Some drabbles sharing bleak winter cheer… Photo by stein egil liland on Pexels.com Refugees The soft smell of smoke haunted the air, driving the ragged group of people onward through the snow. Behind them, the glow of fire lit the sky with the only hope stretching into the forest. The moon beckoned them forward, its... Continue Reading →
The drabbles are back with Frankie and Joni and fun with food and song. Photo by Alexey Demidov on Pexels.com If It's Thursday, It Must Be Cake “What do you think, dragonfruit and a cowbell or papaya and a handbell?”“What?” I looked up from the latest Ren Faire music vid and stared at Frankie.“For the... Continue Reading →
Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com It's been a while since I did one of these here on the website, so here goes. It's been a rough November. It started well, coming off getting the new versions of both Colours of Poetry and Tears of Poetry formatted and uploaded for distribution. They are both available... Continue Reading →
Here's my annual poem for Remembrance Day. Photo by Bogdan R. Anton on Pexels.com Echoes of War Wander the lonely hillscovered in scarlet poppiesas the cold November windblows the yesteryear of war. Boom the guns,acrid smoke and soundBoom the guns,as the soldiers fall Wander the lonely hillsjust above the bonesas the cold November windwhispers voices... Continue Reading →
A little Halloween poem for you from Poetry of Monsters and Madness. The Hessian When the swirl of autumn leavesstirs the dank smell of loam and dirtand the bright moon shimmers throughthe shadow of bare-boned oaken trees When the witching hour whispersto the prowling echoes of the deadand that reverberation of hoofbeatsthunders down the lonesome... Continue Reading →
Be Afraid of the Dark 