I tested resolve using a candescent light barely shining within the darkness breaking past the light I picked all the colors along the path —one by one they fell by the wayside like discarded petal…

You have imagined what it would be like to live in the ocean again though possess no desire to make it a reality The shadows of your past will soon catch up with you though have nothing new to pass…

At dVerse Mish is hosting the Haibun with an invitation to use the theme of fall – falling. dVerse Poets – Haibun – The Fall Of The Leaf Image by Loyloy Thal from Pixabay Their He…

Cool Nights, Day's End by H. Stearley at Earthwalking As the days grow shorter And the nights grow colder The scent of Autumn rises A trip in time Taking me back to younger days * Where time stretched on forever Playing in the jungles of weeds A home once surrounded by nothing Other than corn fields * GrandMother Moon glows blue…

The average annual savings from these benefit cuts would barely pay for a single day of the massive tax cuts for the wealthy that are part of the Republican megabill enacted in July.

For Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 31 Just One Day, Yvette has invited us to write a syllabic poem about how impactful one day can be. Image by Frauke Riether from Pixabay Form: Bussokusekika (…

Detached by H. Stearley at Earthwalking Ten years have passed Since the traumas peaked Loss of home, marriage, career, family members My Dog * And so I retreated Bandaged the wounds of the Soul Hid in movement Thousands of miles Not staying long in one place People came and went But I remained impenetrable * Can I let someone in now…

The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is simply to release any images and emotions. ― Alan Watts The art of letting go Like a mechanical flow Releasing anxiety’s hold Physical pl…

At dVerse Merril is hosting Poetics with and invitation to two options – You may write an ekphrastic poem inspired by Claude Monet’s “The Studio Boat.” Your poem does not need to include anyt…

She tells me "things will be alright" The light workers are rising now A dramatic shift in consciousness is upon us "Believe" Those awakened are spreading the Message of love Of raising vibrational energy To heal our Mother Earth And ourselves "Faith" To form a society that Accepts All Provides for All Ends the suffering of All "Hope" But I am more Hobbesian in that…