Todays poem is a Villanelle from the prompt, Defy the Stars. Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Defy the Stars Beyond the constricting skies, we soar,and embrace the expanse of black;resisting fate, while the engines roar Voyaging past what we can’t ignore,determined we aren’t coming backBeyond the constricting skies, we soar Abandoning memories come before,setting... Continue Reading →
Today's poem is a villanelle from the prompt, Willow by the River. Enjoy. Photo by David Roberts on Pexels.com Willow by the River Weeping branches flow to the water’s edge,stout roots twist deep in abundant soilA picturesque scene, just beyond the hedge A drifting breeze wafts weeds and sedge;in swirling wind, boughs dance and coilWeeping... Continue Reading →
Another Villanelle poem today from the prompt, French Remembrances. Photo by Tom Dubois on Pexels.com French Remembrances Do you recall the night we met,our Paris, in the heat of Juneover fromage and petite baguette? So quickly born, first tête-à -têtesoft words bathed beneath the moonDo you recall the night we met? Swept away, by that beautiful... Continue Reading →
Here is the poem for today, a villanelle from the prompt, Surrender to Reflection. Enjoy. Photo by Ismael Su00e1nchez on Pexels.com Surrender to Reflection Glimpses in the fractured glassmercurial echo of that perfection need,mirroring your hollowed class Holding tight, that ring of brasswhile you open your veins to bleedGlimpses in the fractured glass A contract... Continue Reading →
So apparently, I chose dark prompts for this Easter weekend. Here's today's, Angel of Death, and I wrote a Villanelle. Photo by Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels.com Angel of Death Past the soft flutter of wingsat the long end of days;shadowy emissary of divine kings Sunset hours, that final toll ringsExhausted eyes upward, to gazepast the... Continue Reading →
