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  • The Pearl and the Fool: a Wordle Me a Reverie Prompt

    The Pearl and the Fool: a Wordle Me a Reverie Prompt

    The Pearl and the Fool I rolled the pearl round my palm, through layers of nacre, I saw the shade’s enchantment. No grace needed to break the cursed layers.  Though drowning in magic, its argument, malformed, made the spell’s body easily broken–any street mage could have done it. In the end, the fool had chosen poorly. No doubt he tilted at… Read more

  • A Sonnet by the Dots – The Daily Post

    By the Dots I play by the dots, connect them, throw them at the walls to see what sticks. Drop them out the window to see if they bounce, cut them, twist ’em round, stretch ’till they break, wring them out, shoot out their holes, fling them into outer space to see if they’ll orbit… Read more

  • Souls Playing: Stomp Prompt Sonnet #4

    Souls Playing: Stomp Prompt Sonnet #4

    Souls Playing Note by note, word by word, ’till all was right, he stood swaying on the deck. Plucking strings, to hear them ring, he played a song of night. Along the shore, they came all night, both kings, and serfs alike. Death accepts all titles, severs all allegiances ‘cept to Him, who fashioned all,… Read more

  • In Your Footprints: a Pic and a Word Challenge Prompt

    In Your Footprints Better is one day in your courts. So I followed you into the desert, my king and my God. I stepped where you had trod, I go on as unfettered as you to sing your praises. Better is one day under your rule and that’s why I must follow through. Sand stings my eyes;… Read more

  • Brainwave + A Thank You = A Sonnet + A Picture

    Brainwave + A Thank You = A Sonnet + A Picture

    The best idea I’ve ever had was to start this blog. I’ve “met” (digitally speaking) so many wonderful people through it and I’ve grown as a writer. By “grown” I’m referring to all the poetry and the prose posts that didn’t contain my epic fantasy series. I’ve learned from all of you and drawn inspiration… Read more

  • Souls Flying: Stomp Prompt Sonnet #3

    Souls Flying: Stomp Prompt Sonnet #3

    Souls Flying They rose on the wings of a song to fly. Propelled by the angel singing, they soared. Trailing stars, skimming clouds, they bid goodbye to the mortal world to join in one accord. Towards night’s lair, west beyond west they sailed. On that far shore, the angel called them home. Buoyed by hope never… Read more

  • Do you Believe in Magic?

    Do you Believe in Magic?

    Magic in his Eye Sarn* didn’t believe in magic, no not even when he woke one morning to light spilling from his eyes and reports from not just anyone, but the brother whose sight he didn’t doubt. Not even when his eyes painted their cave in greens and dispelled the shadows that had gathered round like flies. Dark fled… Read more

  • Rain Down: A Writing 201 Rehab Prompt {Sonnet}

    Rain Down: A Writing 201 Rehab Prompt {Sonnet}

    Rain Down Shiny rivers slithered down the window to the steady adagio beating of the rain pouring outside my window. A sunset road, the rain decorating it with mirrored puddles. Droplets refract garish street lights–turning the rain citrine and ruby as cars pass. They drag light tracks behind that become streaks of light on screens of falling water that tug evening on, unfurling a… Read more

  • Soul Singing: Prompt Stomp Sonnet #2

    Soul Singing: Prompt Stomp Sonnet #2

    Soul Singing The band whose playing gave her two hours’ bliss before had to depart. So quiet fell. Her soul, bereft, trod graves in music-less accompaniment. A clarion bell, a voice like no other, cut through the night. A soprano singing; the wind sighing– a sweet duet of nature, life and light. She sang of… Read more

  • Bragging Rights (and a Sonnet of course!)

    Bragging Rights (and a Sonnet of course!)

    I wrote one sestina, 3 crowns of sonnets and 15 sonnet one-offs in the last two weeks. If that’s not brag-worthy, I don’t know what is! And here’s another one…they just keep writing themselves… Sonnet Fever I’m feeling like a diamond in the sky, a dancing diamond, throwing off camera sensors. Causing lens flares and… Read more