Pampas Dreams

My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille July 20th 2016 pampasgrass When I was eleven or twelve, my family lived on the top floor of a block of council maisonettes. We shared a balcony with other residents and outside our front door and kitchen window, we had two window boxes. To get to school […]

Love in a Minor Key

My response to dVerse Poets Pub 5 Year Celebration Poetry and Painting Embrace: We Can’t Forget Claudia Schoenfeld In part 2 of the 5th anniversary celebration Victoria chatted with Claudia Schoenfeld, co-founder of the dVerse poetry community. I found it hard to choose one of Claudia’s paintings for inspiration, but finally went for the piano in the following […]

Tug of Love and Will

My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #122 – Kate Maldonado   Tied by a silken ribbon Of blood they pull In a tug of love and will, Balancing, Feet planted firmly In sisterly soil, Blind to the turmoil On their life’s horizon, Unaware that soon The silken ribbon Will be cut Like the umbilical […]