Tag: Poetry

#Haibun: Shades of Blue

On days like this when the wind is chill and the sun seldom peeks through the clouds, I wrap myself in a shabby cotton sweater. I am a butterfly in a blue cocoon, safe from the world and harm. It’s an odd looking sweater,… Continue Reading “#Haibun: Shades of Blue”

What Stirs Your Soul?

What stirs your body’s soul and sets your heart singing its own refrain? Is it a glimpse of mountain range etching a stormy grey sky or a sunset across sandy plains of rustling beach grass? What cuts you to the quick like broken glass?… Continue Reading “What Stirs Your Soul?”

#Haiku: Worm Moon

crawling into night sky worm moon beckoning to spring time between seasons Frank J. Tassone: Haikai Challenge #129- Super Worm Moon

#Haibun: March Dandelions

March can be unpredictable here in the desert southwest. Mornings and evenings are cool, days are mild. By midday, I am changing clothes from sweatpants to shorts, and then by sundown, back to sweatpants. Evenings are perfect for a dip in the hot tub,… Continue Reading “#Haibun: March Dandelions”

#American Sentence: Fatal

Let love be the disease that carries me from this life to the unknown Poets and Storytellers United: Weekly Scribblings #9 Contagion dVerse Poets Pub: OLN #261

#Haiku: Honeybee

pollen dusted legs early spring food gathering busy honeybee

Where Silence Once Rained

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.”  ― John Lennon Let there be storms where silence once rainedLet there be voices raised in utter outrage Where complacency… Continue Reading “Where Silence Once Rained”