new year’s resolutions all colorful plumage no substance #DailyHaikuPrompt (pheasant) #haiku

after Christmas sales slightly used new year 50% off #DailyHaikuPrompt (new year) #haiku

living my best life that plover on the shoreline #DailyHaikuPrompt (plover) #haiku

Writing a weekly limerick with these ladies is one of my favorite things!

what can we bear – on my father’s nightstand a half-done crossword #dailyhaikuprompt | bear #smallpoems

bearskin rug the cold comfort of death #DailyHaikuPrompt (bear) #haiku

scent of tobacco in the attic grandpa’s overcoat #DailyHaikuPrompt (tobacco) #haiku

peeling back my darkness winter solstice #DailyHaikuPrompt (solstice) #haiku

Tom struggled with holiday trappings His feathers weren't built for gift wrapping The paper was ripped The tape wouldn't stick He gobbled, "Turkey wings are for flapping!" Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

winter yoga the bridge’s arch obscured I slowly wrap my mind around the next bend #dailyhaikuprompt (winter) #tanka #yoga #aging

grappling with that fleet fox: Time long night of the soul #DailyHaikuPrompt (long night) #haiku

moth moon fluttering toward the light #DailyHaikuPrompt (moth) #haiku

still stewing inside the kitchen seasonal discontent #DailyHaikuPrompt (stew) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

winter wedding she gets cold feet walking down the aisle #DailyHaikuPrompt (snow) #haiku

muffled chimes— trying to recall that one Christmas #DailyHaikuPrompt (chimes) #haiku

Tom's baking endeavours were fraught Despite all the goods that he'd bought His wattle was caked With the stuff that he'd baked As he tied the bread in a French knot Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

holiday fete I come dressed as a dark cloud #DailyHaikuPrompt (dark cloud) #haiku

falling stars another round of karaoke #DailyHaikuPrompt (star) #haiku

camellia at the Christmas market peddled wares #DailyHaikuPrompt (camellia) #haiku

north forty the stark beauty of dining alone #DailyHaikuPrompt (North) #haiku

December carousel tinny music breaks the stillness #DailyHaikuPrompt (December) #haiku

cardinal morning in the birdbath holy water #DailyHaikuPrompt (cardinal) #haiku

following the moon path late bloomer #DailyHaikuPrompt (moon) #haiku

I'm a sucker for a broody seascape, so this 2-page spread in #ButterflySea made me swoon. Only 15 more days until this gorgeous picture book is available for purchase! @booksbycindy.bsky.social @tielmourpress.bsky.social @marielaurecouet.bsky.social

tea ceremony failing to find my zen #DailyHaikuPrompt (tea) #haiku

karaoke geese singing the frost into being #DailyHaikuPrompt (frost) #haiku

empty fireplace Christmas Eve at the care home #DailyHaikuPrompt (fireplace) #haiku

beside the hearth Mary Oliver & I imbibing verse #DailyHaikuPrompt (imbibe) #haiku

I’m honored to be featured in Issue 10 of the First Frost journal amongst so many gorgeous #haiku poems. www.firstfrostpoetry.com

Tom stopped at his local craft fair, Impressed with the mixture of wares. Booths with colorful sweets Lined the cobblestone streets. “I refuse to support billionaires!” (1/2) #LimerickSunday two-parter by @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, & me! #limerick

sticks and stones on the inside a bonfire #DailyHaikuPrompt (bonfire) #haiku

another go with the zen garden rake untangling today #DailyHaikuPrompt (rake) #haiku

Tom wrestled with LED lights Suspended at towering heights With talons a-freezing He couldn't help sneezing Tom feared this could lead to last rites! Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

bakewells and sponges on the telly unfamiliar classics #DailyHaikuPrompt (classic) #haiku

singing the classics on the long and winding road in my old beetle #DailyHaikuPrompt (Classic, Road) #haiku

and yet… still apple-cheeked winter moon #DailyHaikuPrompt (winter moon) #haiku

covering multitudes first snow #DailyHaikuPrompt (first snow) #haiku

mud mask hiding beneath the layers better days #DailyHaikuPrompt (mask) #haiku

michelin stars the turnip soup flirts with richness #dailyhaikuprompt

Tom’s feathers were trembling and shaking So to combat his nerves he got baking Cinnamon and spice Mixed in to entice In no time the sweets quelled the quaking Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

lying fallow my thoughts turnip surprising wisdom #DailyHaikuPrompt (turnips) #haiku

ushering in a lopsided moon north wind #DailyHaikuPrompt (north wind) #haiku

seasonal blues pricked by shards of moonrise at four pm #DailyHaikuPrompt (moonrise) #haiku

A #poem for those who still believe in democracy on November 5, 2025.

With another Thanksgiving ahead Tom panicked...fall filled him with dread! He started to cry "No more pumpkin pie!" And pulled covers over his head! Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social and me

What do you call… …a handyman who stops complaining? an “enter” #DailyHaikuPrompt (carp) #senryu #pun-ku

losing track my foggy brain capitulates #DailyHaikuPrompt (foggy) #haiku

gen-x dreamin’— joyous desolation and a stiff drink #DailyHaikuPrompt (desolate) #senryu #micropoetry

cold shoulder season October turns a blind eye #DailyHaikuPrompt (coolness) #haiku

sea breeze dreams as the meeting drags on I wade deeper #DailyHaikuPrompt (coolness, soft breeze)