Welcome to April, 2023 and National Poetry Month. The first prompt on my list was Colours and here's today's poem. Enjoy this little warm-up free verse. Photo by Steve Johnson on Pexels.com Colours Vivid splashes rollingacross the canvasin brushstrokes sheddingcaptured imagesPassion smearedin dyed medium Scarlet boundingfrom the shadowsSapphire envelopingthe brightest skyA soft summer daycaught impastowith... 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 →
Welcome to Day 4 and my annual October Frights Dark Poetry segment Photo by samer daboul on Pexels.com Shadows in the Mirror Shifting glassin the darkreflectionsof facesthat shouldn’t beMama, mama,he cries out,nightmares are realShush,it was a dreamThere are nomonsters Mama smilesreassuringly Until the morningwhen the lightrevealsa missingchild Within the Woods Like reaching fingersunder moonlightthe branches... Continue Reading →
I didn't quite finish the drabbles this week so I'll give you a poem instead. I wrote this one for a writing exercise, I hope you enjoy. Drabble Wednesday will be back next week with Frankie and Joni. Photo by Alexander Krivitskiy on Pexels.com Unsatisfactory Conclusions in a void, empty and isolatedconnectiveturn your back on... Continue Reading →
Be Afraid of the Dark 