A fantasy dinner. Thoughts on the ultimate in “creative” guest list…
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
Declarations of belief, to conjure an early spring.
Frost, Lost… and Found
It’s American Thanksgiving! How are you spending your day? Are you with family and friends, or is it a day on your own? Of course, if you’re reading in Canada, Australia, France, or anywhere else across the globe, today is Thursday. And? How about some poetry, wherever you may be? As a single mother, I’ve […]
Life is Changing, Verse Deranging
It’s versing to surrender, I must say. To the eccentric, wacky willful stage. Bag Lady, cats and hats – but not the gray! Alas, this flailing, flaunting facing age! With ready thoughts and tricks to just say yes, To voicing my opinions, no holds barred. So what if my persona is a mess! Must stifling […]
Listing
When lists turn from tools into torture devices…
FAFSA Deadline, CSS. Muzzle the Ghazal for My Stress?
Lost your PIN or lost your mind? Think your taxes were a grind? FAFSA’s looming let’s just say, And CSS is days away. If you do misplace your PIN, Do not fret, you can get in. Duplicates may be obtained; The PIN site has a link for same. Oh, the joys of college years! But […]
Chipmunk Sonnet (with a Fave Chair Twist)
Shakespeare, move over… The Chipmunk Sonnet has arrived!
Isn’t it the month for a Mad Girl’s Love Song?
A little something different for a Spring weekend, whatever the weather? Sylvia Plath’s Mad Girl’s Love Song is one of my favorite poems from my teenage years. Recently, something reminded me of the words, “I think I made you up inside my head,” and I found myself searching out this classic example of the villanelle […]
Blog Not, Lest Ye Be Blogged
It’s been a week for writing, for reading and writing, for tapping and typing and I can’t turn it off even when my fingers aren’t on a keyboard. Is it useful? Useless? Avoidance Therapy? I even took an hour to actually enjoy the web, buzzing with all manner of pleasurable and intriguing vibes. I read about […]