Published inGarden of Neuro·May 2May is the Month of FlowersThe Garden Mid-Week Update — Spring is in full bloom in the Garden. National Poetry Month inspired many to write! Garden Poet Laureate Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld kept us full of ideas with daily prompts. She also held two workshops and participants shared their work. Carla M. Cherry presented a workshop creating poetry around the theme of…Inspiration2 min readInspiration2 min read
May 1Day ThirtyNational Poetry Month, April 30, 2023 — April nourishes May flourishes June continues the dance Thank you for reading! I was tardy on a few posts but the practice helped to strengthen the consistency muscle. Haiku Diary 30 April is National Poetry Monthmedium.com Of the Moon Prompt №50 from The Creative Cafe, Body of the Moon.medium.com It's Never too Late April is National Poetry Month, something I have taken a liking to. In 2023 I created a haiku a day and posted it on…open.substack.comNational Poetry Month1 min readNational Poetry Month1 min read
Apr 29Day Twenty-NineNational Poetry Month, April 29, 2023 — There will be no last-minute rescue we won’t watch those movies anymore there won’t be any power for the television that melted in the fire My child no longer wants to hear the stories of my childhood because the future will not be as she or I imagined If we…National Poetry Month1 min readNational Poetry Month1 min read
Apr 29Day Twenty-EightNational Poetry Month, April 28, 2023 — I step outside into the fresh air a deep breath brings a cough the first to the north are still burning the land, the air, the water, my lungs I long to see the sun it has been a while when it is visible it is red The clouds come by sometimes they pause and she cries for a minute but not enough to stop the fires not enough to see the sun not enough to save the land to clean the air, or the water nor my lungsNational Poetry Month1 min readNational Poetry Month1 min read
Published inWrite Speak Play·Apr 28Day Twenty-SevenNational Poetry Month, April 27, 2023 — Grateful ~ To wake up in the morning and stretched A cup of tea and the newspaper A walk, anywhere outside Trees, and Big Skys Any and every moment with my daughter All the other moments spent with a pen to paper Friends who laugh with me Guides who share their wisdom with me Sisters who listen when I…National Poetry Month1 min readNational Poetry Month1 min read
Apr 27Day Twenty-SixNational Poetry Month, April 26, 2023 — The birds are loud late in the morning I sit with my paper and pen a break between the other things to do What might they be saying those birds and their chirps to each other sharing gossip? Compliments? Insults? I wonder if they’re talking about me Would they be saying Look at the poor featherless being Sit there With no wings to fly Thank you for reading!National Poetry Month1 min readNational Poetry Month1 min read
Apr 25Day Twenty-FiveNational Poetry Month, April 25, 2023 — How does one find the time to make one's dreams come true? For me, time is lost on memories made instead of focusing on making memories It’s a dreadful, wasteful habit. I know and so I try like hell to stop it to change my thoughts to change my mind …National Poetry Month1 min readNational Poetry Month1 min read
Published inAin’t Yo’ Mama’s Tea Party!·Apr 24Member-onlyJust A Woman RantingI’m not ‘splaining nothing There’s so much going on in the world that it’s hard to write 1500 words about every single thing. So how about just a few sentences and a question or two (dozen?) Around the World Climate change continues to be in the headlines, and nothing says…Rant3 min readRant3 min read
Apr 24Day Twenty-FourNational Poetry Month, April 24, 2023 — Divide and Conquer multi-task get it all done by the end of the day Rinse. Repeat Stop this insanity NOW Today is a new day a clean slate to try something new Focus on one thing at a time I know it sounds crazy But no crazier than that list you’re still working on from yesterday Thank you for reading! Haiku Diary 24 April is Poetry Monthmedium.com Breaking What happens when it’s invisible?medium.comNational Poetry Month1 min readNational Poetry Month1 min read
Apr 24Day Twenty -ThreeNational Poetry Month, April 23, 2023 — Early morning air brings positive energy dream into focus Thank you for reading! Why is it when we make plans life has a way of changing them? My goal was and still is, to create and publish one poem a day during National Poetry Month. My consistency has been wobbly, but I persist! And, I appreciate you sticking with me. 🙏 💕 Haiku Diary 23 April is Poetry Monthmedium.comNational Poetry Month1 min readNational Poetry Month1 min read
