Category Archives: Poetry
Silly Solage
During the month of August I will be participating in Blaugust, a month long blogging challenge. Today’s TDC asks us to Make a silly solage A silly solage is a happy poem of three lines, two of them as long as … Continue reading
Cinquain
A cinquain is a five-line poem. Line one has one word and is the title. Line two describes the title in two words. Line three uses three words to express action. Line four uses four words to express a feeling. … Continue reading
Geranium Haibun
July weather is unpredictable, from sweltering heatwaves to torrential rain. I take my chances where I can and step outside to enjoy my garden. At the moment my geraniums are glorious – shaded from the worst of the heat by … Continue reading
A poem about punctuation
For today’s TDC I take a pause To wash my paws As my human sighs At the length and size Of the nonsense she writes About all of the rites Around pauses and sizes of writing An ode to a … Continue reading
When life gives you sunshine
Cotton wool clouds flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license When life gives you sunshine … Stand outside and drink it in Breathe it deep into your lungs And bask in the warmth of … Continue reading
Sock in a loch
For today’s TDC There once was a little striped sock Who went for a swim in a loch It swam and it swam To the edge of the dam That brave little sock in a loch Oona socks flickr photo … Continue reading
Just now the lilac is in bloom, All before my little room 123/365 Just now the lilac is in bloom flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license
Alphabet Story
August: Belinda Caught Dogs Eating Firewood. Gosh! How Irritating Just Krackers! Let’s Make Next October Party time. Queue Responsibly, Somebody Took Umbrage, Very Weird, Xtremely Yellow. Zounds!
