“I wanted to do something that would amplify and support poets across the state and amplify and uplift poetry for everyone.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-first-black-woman-poet-laureate-praise/

The lonely guy
clicked on temptation
for a quickie connection
with a cyber fantasy sensation

The naughty #website
gave him a virus
that could not be fixed
by a shot of penicillin
that cured such transgressions
back in my day
when stranger for pay sex
was a tad more personal

The Engagement #Limerick http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2025/04/25/the-engagement-limerick/

There are no
Prayers left in me.
The stars answer
Only in the cruelty
Of silence.

Standing in a stream
in the midst of a dream
during a turbulent storm

Zeus threw down
a mighty lightning bolt
that hit me with such a jolt
I lit up like a Christmas tree

After they scooped up
the ashes of me
my remains
were submitted to the breeze
for eternal disbursement

The meek inherit
The parched desolation which
The bold created

Over and over
The humble are always left
To clean up the mess

#DailyHaikuPrompt - 26th April - Desolate #Haiku #Poetry

Tomorrow 4/26 if you’re close to Anderson Indiana! A poetry workshop including poetry about motherhood and ekphrastic (one of my favorite forms that’s basically taking a piece of art and crafting a poem from it)
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FXLJ4TgKb/?mibextid=wwXIfr #indiana #poetrycommunity #poetry #hoosiersocial

“No le pidas reposo, pues lo obtendremos algún día sin los dioses.
Lame sus grandes manos suaves, vaciadas por tantas limosnas,
pero si te habla, no le escuches.
No le escuches cuando te hable del largo sueño definitivo
que debe suceder a todas las cosas,
pues la amnesia no es la justicia,
y el término de nuestros males no impide que hayan existido.
#poem #poetry #margueriteyourcenar #photography #argazkia #Poetikaphoto

Rigid thinking will be the death of us all. #blog #writing #writingcommunity #poetry #sifaswriting

https://e8thespresso.blogspot.com/2025/04/poem-dont-think-in-absolutes.html

https://sifasevenwriting.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/poem-dont-think-in-absolutes/

Unread newspapers
stacked in front of an old door —
Cuneiform tablets

#DailyHaikuPrompt for4/25 #Calf (North)

Ancient Farm
Grass, water, blue sky
Calf and cow
Dreams of yore
Febrile apple remain

Copyright 2025 Do not use in AI

#Waka #和歌 #WakaPoetry #Haiga #俳画
#haiku #poetry #詩 #poetrycommunity
@dailyhaikuprompt @poetry #NMPrompts
#selfie #Marsh #沼 #泥沼 #Apple #リンゴ

 When they tried to strangle Larry, Joey almost hit the roof
 He went out that night to seek revenge, thinkin’ he was bulletproof
--
Song: “Joey”
Album: Desire
First played: 1987-07-04
--
https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/joey/
--
#Music #Rock #Folk #Dylan #BobDylan #MusicHistory #Lyrics #Poetry

There is time
Within no time
At all.
We are
As ephemeral
As shadow,
And as eternal
As stone.

Treasonous this

Traitorous that

Don't you guys grow weary
of this pointless hyperbole
which undermines your credibility
and makes it a practical impossibility
to take you and your hysterics seriously?

Can't we for once just pleasantly
agree to disagree
sans name calling acrimony?

#ScribesAndMakers 4/24: Show us an image that inspires your creativity with source.

Candy blushing
Crab apple red
The choke cherry
That never blooms
bursts con amour

Nara Moore Copyright 2025 Do not use in AI

#Waka #和歌 #WakaPoetry #Haiga #俳画
#haiku #poetry #詩 #poetrycommunity
@poetry
#Photography #マストドン写真部 #写真
#urbanphotography #都市写真
#ChokeCherry #上不見桜 #うわみずざくら
#Spring #春

I've been thinking about this for a while, especially as it was Earth Day this week. This was inspired by historian Peter Frankopan's book, The Earth Transformed, where he discusses how we're currently facing the Sixth Extinction.

https://open.substack.com/pub/suswatibasu/p/mass-extinction-event?r=5rxnp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

You are so AWESOME !!!

As am I
for the recognition
and public admission
of your total AWESOMENESS !!!

Now I await your reciprocal affection
which truth be told
was my primary motivation
for such shameless groveling
seeking a worshiping
quid pro quo