A Sulky Sleep
Grumpy skies,cranky flat cloudforms my pillow;tucked to one side.Thunder grumblesas letdown lightning strikes. Pitter-patter,pins and needles,my sullenness pours.Gurgling gutter,I’m pulled underan … More
The Straw That Broke
A petite pen request for 30 words or less to artwork by Malcolm T. Liepke. If you feel inspired by the … More
Cosmic Grooming
A late-night petite pen request on this busy Tuesday. 15-25 words divined from the painting “Higher Self” by Spooky Girl. If … More
A Strong Specimen
A little brevity to take us through Thursday. A petite pen request. 30 words or less to Ron Hick’s painting, ‘Impulsive.’ … More
Stories Written In Chalk
Draw a box,hopscotch,tippy toes,count and hop.This spring,my son’s Titanic sinksin the concrete sea.Impressionistic flowers,daughter’s rainbow fingersarch with belief.I raise my eyes … More
My Easter Bunny Heart
Happy Easter! I’m traveling today, so I thought I’d re-post some Easter-themed pieces from the past, you know, just in case … More
Buttonhole Flower
A bit of brevity to snack on this Thursday. A petite pen request for this painting –“Alma in Red” by the … More
Quadrille #149 To Everything
Time to collect sticks and slimy stones from forest stream.To bandage boo-boos, kiss my childrens’ playtime injuries.Time to spread knowledge; a … More
High Winds, Haiku
I don’t know about you, friend, but March has been a windswept month for me. These petite poems represent a few … More
Copper Kettle Tree
Copper kettle tree, this morning it’s whistling through shower window fogged with lusty steam–– the morning is exfoliating, I’ll take my … More
Sunset Eyes
He looks at me with sunset eyes,tree veins branched from lack of quiet,and the early death of daygoes unnoticed bythe white … More
After Midnight
An impulse write as I realized that I hadn’t responded to last week’s Flashback Track Friday #61 that asks what you’ve … More
Spring-Heeled Laughs
The giddy woodpeckerreturns to his carpentry,a joker punching linesin backyard trees,and the neighbor’s rearviewwindow’s tinted green,hungover from last night’sshamrock drowning. I … More
Book Title~An Invitation
I recently entered a brevity contest that was great fun. The question: If someone wrote a book about your life, what … More
Eyeing the Quadrille #147
Björn is the host for tonight’s Quadrille #147, a 44-word poem containing the word “eye.” I was inspired by my visit to … More
Story Time Sunday #46
Dear Readers, Today’s micro-fiction was written in response to the photo below, and well, with a strict word count, which I … More
Yard Sale of Thoughts 