Here is today's poem, a Rondelet, from the prompt, Misty Morning Violets. Enjoy. Photo by Gyubin Hong on Pexels.com Misty Morning Violets Soft floral scentDrifting in the morning mist airSoft floral scentBrushed with tears and simple lamentone last bouquet laid unadorneda life unlived, forever mournedSoft floral scent ยฉ A. F. Stewart 2023
National Poetry Month Day 25: Mourning Ritual
So my prompt for today was Cemetery Picnic, and here's the poem I wrote inspired by Victorian Era customs (and yes, they did picnic in cemeteries). Also, I usually use the prompt for the title, but I changed it up for this one. Image byย Vincent Ciroย fromย Pixabay Mourning Ritual Memento moriand cemetery picnicsLife among the dead... Continue Reading →
National Poetry Month Day 8: Winter’s Fjord
Here's today's poem. Image byย Noel Bauzaย fromย Pixabay Winter's Fjord Within the icy flowShe haunts my dreamsHer beloved faceSinking beneath the watersWhy did she leave me? Consumed inside the nightAshen pyre on the riverScorching embers taking flightI see her face within the waterHer soul sailing out to sea
#NationalPoetryMonth Day 15: As Petals Fall
And we come to Day 15... Image by suju from Pixabay As Petals Fall As petals fall in rain cerise velvet from the sky white-streaked and fragrant I stare into the orchard Tears reflecting the weather Remembering. ยฉ A. F. Stewart 2019 All Rights Reserved
