Awww Mondays "The biggest questions in life are framed by silence." -Andrew Garfield Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

Blog News – Hiatus Good Morning Everyone, I'll be taking a break starting Monday, April 20, for the remainder of the week. I need to catch up on reading, blog maintenance, and spring cleaning. Awww Mondays, Wordless Wednesday, and Throwback Friday will be published as usual since they are…

#SenHai Saturday – 4/18/26 Daniil Silantev – Unsplash.com Senryu discordant echoes windswept in barren hillsides undoing secrets Haiku cloudless sky page wind-swept mist hovers spring's breath silent SenHai Saturday #48 Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This picture…

Beingness – Throwback Friday to be, a magical feat rise and shine and exist to meet life fairy tales not silenced they speak over the din of reality let starry moments imbibe in blissful intoxication pretend not to notice earth’s peeve with the world rise and shine exist to meet life Throwback 13…

Common sense, a lost art dizzied with ego expectations soar boundless intentions sincere? overreach blurs true purpose patience of mankind grows thin Reena’s Xploration Challenge #426 Welcome back to changing seasons! Summer has hit us earlier than expected, and it is sultry, not a song. I like to…

Whispers of ago sifting through keepsakes perhaps an injustice to oneself expired memories fleeting in step souls find bliss "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts – April 14, 2026…

#Easy Peasy Writes – 4/15/26 the gentle eye sees what it wants to see color motionless in depths nature unpretending Kimo Kimo is a tristich, a poem of three lines with 10/7/6 syllables. Kimo is an Israeli version of the haiku. Unrhymed. No title. “Also, the kimo is focused on a single frozen…

Wordless Wednesday "Nothing should be out of the reach of hope. Life is a hope." ~ A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde Wordless Wednesday is a simple blog post featuring a photo that conveys a message that speaks for itself without using words. I, for one, has been known to break the rules.…

Lazy afternoon afternoon long shadows setting sun white contrails pierce sky page scattered clouds birds and bees lemonade back porch fun mellow tunes cat lazing twilight time Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 60, Tricube, 14/April/2026 Willow is hosting this week's Tanka Tuesday. This week,…

Live, Laugh, and Survive while springtime unfolds wise gnomes spread their agicunfolds gone are down-turned smiles each day we laugh with the sun seeking sense of otherness amid life's struggles survival's grit emerges let of go of sorrow andhum sounds of gratitude day dreams never one and done…

Awww Mondays “Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?"..."It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...”― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself…

#SenH1ai Saturday – 4/11/26 Dmytro Koplyk – Unsplash.com Haiku long-necked and graceful dressed in cherry blossom pink nature's flamboyance Senryu flirtatious beauty a wannabe socialite has her eye on you SenHai Saturday #47 Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This…

Reflections where unknown dreams live found refuge within my soul my own cosmic ride "The trick in life is learning how to deal with it." -Helen Mirren Reena’s Xploration Challenge #425 Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

Not the same as it ever was – Throwback Friday yes, the 1960s and social movements established traditions now outdated renditions times changed our fashion new trends were a passion self-discovery exciting establishment uninviting an era to reference an era for difference encore questioned…

Embrace the sound of spring best present ever spring came in full of moxie blossoms popping out tweeting birds and buzzing bees a lifetime full of giggles #TankaTuesday#TankaTuesdayPoetry Challenge No. 59, Onomatopoeia in Poetry 04/07/2026 Robbie is our host for this week’s #TankaTuesday challenge. This week,…

Wordless Wednesday Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive. ~ Little Men by Louisa May Alcott Wordless Wednesday is a simple blog post…

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The letter morning sun glimmers memories yellowed with age I pen my wholeness with nothing to hold it back silently the ache remains What do you see # 335- 6 April, 2026 Image credit; Alexander Mass @ Unsplash This image shows a woman in a night gown, sitting in front of a writing table and…

Awww Mondays “Despite the forecast, live like it's spring.”― Lilly Pulitzer Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

#SenHai Saturday – 4/4/26 Leo_Visions – Unsplash.com Senryu rigid convictions echoes carved in ancient stone narrowmindedness Haiku spring's breath refreshes slender rivulet flows forever joyous SenHai Saturday #46 Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This image of a…

Who are you? – Throwback Friday the ego addicted to appeal to others abound with one’s druthers to thy own self the truth is evasive for users and takers and self-absorbed fakers selfies deceived Throwback 10 Feb 2022 Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of…

In the beginning… fragmented echoes linger in untamed silence wisdom's breath nurtured Reena’s Xploration Challenge #424 Reena says: We have a word to inspire you this week. INCHOATE It captures the state of something just beginning, yet not fully formed. Frequently encountered in philosophical,…

April Whimsy life's tricks and giggles bring cheer and frivolity wake the quiet ones let jesters weave their magic and forget reality #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 58, Fools Abound! 03/31/26 Yvette is hosting this week's Tanka Tuesday. For this week, write a poem about types of fools or fun…

#Easy Peasy Writes – 4/1/26 nature displays her finest in springtime blushed petals of pink and white blanket the ground like leis Kimo Kimo is a tristich, a poem of three lines with 10/7/6 syllables. Kimo is an Israeli version of the haiku. Unrhymed. No title. “Also, the kimo is focused on a…

Wordless Wednesday It was such a spring day as breathes into a man an ineffable yearning, a painful sweetness, a longing that makes him stand motionless, looking at the leaves or grass, and fling out his arms to embrace he knows not what. ~ The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy Wordless Wednesday is…

