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Poetry Friday: A Cascade of Peonies It's Poetry Friday! Patricia has the roundup today at Reverie where she shares a beautiful golden hinge and some fantastic photos from Yosemite. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. This morning as I strolled through the garden checking on my bird…

Poetry Friday: A Reflection It's Poetry Friday and the round up is here! Thanks for stopping by. My April Poetry Project was to write a daily tanka in response to a poem from my morning reading. I didn't have much experience with that form so I thought it would be a good exercise. Some days were…

Poetry Friday: A Tanka for Earth Day It's Poetry Friday! The lovely and talented Irene Latham has the roundup today at Live Your Poem. Be sure to stop by for a sneak peek at her new novel Some Starry Night and lots more poetry goodness. I'm writing daily tankas during April, and this week I found…

Poetry Friday: Backyard Wonders It's Poetry Friday! I've been keeping up with my April Poetry Project of writing a tanka a day. Since I didn't post last week, I'll share two today. The first was inspired by the line “What is so utterly invisible as tomorrow?” in a poem from Little Alleluias by…

Progressive Poem I'm participating in a Progressive Poem with many poet friends from Poetry Friday. Today is my turn to add the last line. I love that we have traveled to the Land of Poetry, and in just the first seven lines there is evidence of many poetic devices - simile, metaphor, rhyme, and…

Poetry Friday: April Poetry Project It's Poetry Friday! Matt has the roundup today where he's celebrating the one-year birthday of his beautiful anthology, A Universe of Rainbows. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, I'm writing a tanka…

Poetry Friday: Celebrating Twilight It's Poetry Friday! I'm celebrating twilight with our host for today, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, in celebration of her new book, When Twilight Comes. I was pleasantly surprised that my preorder arrived early. In this beautiful book, Marcie brings the sights,…

Poetry Friday: Welcome Spring I’m ready for spring, but it hasn’t arrived. Not yet. -from ”Walking to Indian River” by Mary Oliver Photo: One lonely crocus in my front garden This time of year, thoughts naturally turn to spring. And looking back on my Poetry Friday posts in late March, I almost…

Poetry Friday: Small Things Welcome to Poetry Friday! The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amhurst, MA has long been on my bucket list of places to visit. But this week I experienced the wonder of Eric Carle at a special exhibit much closer to home. "Small Living Things: The Magical Art of…

Poetry Friday: Advice from Chickadee It’s Poetry Friday! Margaret has the roundup today at Reflections on the Teche where she treats us to three beautiful poems. Chickadees have been on her mind as well. I’ve always been curious about the staying birds in winter. Cardinals, sparrows, chickadees,…

Poetry Friday: Waiting for You Welcome to Poetry Friday! Susan Thomsen has the roundup today at Chicken Spaghetti where she shares a poem that begins with the last line of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself” - “I stop somewhere waiting for you.” Last week she invited poets to join her in writing a…

Poetry Friday: Celebrating the Lunar New Year It's Poetry Friday and today I'm celebrating the Chinese/Lunar New Year. This year I participated in Poetry Friday friend Jone Rush MacCulloch's New Year post card exchange. Thank you to all who sent me post cards. I loved the variety of form, the nod…

Poetry Friday: Winter Chill It's Poetry Friday! We're in the depths of a winter chill here in the northeast. The snow from last week's storm is hanging around and I'm still thinking about the birds staying warm, finding food. The party at the feeders after I fill them with seed lets me know my…

Poetry Friday: Preparing for the Storm It's Poetry Friday! Tabatha has the round-up today at The Opposite of Indifference. Be sure to stop by for a beautiful poem by Denise Levertov, "Concurrence." I encourage you also to explore the meditations for this poem in the link Tabatha offers. Here in…

Poetry Friday: Attic Treasure It's Poetry Friday! Jan has the roundup at Bookseedstudio where she shares a lovely tribute honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. When you live in a home for almost 48 years, you're bound to collect some things. Well,…

Poetry Friday: Stargazing Welcome to Poetry Friday! I love to look at the sky on a clear winter night. It's a playground for noticing planets and stars. Without the veil of leaves from the trees the sky seems so much larger. I recently read an article about stargazing with the advice to wait and…

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Poetry Friday: Now That It’s 2026… ...it's time to start thinking about things related to the new year. For me, that's setting some intentions, choosing my OLW, and recording my first bird of the year. So, Happy Poetry Friday and Happy New Year! I started thinking about my one little word a few…

Poetry Friday: Lake Skating Welcome to Poetry Friday. Michelle has the roundup today here where she gives us a peek at the Yoko Ono exhibit in Chicago. Be sure to stop by for some much-needed peace and calm and lots of poetry goodness. My poem for today was inspired by "Skating After School" by…

Proud to have my poem, "Birds of a Feather" included in Issue 12 of Little Thoughts Press. The theme is Better Together and is full of inspiring stories and poems about the power of community. Stop by LTP to read the entire issue. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues @littlethoughtspress.com

Poetry Friday: Goodnight and Good Morning It's Poetry Friday! Winter has definitely set in here in the northeast. Cold, a bit of snow, the sun making brief appearances. It's the season of candlelight and finding peace in the night sky lit by a full moon. I'm making my way through Leaf, Cloud,…

Poetry Friday: The Week After It's Poetry Friday! Irene has the roundup today at Live Your Poem where she uses a lovely poem from one of my favorites, Barbara Crooker, as inspiration for her ArtSpeak poem. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. This week I'm catching up with my writing.…

Poetry Friday: Life’s Little Pleasures Welcome to Poetry Friday! One of my guilty little pleasures is hand crafted, scented soaps. I almost always choose a few bars to bring home when I'm visiting a new town or shopping in a new location. The names, the scents, the colors all delight me, so I make…

