I’m using daily prompts associated with Inktober (artists doing ink drawings) to spur poetry this month. The poems flow from the prompts, though it may not be
Inktober: 31 Days of Poems: Ancient
Continue reading
Category: Water
A Tangle of Bright Moments: Bleak Sky is as Seductive
“A dead hydrangea is as intricate and lovely as one in bloom. Bleak sky is as seductive as sunshine, miniature orange trees without blossom or
A Tangle of Bright Moments: Shining Banks of Light
“Far below ran the silver ribbon of the East River, braceleted by shining bridges, flecked by boats as small as flyspecks, splitting the shining banks
A Tangle of Bright Moments: Frog Hugs
“Wood frogs emerge from hibernation when warm rainfall thaws them. They participate in a yearly migration that brings them to vernal pools for breeding, starting
A Tangle of Bright Moments: All These Objects
“Brown cliffs with deep green lakes in the hollows, flat blade-like trees that waved from root to tip, round boulders of grey stone, vast crumpled
A Tangle of Bright Moments: Mud Persists
“Winter is long in this climate and spring—a matter of a few days only,—a flower or two picked from mud or from among wet leaves