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I only started writing poetry in 2020 during the Covid Lockdown – a self-imposed challenge that I have loved … Enjoy!

Stay Calm – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #422)

Stop rolling over; Imbibe water; ground your breath – To steady those nerves! (Senryu) Haiku inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #422 – Rolling & Steady – Click through for the […]

Goals – (Sijo Challenge #21)

Don’t limit your dreams because, they seem impossible to reach,   Recognise the obstacles, that sit in the path of your goals, Chip away at those boulders, until they become […]

The Root – (Tanka Tuesday #283)

Quietly sit and visualise, Feel the wind, hear the birds, touch the land, Recharge; walk bare foot on grass, The foundation of life. Ruddy roots revered, Keep us grounded, To […]

Acceptance – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Every so often, We can find no real justice – In all that prevails. (Senyru) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt ‘No Justice’ – Do click through for the […]

The Smile – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #416)

When you awake, Offer life your brightest smile – You’ll look and feel great. You’ll look and feel great, When you take a few moments – To groom and dress well. To […]

On Hurdles – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #415)

Every day presents, New hurdles to overcome – Embrace all with grace. (Senyru) Haiku inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #415 – NEW & DAY – Click through for the rules, […]

Reality – (Sijo Challenge#14)

Self-deprecation may be believed and taken as the truth, It takes little to build a reputation; that you don’t want, Significantly more effort – to create one that you do. […]

Stroke – (Weekly 6SS)

Have we forgotten the power of the hug?   The wonderful feelings that one can evoke,   Have more of an impact than many a drug.  The warmest emotions suffuse […]

Life Renews – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Every goal aspired – is accomplished with one step, followed by the next. (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt ‘Life Renews’ – Do click through for the rules […]

Tiger’s Eye – (Tanka Tuesday #277)

To open the creative sacral … That unleashes passionate lust; Take fast, light belly breaths and … Ignite the desire fire, Then blow more, more, it’s … Insatiable; That amber […]

Romance – (Sijo Challenge#12)

Set aside a little time, to open your heart to love, Fill it full of tender words, compliments and gratitudes, Share them with those you hold dear, and bathe in […]

Just wondering – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Just wondering if – the Mayan Prophecies were not far off the mark? (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt ‘Electronics Screwing up’ – Do click through for the rules […]

On Mercury – (Tanka Tuesday #276)

When bedlam prevails, Check Mercury’s position In the universe; It maybe in retrograde – That’s a jolly good excuse! (Tanka) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #276. This week, […]

On Anger – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #412)

discharge that anger, let off steam, release the beast – it’ll be alright. (Senyru) Haiku inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #412 – STEAM & BEAST – Click through for the […]

Excitement – (Sijo Challenge#11)

Immerse yourself wholeheartedly, in all that you partake; If you love what you’re doing, you’ll be doing what you love: Enthusiasm attracts … the next opportunity. (Sijo) Poem inspired by […]

On Now – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Much time is wasted – worrying about what’s next and what’s since been done (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt ‘Two and a Half Weeks Later’ – Do click […]

Punctilious – (One-Liner Wednesday)

One who’s never late, Can cast the first stone, at those – Who keep them waiting. (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt – LATE Do click through for the […]

On Learning – (Sijo Challenge)

What we learn in high school is fine, but there’s loads more to discover, Keep asking curious questions to expand and provoke new thoughts, There’s something deeply fulfilling about becoming […]

Yay! – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Every so often, something you say on the spur – makes sense to someone. (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt – Do click through for the rules if you, […]

On Patience – (Tanka Tuesday #273)

Tested Facts support you. Temper the need to act, Before you gather evidence. Eschew Folk wisdom that stymies the truth. Such, it is salient, To acquire … Patience. (Butterfly Cinquain) […]

Pure White – (Tanka Tuesday #272)

Associated with perfection, It symbolises; chastity, Honesty, cleanliness, good. Personified by the Unicorn and lamb; All religions Adopt it  Such is White! (Nonet) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge […]