(via Desiring Feathers - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon)
At dVerse Grace is hosting Open Link Night – the night we choose a poem to post. dVerse Poets – OLN Photo: zmescience.com “And the dead tree gives no shelter.” T.S. Eliot The Old Casuarina I often pass the old casuarina,green tobrown to grey,soft to hardthe end of sap,juice of the livinggonedead,elemental washthe smooth soon enoughsplits and pits,what once coherednow shredded,a fibrous…
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At dVerse Li is hosting the Haibun with an invitation to write what is know as a Burning Haibun. Burning Haibun relies on writing a Haibun then using erasure x 2 to arrive at a distilled form as a second part, followed by the usual haiku/senryu. Burning Haibun is typically about an interior journey/reflection. For more detail follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Haibun – Making Way Image:…
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At dVerse Merril is hosting the Haibun with an invitation to time travel. For more detail and resource follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Haibun – Let’s Travel Through Time Photo: uncredited on Yelp. Leighton Beach adjacent to Port Beach, Fremantle, Western Australia. “Do you plan to squander your precious twenties” Marilyn L. Taylor Far Away Yesterday Hey Jude crept into the number one…
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Image by Hans from Pixabay “And we fear the gnomes are just about to strike” Sidney Lanier GnomistryThe gnomes know thingsthey rule,of course they dowith their redporcelain cheeksand pointy hatspudgy arms andbeer bellies,they're so ecognomicever gnomian,they're an agnomallyeven aggnomistin matters esoteric,gnomist in all things,maybe even antignomialin paradox,whatever they arethey're…
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Image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay “The dew is like pearl; the moon like a bow.” Bai Juyi I Am Leaving A Trail Nature's spritz gathers on my shoes now sodden as I merrily wend my way, nothing seems to be stirring in the cool of this early hour, only a fool would imagine they are unseen in this quiet, though nothing flutters or moves I am leaving a trail. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent…
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At dVerse Sanaa is hosting poetics with an invitation to write a Valentine’s poem choosing from the following three options: 1- Love Potions and Concoctions: Write a poem as a recipe for a love potion. Throw in some berries and cream, maybe a dash of cinnamon and chivalry. Tell us what love means to you. 2- Love Letters Through Time: Write a poem in the form of a love letter. It can be…
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Photo: walking bush trails around Lake Margarette west of Beacon, spring 22. “I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly” Mary Oliver A Pestering YearnWhere did you plant your compasswhat words did you dress in,how did you survive drowning that you are here now in spite of ...did everything run in 7s and 12s?O for the perfect days, of hoursthat first sweet cool…
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Art: ‘Ushibori’ by Kawase Hasui (1930) http://www.arctic.edu “A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.” Ikkyu Sojun Towards His ShoreBreeze rippled surfaceas river so skin,gentle snow adrift in the nightnot so the chabuneHiroshi's hands familiarwith the steady course,his true beaconthe cottage lightprovided by darkness,Kimiko sheltered by her bangasa against prying…
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