I wrote this tricube (3 verses, 3 lines each, 3 syllables each) in response to Ethical ELA’s Verselove. I’ve long lurked and read, but finally jumped in and added my two (twenty-seven?) cents…
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Poetry Month Day 1: Easing In with an Etheree
Today, for the start of poetry month, an etheree.
Slice of Life Day 28: The Best Part
Ask me what was best about today, And I could tell you it was a sunny day Or the crocuses in bloom Or a good workout Or a delightful dog walk But the best part, by far, Was having to set the table for four once again. It’s good to have my guy home, ifContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 28: The Best Part”
Slice of Life Day 27: On Yard Work
Muddled through memories and grief while gardening today, and (metaphors being what they are) I grew a poem…
Slice of Life Day 15: Dabbling
Today’s post takes inspiration from a fellow writer. I got to play with some poetic forms and I loved it!
Slice of Life Story Challenge Day 3: Worse Things
Life…has a LOT going on, in every direction. Today’s post is a moment of gratitude for some big-little things.
Slice of Life Tuesday: Mom Poem
Going through my drafts, I found a poem about my mom I wrote at this time last year. With her now two months gone, the words resonate differently for me.
Slice of Life Day 27: The Days are Numbered
(a triple-nonet for a triple-nonet type of day) Today seems like it’s the perfect timeto play with nines and their nine-ness:perfect groups of threes, bundledin three more groups besides:three by three by threetwo and seventidilysummed upthere. Maybe it’s because I love numbersjust as much as I cherish my wordsthat I sit and ponder thepoetry ofContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 27: The Days are Numbered”
Slice of Life Day 25: Golden Shovel
Today’s post is a golden shovel, inspired by a quotation from Sylvia Plath. I heard someone say it in a podcast, and the words stuck with me all day. It’s a keen observation on what words can – and cannot – do in times of grief and struggle. Mix in the grief that keeps poppingContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 25: Golden Shovel”
Slice of Life Day 9: Letting the Nerd Flag Fly
I ama puzzler, a worder,a counter of things(though I can’timagine anyonesurprisedto knowthat’s mentioned in myanswer key) I ama planner,a thinker,a system worker-outer(because I gave youtwo guessesand the first onedidn’t count) I am a watcher,a wonder-er,a looker at skies(and I admit that’s the “C”of myall-of-the-above) I started this post thinking it was going to be aContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 9: Letting the Nerd Flag Fly”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 