Day: February 8, 2022

A quadrille In the form of a Diminishing Verse poem Fingers crossed, he’d intended to cheat… Soft cookies cooling from the oven’s heat… She’d made him promise that he wouldn’t eat any of them… But perhaps he’d just nibble a bit at one… Retching on salt, he realized she knew him to a ‘t’. Diminishing…

Morning Moon over the Delaware River Sky-nibbled moon caughtbetween white cat-paw clouds, descends, returns,constant in her inconstancy, she rotateskeeping a side to herself, but always pulling– follower or lover, which is she? Forcesin symbiosis–the ebb-flow of oceans and blood,the gravity of love and science. Another poem about the moon. It’s an obsession! A quadrille for…

“Where Shall I Flee?” by: Anne Clare “Where Shall I Flee?”  by:  Anne Clare One does not need to be a WWII buff or a lover of historical fiction to enjoy this accomplishment.  I recommend it to ALL! Being as I normally read and report non-fiction, I was very impressed with Anne Clare’s realistic characterization…

Originally posted on MasticadoresIndia // Editora: Terveen Gill: Image Source: Snappa Of course predators don’t always murder their prey Many times they will just catch something for fun and then release it and revel in the godlike feeling of having allowed a creature infinitely weaker to live “My cat brought me a mouse,” she said.…

Title – Moonfall (2022)  Director – Roland Emmerich (Independence Day)  Cast – Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Pena, Donald Sutherland  Plot – With the Moon knocked off its orbit and headed towards Earth, a group of brave souls head to space to save mankind before it’s to late.  “This planet has suffered five…

I saunter along distant trails, not knowing what wonders nature will share with me. Will falling water sing between rocky cliffs? Multnomah Falls, Oregon Will earth show its origins in the soil? Painted Hills, Oregon Will wind turn wheels of history over parched plains? Fort Rock, Oregon And when I return home from distant trails,…

“Will you cook tonight?” she stared into his black eyes, searching for kindness and understanding.He would not.He was a stuffed toy.He couldn’t even answer back. Of Stuffed Dreams

Lord, I am not always strong,Sometimes I fall and I do wrong.Lord, I am not always cheerful,Sometimes I get weary and resentful.Lord, I am not always enthusiastic,Sometimes, I feel lazy and weak.Lord, I am not always kind,Sometimes, I grumble and whine.Lord, I don’t always have faith.Sometimes I hated having to wait.Lord, I don’t always understand,Sometimes,…

Lê Vĩnh Tài, the Vietnamese poet and translator born 1966 in Buon Ma Thuot, Daklak, Vietnam. The retired doctor is still a resident of the Western Highlands, a businessman in Buon Ma Thuot. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the poet and translator, born 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in…

A comment from our friend Larry a few days ago opened the doors to a train of thought … well, it was a train I was already on, but Larry’s comment bought me a longer ticket on that train.  His comment was in response to my post titled Remember, about International Holocaust Remembrance Day and…

Poetry Partners #45 A series of raiku about the past by Alan Steinle of ‘Alan’s Poetry’ (Alan’s invention: raiku = rhyming haiku) the past is a chain we drag along the terrain of our aging brain whether right or wrong the arm of the past is strong carries us along can we break the tie…

Raven-night About this house,night folds dark wings,rough-feathered, cold, and through the window glass,a single star, raven-eye, blinks. Frost crisps, and I cannot tellif we are kin or prey. Raven-night

At dVerse Lisa is hosting Poetics with an invitation to engage with the Japanese (derived for the Chinese) seventy-two seasons comprised of: Major season – Sekki; Minor Season within – Ko. See the link below for more info. dVerse Poets – Poetics – One of Seventy-two Seasons Photo: from soothingrelaxation.com “Rain is the language of…

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(Wild Rabbits – Photo by Dawn Pisturino) No matter how hot or cold it is outside, our adopted wildlife demand to be fed. And when my daughter visits, she regresses back to her childhood, delighting in spoiling the bunny rabbits. She generally arrives with grocery bags full of carrots and lettuce. The bunnies love it.…