After Midnight

An impulse write as I realized that I hadn’t responded to last week’s Flashback Track Friday #61 that asks what … More

Chop Shop

For the March 4th episode of Late Night Poets Into the Darkness, we were asked to craft a piece of … More

A Big God

Friday Flashback # 55 features Joan Osburne’s track ‘One of Us” and asks us to ponder what one question would … More

Sarnensee

Her beauty makes the mountains blush, the clouds carve a heart to offer her as tribute when the tuxedoed evening … More

Elfie And Shelfie

Flashback Track Friday #48 asks us to share a holiday tradition we hope will last. Well, every December, two mischievous … More

The Medicine Man

As a child, I wanted nothing more than to become an Environmental Scientist and save the planet. For that reason, … More

Late-Night Haiku

Refuse to regret, survival is true success. We are the champions. Michele from The M Files,  guest-hosted Flashback Track Friday #45 … More

What I Need…

This Friday’s  Flashback Track #42 asks listeners to share a song that describes how they currently feel. It’s been a … More

All I Want…

I was six years old the first time I watched My Fair Lady with my mother. We share many special … More

The Final Ingredient

Blind worms sting as often as seeing worms would. Prick of parasite rips open our most impenetrable tomb final resting … More

Cold, Cold Heart

It took less than seven seconds. The silver band with three diamonds, past present and future, but time was loose, … More

Submerged, I am god

Awake,a windowpane remains up,a foggy brown tank, and I lurkinside an unfiltered reality,my aquatic soul surviving,simply waiting,for the next underwater … More

A Campfire Curse

Camping cursea cherry-glazed donutfire pitspews sour lavaamongst itchy chits. Remember,Satan is circular.Branches brownedform a bowtie blaze;his glow gathers us ‘round.

Suzanne

Traveling the past few days, skipping time zones, but this week’s Flashback Friday Track #27 asks us to tell about … More

Dive Right In

Last week’s Flashback Track Friday #26 was a sizzling summer Dirty Dancing hit and the question: What are you afraid … More

Eye Candy

This poem was inspired from this week’s FBTF #24 Breakaway. The challenge to craft some piece of art involving the … More

Flashback Track Friday #23– Born on the Bayou

Originally posted on Songshine Sounds:
Welcome once again to Flashback Track Friday. Each week, either KK or Mister Bump will present…

Jahi and the Beanstalk

Once upon a monsoon time,when gullibility wasn’t a crimedeep in the muck left by Kashmir rainsthis Indian boy was duped … More

Philosophical Fireworks

Today’s Flashback Track #20 asks, What’s the biggest fire you’ve ever lit? Be sure to give the track a listen … More

Bubbly Beach Life

The fizzy waves misbehaveand flirt with silk stocking shores.The hours shrink like circles of shade,coral negligees cast on ocean floors.

It’s Your Call

Flashback Track Friday #19 If you could call anyone, past, present or future, who would it be? Make believe that … More

It’s Instrumental

Instrumental Attitude Response to FBTF #18 Adante Flashback Track Friday #18 If you were describing yourself as a musical instrument … More

Why the bangs?

This silly poem is in response to this week’s FBTF, and the question –What conversation would you like to have … More

Advice to the saplings (planted in rows)

Flashback Track Friday #13

Happy Friday friends! Be sure to check out this week’s flashback track on the new site, Songshine Sounds. It’s one … More