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Poetry Friday: It’s the Season October Morning along the traillight breezes through blushing leavesdancing in shadowsDraft,2025RoseCappelli Today is Poetry Friday! One of our recent prompts/challenges at the Nevermores was to write about a fifth season. The first thing that came to mind was the old Donovan song from the '60's, "Season of the Witch." Since Halloween is next week, here's something to get you in the mood:

Poetry Friday: It’s the Season

October Morning along the traillight breezes through blushing leavesdancing in shadowsDraft,2025RoseCappelli Today is Poetry Friday! One of our recent prompts/challenges at the Nevermores was to write about a fifth season. The first thing that came to mind was the…

24.10.2025 09:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside! Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...

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A wonderful interview and great opportunity for those querying.

14.10.2025 10:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Inspiration Inspiration comes in waves for me. I can go days, weeks even, without a single idea that seems worthy enough to pursue. And maybe that’s the problem – too quickly dismissing ideas before they have a chance to nestle in and take shape. So, I’m trying to reset my mindset - listening more, noticing more, nurturing more. One morning this week I went out to fill the feeder and noticed what looked like smoke rising from the squirrel baffle.

Poetry Friday: Inspiration

Inspiration comes in waves for me. I can go days, weeks even, without a single idea that seems worthy enough to pursue. And maybe that’s the problem – too quickly dismissing ideas before they have a chance to nestle in and take shape. So, I’m trying to reset my mindset -…

10.10.2025 10:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Last Rose of Summer? It's Poetry Friday! Today Amy is our gracious host, rounding up everyone's posts at The Poem Farm. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending a UCLA Extension class on writing poetry for children led by our own April Halprin Wayland. What a wonderful way to spend a few hours!

Poetry Friday: Last Rose of Summer?

It's Poetry Friday! Today Amy is our gracious host, rounding up everyone's posts at The Poem Farm. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending a UCLA Extension class on writing poetry for children led by our…

26.09.2025 11:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Imagining Welcome! It's Poetry Friday and the roundup is here! Instructions for living a life:Pay attention.Be astonished.Tell about it. -Mary Oliver I try to live by Mary Oliver's suggestion and find something each day to notice and appreciate. I write these observations down in a log I call "Snippets." It is supposed to be a daily practice, but lately I found myself not recording.

Poetry Friday: Imagining

Welcome! It's Poetry Friday and the roundup is here! Instructions for living a life:Pay attention.Be astonished.Tell about it. -Mary Oliver I try to live by Mary Oliver's suggestion and find something each day to notice and appreciate. I write these observations down in a…

11.09.2025 20:11 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Before Summer Slips Away It's Poetry Friday! Margaret has the roundup today at Reflections on the Teche with a taste of her recent trip to Scotland. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. The seasons seem a bit mixed up this year. After a very chilly and rainy spring, we jumped right into summer heat and humidity. It’s barely September and already the air is chilly, the shadows long, the vibrant hydrangeas a memory.

Poetry Friday: Before Summer Slips Away

It's Poetry Friday! Margaret has the roundup today at Reflections on the Teche with a taste of her recent trip to Scotland. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. The seasons seem a bit mixed up this year. After a very chilly and rainy spring, we…

05.09.2025 10:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Lone Survivor It's Poetry Friday! Carol has the roundup today at Beyond Literacy Link where she talks about the art of summering. Be sure to stop by lots of poetry goodness. My gardens have not been as abundant as they have been in past years. That is probably due to a combination of factors including weather and my gardening skills. But those factors might also include the midnight visitors who help themselves to Hosta leaves, hydrangea buds, and any variety of delectable blooms.

Poetry Friday: Lone Survivor

It's Poetry Friday! Carol has the roundup today at Beyond Literacy Link where she talks about the art of summering. Be sure to stop by lots of poetry goodness. My gardens have not been as abundant as they have been in past years. That is probably due to a combination…

22.08.2025 02:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Poetry Swap and More It's Poetry Friday! Heidi has the round up today at my juicy little universe. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. This summer I was treated to some very special poetry swap gifts. Thank you to Carol Labuzzetta and Linda Mitchell for your thoughtful, personal and beautiful packages that brightened my day and will continue to do so.

Poetry Friday: Poetry Swap and More

It's Poetry Friday! Heidi has the round up today at my juicy little universe. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. This summer I was treated to some very special poetry swap gifts. Thank you to Carol Labuzzetta and Linda Mitchell for your thoughtful,…

15.08.2025 13:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Vacation Bundle I’ve been absent for a few weeks from Poetry Friday. Two trips pulled me away. One was to a retreat at Lake Tahoe with my poetry group, the Nevermores. One to a family beach vacation in Ocean City, NJ. At Lake Tahoe we had lots of time to hike, work on projects, share, and do some spontaneous prompt writing. Patricia gave each of us a small bottle of poetry prompts disguised as capsules from The Poetry Pharmacy.

