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  • Charity: Senryu’s Seven Virtues

    I am taking on the seven cardinal virtues in a senryu rumble. Salvation, here I come! You better be ready to greet me at journey’s end. Read more

  • Temperance: Senryu’s Seven Virtues

    I am taking on the seven cardinal virtues in a senryu rumble. Salvation, here I come! You better be ready to greet me at journey’s end. Read more

  • Words

    A story in senryu about a Roman soldier with a selfish penpal. Read more

  • Chastity: Senryu’s Seven Virtues

    I am taking on the seven cardinal virtues in a senryu rumble. Salvation, here I come! You better be ready to greet me at journey’s end. Read more

  • Write on Water

    Write on Water  by Melinda Kucsera Write on Water My last breath–I write a last request on water erased by the tide Scribbling on water future written in ripples fate rides wind-tossed waves Underwater I– grip my lifesaver, write help then draw my escape Sketched my fantasy then drowned in its sensation, swam immersed in dreams. Walk on water… Read more

  • Pride: The Seven Deadly Sins of Senryu

    The Seven Deadly Sins of Senryu: Pride* *A collaboration with Rosema from A Reading Writer Rosema writes short fiction, poems and posts about the books she’s reading. Hop on over to check out her site and pick up a recommendation or two for your next read. The Seven Deadly Sins of Senryu: PRIDE ~ ~… Read more

  • Envy: The Seven Deadly Sins of Senryu

    The Seven Deadly Sins of Senryu: Envy* *A collaboration with Rosema from A Reading Writer Rosema writes short fiction, poems and posts about the books she’s reading. Hop on over to check out her site and pick up a recommendation or two for your next read. The Seven Deadly Sins of Senryu: ENVY ~ ~… Read more

  • Earth’s Children

    Earth’s Children* *Collaboration with Carol from WritersDream9 A collaboration with Carol from WritersDream9 If you love haiku, haiga, tanka and flash fiction–you should visit her site. She writes with amazing clarity, depth and spirituality. This time we chose to do a double etheree. Enjoy!   Pollution lies so heavy on the earth The clouds of excess… Read more

  • Night Life

    Night Life* A collaboration with Carol from WritersDream9 If you love haiku, haiga, tanka and flash fiction–you should visit her site. She writes with amazing clarity, depth and spirituality. Night Life Stars illuminate Brighten the lonesome night An Owl passes Stars shoot overhead Chase the owl across the sky Owl dives to catch prey A meteor… Read more

  • Road to Recovery

    *Road to Recovery *A collaboration with Annie from What the Woman Wrote We attempted the ninefold poem and survived the experience! Thank you Annie for taking that poetic journey with me! It has nine syllable per line, three lines per stanza, three stanzas per poem. The first stanza represents an aspect of the body; the second stanza… Read more