaces don’tstay empty for long.This house has a vacuuminContinue reading “The Museum of Temporary Hideouts”
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”
Summer Fling
This poem is in response to Laura Bloomsbury’s MTB prompt at dVerse Poets Pub to write in the Parallelogram de Crystalline form about “the beauty of a (real or imaginary) lover as compared with and described in images of nature.” Summer Fling A love likeA wild bunny gorgingOn juicy ripe garden strawberries Grows brazenAnd boldContinue reading “Summer Fling”
Breaking Through My Crossroads Block
This year, 2025, at the end of August, is the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. It’s hard for us survivors to believe it has already been that long because we are still affected by it every day. Any survivor of traumatic events knows what anniversaries can do. So please be tender with any K-storm survivorsContinue reading “Breaking Through My Crossroads Block”
The Zenith
It’s our last day of NaPoWriMo (National /Global Poetry Writing Month) and the A-Z Challenge. We made it. Congratulations!! Here we are at the zenith of our depth study. This is the culminating moment, the climactic and decisive point. Like depth, zenith both abstract and concrete meanings. The zenith is the point of the celestialContinue reading “The Zenith”
The Depth of Yearning
It’s our last couple days of NaPoWriMo (National /Global Poetry Writing Month) and the A-Z Challenge. I hope you’re enjoying the A to Z of Depth. I really like the word yearning. It evokes longing and desire, but also has year in it and earning and is only one letter off from learning. I foundContinue reading “The Depth of Yearning”
Seeing Depth with X-rays
It’s our last few days of NaPoWriMo (National /Global Poetry Writing Month) and the A-Z Challenge. I hope you’re enjoying the A to Z of Depth. During this month’s exploration of depth, we’ve talked about many ways to look inside ourselves like: Abstract and Concrete thinking, Depth Data, Depth Psychology, Depth of Knowledge, and Mindfulness.Continue reading “Seeing Depth with X-rays”
Experience Writing 