Spillwords Publication – Pushing Past Life’s Struggles I was thrilled Dagmara K., Chief Editor at Spillwords, published my work, Pushing Past Life's Struggles. Since, I write mostly poetry, and very rarely try my hand at prose, I'm very pleased my submission was accepted and published, plus I love…

Shimmering reflections the sunset was pure magic across realms of time spirits sail where secrets ebb and flow salt-kissed memories What do you see # 334- 30 March, 2026 Image credit; Rafael Garcin @ Unsplash This image shows a sail ship on the sea. In the background we see that the sky is yellow…

Awww Mondays “I wish I lived in your world, where it's sunshine and puppies all the time.”― Charlotte Huang, Going Geek Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

#Senhai Saturday – 3/28/26 NIR HIMI – Unsplash.com Senryu striped fashionistas zebra's black and white outfits the call of the wild Haiku fanciful dazzle survival of the fittest in sunlit fields they play SenHai Saturday #45 Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! It shows a…

The Return – Throwback Friday the earth embraces peace as souls bask in her warmth and flourish in her hearth from long ago no stones are left unturned as spirits seek the truth in eternal pursuits Gaia aglow Abhanga in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The…

Such is life world is much askew challenges of mankind sell out life's purpose. the gentle eye of youth, courage and strength their survival kit. the pulse of life troublesome, filled with uncertainly. never-ending theatrics spawn memories, a letter I wrote to myself 50 yrs ago, sitting at the…

Wordless Wednesday "Don't you love heavy fragrances, faint with sweetness, ravishing juices of odor, heliotropes, violets, water-lilies,--powerful attars and extracts that snatch your soul off your lips?" ~ The Amber Gods by Harriet Prescott Spofford Wordless Wednesday is a simple blog post…

#Easy Peasy Writes – 3/25/26 the moon writes poems and beams her glow to Gaia spring's blooms find their way Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

Achoo! May, March, April nature spreads magic oak and birch trees peak pollen makers newbie plants smile #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 57, The Hautt, 3/24/26 Hi, everybody! Welcome to this week’s Tanka Tuesday poetry challenge. Melissa here from Mom With a Blog. I checked out some new (to me)…

Unscrambling life’s perplexities retracing time warps fast forward to the future visions reset gaps every day a complex labyrinth some too short, some too long it's said next year was better clearly the purpose fickle can't say my soul in rhythm What do you see # 333 Image credit;…

Awww Mondays "Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one." ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

#SenHai Saturday – 3/21/26 traveling to and fro destination addiction with nowhere to go broken memories yesteryears hope all for naught spring stilled in slumber SenHai Saturday #44 Joseph Corl – Unsplash.com In the words of the photographer – “A train bridge in the fog on a foggy day. Bridge to…

Aftergame – Throwback Friday Ladyluck her name sweeter than aspartame but, a hard one to tame once friends now filenames all who knew her were fair game Ladyluck was her name a wheeler-dealer her game with no sense of shame but karma took aim her brand name defamed with only herself to blame…

Ode to 1964 – Throwback Friday We were bitchin and bad Never bummed out or sad Life was a blast, a real gas No room for a candyass We were cats and chicks We’d hang loose at flicks Sometimes all decked out We were cool and far out No ratfinks or flakes Hands down no fakes We’d bug out and go…

Befitting transcend shades of gray embracing selfsameness own expectations Reena’s Xploration Challenge #422 Reena's prompt: We have a few quotes on the theme of Becoming to inspire you this week. Genius is becoming something you were all along – Dale Carnegie When I let go of what I am, I become…

The genie stirs up magic imagine my surprise a genie grants three wishes my cuppa joe stoked plain and simple I wish for peace, love and freedom for all preparing taxes daunting as a Rubik's Cube routines neglected This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts: March 17, 2026 Here are this week’s prompts:…

#Easy Peasy Writes – 3/18/26 spring celebration froggy lily pads for rent a place to call home Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

Wordless Wednesday I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad. ~ As You Like It by William Shakespeare Wordless Wednesday is a simple blog post featuring a photo that conveys a message that speaks for itself without using words. I, for one, has been known to break the…

Embracing motherly love joyous memories days embraced with gentle warmth true motherly love her heart built our home sweet home together we fulfilled dreams “My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.”― R.J. Palacio, Wonder nurturing seeds life begins in spring near and afar #TankaTuesday…

Finding joy in nature’s harmony imagine being where clouds laugh with the sun ambered pinnacles welcome new beginnings filled with joy where nature shares her melodies of bird song in four-part harmony the calming of a gentle forest stream neath an infinite sapphire blue sky page ignited are…

Awww Mondays “Our pets are our family.”― Ana Monnar Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus Awww Mondays Unless stated, all featured images are produced by myself with the assistance of AI

#SenHai Saturday – 3/14/26 – Happy Pi Day! Leo_Visions – Unsplash.com amber peaks illumed to gaze at time standing still memories of spring This image features a mountain range with the sun illuminating parts of the peaks. The top half of the picture shows a mostly cloud-free sky with a few white…

Venting comfort zones vanished veered off course is honesty boundarylessness Reena’s Xploration Challenge #421 Yesterday, I met a neighbor who spoke about being fleeced by a vet, and how our love for our beloved pets is commercially exploited. It set me thinking about how we are being fleeced…

Remember when – Throwback Friday those were the days things served our way decisions were ours happiness hours where’s it all gone the sine qua nons my friends, those were the days live as we choose nothing to lose and so it goes… Throwback - 6 Feb 2022 Unless stated, all featured images are…

Blog News! Cover Reveal – “Perfect” by Pooja My dear friend, Pooja Gudka, has written her second book and her first novel. She is sharing the cover and title with details to follow. Congratulations to Pooja for her amazing accomplishment. 🥳