love torn asunder
serrated edges draw blood
but the heart beats on
striking like a billy club
redemption in copper red
Thanks to RDP and Esther for great prompts- SERRATED AND CLUB.
redemption
Tag: senryu
midnight blue vibrations
laser blue
midnight quest for love
tag you’re it
Image credit; Marcel StrauB @ Unsplash
Inspiration thanks go to to Sadje for the photo inspiration, RDP for the word prompt (TAG), and my own fading memories of late nights and dance parties. Check out their sites to read more.
she said but he said-Flashback Friday
For Fandango’s Flashback Friday, I reached back to the days when we still thought that maybe there might be lasting consequences for the lies.
This was originally published in September, 2018.
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she said but he said
wilting efforts and fresh lies
laid bare to the world
Double thanks to Putting My Feet in the Dirt and RonovanWrites
the agonies of change
days became decades
forged in fire but still easy
our love endures all
Reena’s 400th Prompt asks us to play a game. Visit the site of An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations
Click on any one of the 12 pictures. Read the divination and write whatever comes to mind.
I landed on the card above. We’ve been together for 42 years, so this one really resonated. Visit Reena’s page to read more.
Tanka Tuesday-Each Day
as gold turns to ash
the barren branches quiver
but the green may wane
as spring can bring a swift frost
and each day may be our last
Thanks to Yvette for a thoughtful prompt.
https://tankatuesday.com/2025/09/23/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-31-just-one-day-09-23-25/