Poetry Friday: My Tree Sweater Remembered It's Poetry Friday! Last week I talked about attending the wonderful Poetry Palooza at Highlights. The Highlights Foundation Retreat Center is nestled in the Pocono Mountains in northeastern PA. Beautiful in any season, the drive through the mountains in…

Poetry Friday: Highlights Inspiration It's Poetry Friday! The talented Laura Purdie Salas has the round up today here where she gets us ready for winter with a shout out to her new book Flurry, Float, and Fly! and a skillfully crafted villanelle. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. On…

Poetry Friday: It’s the Season October Morning along the traillight breezes through blushing leavesdancing in shadowsDraft,2025RoseCappelli Today is Poetry Friday! One of our recent prompts/challenges at the Nevermores was to write about a fifth season. The first thing that came to mind was the…

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Poetry Friday: Inspiration Inspiration comes in waves for me. I can go days, weeks even, without a single idea that seems worthy enough to pursue. And maybe that’s the problem – too quickly dismissing ideas before they have a chance to nestle in and take shape. So, I’m trying to reset my mindset -…

Poetry Friday: Last Rose of Summer? It's Poetry Friday! Today Amy is our gracious host, rounding up everyone's posts at The Poem Farm. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending a UCLA Extension class on writing poetry for children led by our…

Poetry Friday: Imagining Welcome! It's Poetry Friday and the roundup is here! Instructions for living a life:Pay attention.Be astonished.Tell about it. -Mary Oliver I try to live by Mary Oliver's suggestion and find something each day to notice and appreciate. I write these observations down in a…

Poetry Friday: Before Summer Slips Away It's Poetry Friday! Margaret has the roundup today at Reflections on the Teche with a taste of her recent trip to Scotland. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. The seasons seem a bit mixed up this year. After a very chilly and rainy spring, we…

Poetry Friday: Lone Survivor It's Poetry Friday! Carol has the roundup today at Beyond Literacy Link where she talks about the art of summering. Be sure to stop by lots of poetry goodness. My gardens have not been as abundant as they have been in past years. That is probably due to a combination…

Poetry Friday: Poetry Swap and More It's Poetry Friday! Heidi has the round up today at my juicy little universe. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. This summer I was treated to some very special poetry swap gifts. Thank you to Carol Labuzzetta and Linda Mitchell for your thoughtful,…

Poetry Friday: Vacation Bundle I’ve been absent for a few weeks from Poetry Friday. Two trips pulled me away. One was to a retreat at Lake Tahoe with my poetry group, the Nevermores. One to a family beach vacation in Ocean City, NJ. At Lake Tahoe we had lots of time to hike, work on projects,…

Poetry Friday: Bluebird Fledglings It's Poetry Friday! Tabatha has the round up today at The Opposite of Indifference. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. The second brood of bluebird chicks are close to fledging. Very close. I check on them daily but know not to get too close.…

Excited to get this delivered today! Best Buds by @beckyscharn.bsky.social is a wonderful story about finding just the right friends.

Rise Up! A Review Throughout our long history, when something's unfairWhen rights need expanding, or wrongs need repairAmericans argue. We march and we cheer.We write songs and speeches. We go volunteer! -Rachel C. Katz in Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History Happy Poetry Friday and 4th…

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Poetry Friday: Rosie’s Has It All It's Poetry Friday! Carol has the round up at The Apples in My Orchard. Be sure to stop by to see the beautiful wooden bowls and jewelry that she and her husband craft, plus lots of poetry goodness. I've been vacationing with my family at the Jersey shore since I…

Poetry Friday: Book Review and More It's Poetry Friday! Last week I received my preorder of Where the Deer Slip Through written by Katey Howes and illustrated by Beth Kommes. Katey was a colleague, fellow poet, and friend who passed away much too young in 2024. I’ve read this book many times…

Poetry Friday: Garden Beauties It's Poetry Friday! I've been experimenting with creating a moon garden in my back yard, an area with plants that might capture and reflect the glow of moonlight. I did a little research, but mostly I've been looking on my own for plants and flowers in silver and…

Poetry Friday: Writing Small and the Power of Punctuation It's Poetry Friday! This month I've been using prompts from Georgia Heard from her newsletter Heartbeats. You can find out more here. Georgia encourages readers to write small daily. Here's my tanka from Thursday's prompt "what the wind…

Poetry Friday: A Final Few It's Poetry Friday, and already May! If you've read some of my recent posts, you know I've been writing cheritas using word prompts from Verse of Ages for my April Poetry Project. It's been fun seeing where those prompts take me. This week I visited a food pantry, went…

Poetry Friday: More Cheritas It's Poetry Friday and today I'm sharing a couple of the cheritas I've been writing during April. Last week I was taking care of my grandkids, but I did manage to write each evening before the exhaustion of the day took over. The first one is in celebration of Earth…

Poetry Friday: Progressive Poem Day 11 It's Poetry Friday and also my turn to add a line to this year's Kidlit Progressive Poem. But before we get to that, I'll share a cherita I wrote this week as part of my April poetry project. My inspiration came from the word "astonish" and the unusually cold…

Today’s cherita using “astonish” Daffodil woke astonished to discover frost on its bloom. Just some April foolery from Mother Nature before Sun smiled. #poetry

Today’s cherita using the word “tumble” We all know Jack fell down the hill And Jill came tumbling after, Except for today when Jill stood her ground Voiced concern, and Didn’t blindly follow. #poetry

Today’s Cherita Traffic jam at the feeder Squabbling, squawking Until Fox strolled in Birds skedaddled Seed scattered free for picking #poetry