Poetry Friday: Vacation Bundle

I’ve been absent for a few weeks from Poetry Friday. Two trips pulled me away. One was to a retreat at Lake Tahoe with my poetry group, the Nevermores. One to a family beach vacation in Ocean City, NJ. At Lake Tahoe we had lots of time to hike, work on projects,…

08.08.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Bluebird Fledglings It's Poetry Friday! Tabatha has the round up today at The Opposite of Indifference. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. The second brood of bluebird chicks are close to fledging. Very close. I check on them daily but know not to get too close. Bluebird parents can be very protective. Yesterday I watched from a safe distance -beaks peaking, eyes exploring, feathered friends ready.

Poetry Friday: Bluebird Fledglings

It's Poetry Friday! Tabatha has the round up today at The Opposite of Indifference. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. The second brood of bluebird chicks are close to fledging. Very close. I check on them daily but know not to get too close.…

11.07.2025 09:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Excited to get this delivered today! Best Buds by @beckyscharn.bsky.social is a wonderful story about finding just the right friends.

09.07.2025 17:40 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Rise Up! A Review Throughout our long history, when something's unfairWhen rights need expanding, or wrongs need repairAmericans argue. We march and we cheer.We write songs and speeches. We go volunteer! -Rachel C. Katz in Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History Happy Poetry Friday and 4th of July! Mary Lee has the round up today at A(nother) Year of Reading.

Rise Up! A Review

Throughout our long history, when something's unfairWhen rights need expanding, or wrongs need repairAmericans argue. We march and we cheer.We write songs and speeches. We go volunteer! -Rachel C. Katz in Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History Happy Poetry Friday and 4th…

04.07.2025 02:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Had a wonderful day connecting with friends at #ALA25

28.06.2025 19:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Rosie’s Has It All It's Poetry Friday! Carol has the round up at The Apples in My Orchard. Be sure to stop by to see the beautiful wooden bowls and jewelry that she and her husband craft, plus lots of poetry goodness. I've been vacationing with my family at the Jersey shore since I was a little girl. By the time I started taking my own kids there, a new bridge gave way to a new route that took us past…

Poetry Friday: Rosie’s Has It All

It's Poetry Friday! Carol has the round up at The Apples in My Orchard. Be sure to stop by to see the beautiful wooden bowls and jewelry that she and her husband craft, plus lots of poetry goodness. I've been vacationing with my family at the Jersey shore since I…

20.06.2025 13:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Book Review and More It's Poetry Friday! Last week I received my preorder of Where the Deer Slip Through written by Katey Howes and illustrated by Beth Kommes. Katey was a colleague, fellow poet, and friend who passed away much too young in 2024. I’ve read this book many times already, and each time I notice something new in the words or pictures and feel its calming quality.

Poetry Friday: Book Review and More

It's Poetry Friday! Last week I received my preorder of Where the Deer Slip Through written by Katey Howes and illustrated by Beth Kommes. Katey was a colleague, fellow poet, and friend who passed away much too young in 2024. I’ve read this book many times…

12.06.2025 20:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Garden Beauties It's Poetry Friday! I've been experimenting with creating a moon garden in my back yard, an area with plants that might capture and reflect the glow of moonlight. I did a little research, but mostly I've been looking on my own for plants and flowers in silver and white. Last week I came across a plant called Angel Wings. I was attracted to its velvety silver leaves and its name.

Poetry Friday: Garden Beauties

It's Poetry Friday! I've been experimenting with creating a moon garden in my back yard, an area with plants that might capture and reflect the glow of moonlight. I did a little research, but mostly I've been looking on my own for plants and flowers in silver and…

30.05.2025 10:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Writing Small and the Power of Punctuation It's Poetry Friday! This month I've been using prompts from Georgia Heard from her newsletter Heartbeats. You can find out more here. Georgia encourages readers to write small daily. Here's my tanka from Thursday's prompt "what the wind carries." Wind whispers through treescarrying wishes and dreamsin gentle breezes,like a trapeze performerhoping to stick a landing.

Poetry Friday: Writing Small and the Power of Punctuation

It's Poetry Friday! This month I've been using prompts from Georgia Heard from her newsletter Heartbeats. You can find out more here. Georgia encourages readers to write small daily. Here's my tanka from Thursday's prompt "what the wind…

16.05.2025 10:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: A Final Few It's Poetry Friday, and already May! If you've read some of my recent posts, you know I've been writing cheritas using word prompts from Verse of Ages for my April Poetry Project. It's been fun seeing where those prompts take me. This week I visited a food pantry, went to a wedding, and watched a family of geese out for a morning stroll.

Poetry Friday: A Final Few

It's Poetry Friday, and already May! If you've read some of my recent posts, you know I've been writing cheritas using word prompts from Verse of Ages for my April Poetry Project. It's been fun seeing where those prompts take me. This week I visited a food pantry, went…

02.05.2025 02:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: More Cheritas It's Poetry Friday and today I'm sharing a couple of the cheritas I've been writing during April. Last week I was taking care of my grandkids, but I did manage to write each evening before the exhaustion of the day took over. The first one is in celebration of Earth Day using the word "ebb." Giving Thanks Wonder wanders at the edge of the sea.

