And all at once I noticed the sky. Word Count: 8 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. A first line poem starter (and ender) inspired by an Every Day Poem in my inbox–“The Blue” by Joseph Hutchison , author of Bed of Coals. Want to play along and maybe […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 12
Dew Shimmering orbs glitter and dance on the grassy ballroom floor, dipping dots. Word Count: 12 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my inbox–“Form and Void” by Barbara Crooker, author of Selected Poems. Want to play […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 15
On Trying on Clothes It is plainly in our living shown By fit of feathers how we have grown. Word Count: 15 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 17
Beware of Mangos Beware of mangos that stone your toes in the grocery aisle, rollaway apples, and cranky produce men. Word Count: 17 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my […]
One Less Word For Lent 2015 – 29
A Hint of Things I can know you as a hint of things, like a mist that streams across the field, a slow, sacred dance in dawn’s sanctuary. Give me vision to see. Word Count: 29 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy A first line […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 34
The pencil’s the thing that scratches down my cor, turns me inside out. But this lead wobbles like a loose tooth. That tip is a splintered dry socket. And I can’t find a pen. Word Count: 34 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy […]
Life Through the Lens of Poetry by Elizabeth Marshall
Elizabeth Marshall, fellow Tweetspeak Poetry barista and mischief maker, shares a reflection on poetry to wind up our month of Making Manifest. Someday I’m going to meet this sweet spirit face-to-face, and I’m delighted to welcome her into this space today. Oh, and be sure to read all the way to the end… there’s […]
Lacustrine Heart
Unravel the day in solferino rivers that flow to Eden’s cor. Unzip my skin, unwrap lacustrine heart beside the Horseshoe, my world’s waters, and let me simply drink of Adam’s ale. Inspired by the morning sky. Not adequately captured by The Droid. In response to an invitation by Every Day Poems on its Facebook wall to create […]