I don’t know what compelled me to play poet again today, but compelled I was, so you get to read my latest attempt at literary expression. I…
It’s been nearly eight months since I last wrote a poem (horrible or otherwise) for you. Well, for me, actually. So, tonight I decided to…
I’ve been thinking about a poem for several days now and started on a draft this evening. I’m not completely happy with what I have…
I don’t know that my day started badly, but it didn’t start happy. Stress has been preventing me from getting a proper night’s sleep for…
When I’m feeling stressed I turn to my writing prompts. Today, that meant working on a new form poem, which led me to write a…
Oh, how I hate being sick. Even worse is when it’s just “the common cold” because there isn’t anything you can do about it – other than…
I had a long, partly mostly tear-filled conversation with a friend today where I went on and on about many of the fears and uncertainties…
Just for you, some pretty trees that I drew this evening. Yay! Treesby Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918) I think that I shall never see A poem as…
Today’s writing prompt was to write for ten minutes starting with the words “Today I will…”. So when lunch came around I grabbed my laptop…
Today’s writing lesson was an A-Z poem where the first letter of each line forms the alphabet in alphabetical order. It was a bit challenging…
As I work toward my goal of publishing a book I’ve found myself spending a lot of time re-learning different forms of poetry. Added to…
As part of my effort to take back my lunchtime, I’ve spent today’s lunch break composing a little ditty on my laptop just for my awesome…
I asked by Just Frances I asked the grass why it was green; And it smiled and said just because. I asked the sky why…
The Squeen, in her most noble and wise ways, has declared that: “Wednesdays, today and forthwith and here-on-after, are haiku Wednesdays.” I’ve thought about posting…
It’s been nearly three weeks since the kid arrived and there have been loads of little lessons learned. Here’s today’s lesson:When you have a new…
I wish I had by Just Frances I wish I had the courage to say what I want to say; I wish I had the…
An Ode to the Beach House by Just Frances Oh Beach House, Beach HouseYour lovely views of the Columbia River gorge entice my senses Oh…
I posted a while back about “I AM” poems, and how I like to re-write mine from time to time because it helps me to…
Whatifs are terrible little things. They hold us back from doing all of the important things in life. They feed on fear and worry and self-doubt. But…
When I first began this blog, I jokingly commented that: “The content will be all over the place. You may visit one day and see…