cycles

life's losses are woven together like seeds on a thread of grief that circles your heart each one a compassionate friend whose soft lament whispers a song of soul to remind you that your growing pains birthed a beautiful wisdom tree that stands rooted in the fertiliser of your wondrous life

The Weaver

when life conspires to throw you into the liminal space occupying that window bounded by the no longer and the not yet your senses switch to full alert sight sharpens sound permeates all vibrational frequencies play in the spaces in between you smell blossoms from centuries ago and different continents to the one your feet …

sacred is

the place where i tread my path knowing not where i go   the rhythm in my hands and my heart pulling music from the void   and then there was sound   the vision of you in myriad forms human and not human a voice in all things   the darkness where i find …

life

It is one this life and this death and also none speaks Master Zen but if it is as he says then he does not know   The Georgics might contain clues to living life on this Earth Vires acquirit eundo You can work it out   submission for dVerse Shadorma prompt hosted by Amaya …

Slainte

Sit a little while and drink with me i would pour you a glass of poetry tall  and clear with intent   may it taste ~ of all the summers that you were young and free enough to graze your knees and elbows in the theatre of play ~ of that first strawberry-sweet kiss that formed your heart …

dance at the edge

Susie offers the prompt at Toads today feature photo from shutterstock For today's challenge I want you to write a poem from your immediate surroundings. For example where I am sitting there is a vase of   flowers,  silver thermos, a mailbox nameplate from my father's mailbox, a window, a rather sickly violet, books, a clock, a …

Football’s Final

It's Haibun Monday at dVerse and our theme chosen by guest landlady Nyo is “Childhood Experiences”, whether they be pleasurable or traumatic, but perhaps something that changed the course of your life or impacted you in some  unforgettable way.   Haibun prose is composed of terse, descriptive paragraphs, written in the first person singular. The text unfolds …

to capture a journey

img courtesy Our dVerse prompt today comes from Bodhirose. The Choka or Long Poem is believed to be the most intricate of Japanese poetry and was used to tell a story; many were epic with over 100 lines.  This form was popular between the 1st and 13th centuries, the earliest example was discovered in the …

Pathway to the Heart

New Beginnings is the prompt from Mish this Tues at dVerse, and we are offered a selection of Art to inspire our poetry. I have chosen the piece shown above by Jennifer Vranes entitled 'New Beginnings' ~~~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~~~   the pathway beckons deep into the Klimpt-like silver birch stand of forest …

The Blues

img source Tonight our prompt is as follows: Posted by Victoria.C.Slotto Make Music of Those Words—dVerse Meeting the Bar  For today, I’d like you to write a poem that incorporates elements of music. It may be on any topic, including music, but what will come through is a recognition of the influence of music. ***   …