The Tigress Awakens1971 And Counting
Today is my birthday! And so I wrote a poem about being alive for open link day and fellow poets at Dverse. Enjoy!https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/1971-and-counting/
Canus Forgive Us
The Dog by Francisco Goya (1820-1823) At the brink of a world extinct, the last lodgepole felled,the last mountain top removed,birds traded for drones,butterflies for AI,the stars, devoured wholeby belching factory smog On the world's tarmacAlone sits manand of coursehis smiling dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq3bYPLBcA4&list=RDtq3bYPLBcA4&start_radio=1 Today's Dverse prompt is to write a 44 word quadrille, with the word dog. I am personally more of a cat type, but the faithfulness […]https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/canus-forgive-us/
Smoke and Smearer
Paris in the 1850s,an untamed horsekicking, dragging menthrough its bloody streets a dripping quill pen,her flickering silhouettesbreathed fire, touched Godwith smoke and candlelight artists, scientists, authorslike drunk strumpetscrawling to the top shelfof almosts, but not quites By the light of the moon,the son of a printerworked with smudged hands,recording other men’s words somewhere betweenparagraphs, misprints,curiousity and one too many's an idea came calling he built a […]https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/smoke-and-smearer/
Eugi#SenHai Saturday – 11/29/25
what wonders await
boreal waters aware
dreams drift boundlessly
sea so blue whispers
rhythmic currents effortless
tides ebb in and out
Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing!
This image is an underwater photo, resplendent with many small, silver fish. They resemble minnows. The bottom is white sand, and the varying hues of blue from lighter to darker.
Please create one senryu and one haiku to accompany this image prompt. Remember that a traditional haiku describes nature or a season, while a senryu focuses on human nature and emotions.
featured image – Silas Baisch – Unsplash.com
#nature2 #senhaisaturday #creativePoetry #haikuSenryu #life #syllabicPoetry #writingcommunity
#Easy Peasy Writes – 10/22/25
a cocky old crow
feathered fashionista
wanna-be
midlife crisis bound
https://www.lovethispic.com/image/469527/autumn-crow
#autumn #creativePoetry #creativeWriting #featheredFriends #life #microPoetry #nature #shortFormPoetry
Poesy Perspectives#Haiku – 7/11/25
tomorrow’s sunrise
dipped in four-part harmony
birds praise summer joy
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #389
Reena’s prompt – For this week, I have chosen the title of Beethoven’s famous symphony to fire your imagination. ODE TO JOY
Let the music set the mood for you.
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#Nature #creativePoetry #haiku #happiness #life #ReenaSXplorationChallenge #summerSeason #syllabicPoetry