Poetry Friday: More Cheritas

It's Poetry Friday and today I'm sharing a couple of the cheritas I've been writing during April. Last week I was taking care of my grandkids, but I did manage to write each evening before the exhaustion of the day took over. The first one is in celebration of Earth…

25.04.2025 02:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: Progressive Poem Day 11 It's Poetry Friday and also my turn to add a line to this year's Kidlit Progressive Poem. But before we get to that, I'll share a cherita I wrote this week as part of my April poetry project. My inspiration came from the word "astonish" and the unusually cold weather. Is It Spring? Daffodil woke astonished to discover frost on its bloom.

Poetry Friday: Progressive Poem Day 11

It's Poetry Friday and also my turn to add a line to this year's Kidlit Progressive Poem. But before we get to that, I'll share a cherita I wrote this week as part of my April poetry project. My inspiration came from the word "astonish" and the unusually cold…

11.04.2025 02:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Today’s cherita using “astonish”

Daffodil woke

astonished to discover
frost on its bloom.

Just some April foolery
from Mother Nature
before Sun smiled.

#poetry

08.04.2025 13:45 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Today’s cherita using the word “tumble”
We all know Jack fell down the hill

And Jill came tumbling after,
Except for today when

Jill stood her ground
Voiced concern, and
Didn’t blindly follow.

#poetry

05.04.2025 15:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Today’s Cherita
Traffic jam at the feeder

Squabbling, squawking
Until

Fox strolled in
Birds skedaddled
Seed scattered free for picking
#poetry

04.04.2025 12:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: A Few Cheritas It's Poetry Friday! My April Poetry Project is to write a cherita each day in April. I'm mostly using the Verse of Ages word prompts for inspiration but also leaving myself open to others. Here are three I wrote this week. #1 Word prompt - chaseTwo squirrels chased around the tree – ran up and down,peeked in, peeked out.

Poetry Friday: A Few Cheritas

It's Poetry Friday! My April Poetry Project is to write a cherita each day in April. I'm mostly using the Verse of Ages word prompts for inspiration but also leaving myself open to others. Here are three I wrote this week. #1 Word prompt - chaseTwo squirrels chased…

04.04.2025 11:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A Cherita a Day in April
How to Have a Good Day

Delight in a symphony of songbirds.

Greet everyone you meet
with a smile.

Let the beauty of the sunset
fill your soul
with peace.

#poetry

03.04.2025 20:52 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I wrote a cherita from the prompt "hidden"

Twig by twig the nest develops.

Behind a curtain of leaves
eggs warm, crack, open.

Life begins
hidden in the crook
of the maple’s tallest branch.

02.04.2025 11:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Poetry Friday: Word + Cherita = A Poem a Day Welcome to Poetry Friday! Since it's almost April, I've been thinking about a poetry project for the month. Although I write a lot of free verse, I also enjoy the challenge of a form. Sometimes it's just enough to spark an idea or provide some needed structure. I recently used the cherita to write a small poem for Vivian Kirkfield's…

Poetry Friday: Word + Cherita = A Poem a Day

Welcome to Poetry Friday! Since it's almost April, I've been thinking about a poetry project for the month. Although I write a lot of free verse, I also enjoy the challenge of a form. Sometimes it's just enough to spark an idea or provide some needed…

28.03.2025 02:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: It’s Spring! It's Poetry Friday! It's Spring! And the roundup is here! I'm very happy to be hosting today. In honor of the start of spring, I'm bringing you a few of my favorite spring poems. One of the first poets whose work I became acquainted with was E.E. Cummings way back when I was in college. I read and sometimes memorized many of his poems.

Poetry Friday: It’s Spring!

It's Poetry Friday! It's Spring! And the roundup is here! I'm very happy to be hosting today. In honor of the start of spring, I'm bringing you a few of my favorite spring poems. One of the first poets whose work I became acquainted with was E.E. Cummings way back when…

20.03.2025 18:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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15.03.2025 20:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poetry Friday: A Few Pi-ku Happy Poetry Friday! I'm celebrating a couple of events that are happening today. In addition to being Pi Day, there is a total lunar eclipse occurring in the wee hours of the morning. In a lunar eclipse, the moon passes through Earth's shadow. Sunlight going through the edge of the atmosphere on either side of Earth gives the moon a reddish glow.

Poetry Friday: A Few Pi-ku

Happy Poetry Friday! I'm celebrating a couple of events that are happening today. In addition to being Pi Day, there is a total lunar eclipse occurring in the wee hours of the morning. In a lunar eclipse, the moon passes through Earth's shadow. Sunlight going through the…

14.03.2025 04:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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