For a certain ritual a small amount of my own blood is required—how would you propose I collect it I’ve been working on my shadow effects learning how to scare myself in case my heartbeat gets any …

Photo: found at junkahaulicks.com Funeral For A PastClearing out the back room,taking longer than expectedthough I’m unsurprised given the deep dive into every fibre of of my pastas I plod along re…

Will Poetry Save the World? by H. Stearley at Earthwalking Some days when I wake I think about the poets What inspires them To write about love Abstract concepts The eternal void within us Incomple…

I recall an immense stillness,And a velvet, sparkling night,And a full, perigee moon,Painting white wavelets,On the black lake,Lapping far below.Left and right,Pine forests pricked the sky,Dark on …

For Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 83, Celebrating The First Day Of Autumn, our special guest presenter Eugi (from Poesy Perspectives) has invited us to have a double celebration of the first d…

For a certain ritual a small amount of my own blood is required—how would you propose I collect it I’ve been working on my shadow effects learning how to scare myself in case my heartbeat gets any …

I was born in Illinois along the Mississippi but actually never lived there I recently discovered the hospital I was born in —St. Anthony’s & more specifically the building itself— doesn’t exis…

Photo – abc.net.au Form: Tanka (5-7-5-7-7) cosmic water signbeware the sting in the taildepth and pleasure yesbetrayal would be an endlet’s not talk about weaknesses Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vin…

Today is a First for Me by H. Stearley at Earthwalking Good Day Everyone! One of the things I do to start the day is to look back over any responses I may have received on the blog. Then I try to c…

it’s true when they say adam didn’t belong here that he had no inherent security —at this point not even an instinct to eliminate when necessary formed from the clay of the earth he learned from an…

Image: ar.inspiredpencil.com Old FriendsChildren’s bookspine sticking out, noted and immediately forgotten as my mindfollows a trail of twilight nightssummer delights games and parties,goodnight ki…

Buzzzzzzzz by H. Stearley at Earthwalking You know how I like buzz words. The latest labels. Managers create them to justify their positions. Others create them to try to remain relevant. We’…

Good Morning All! Some of you may have noticed that over the years I have deconstructed my blog, and rebuilt it. Posts come and go. And the reason for that is that there is a lot of “Internet…

On the Topic of Grief by H. Stearley at Earthwalking I’ve been off social media for a while now, in part because I was traveling and it’s no longer safe to have such apps on your phone,…

by J Matthew Waters My eyes opened. I was back in the apartment, lying on my back in bed. I looked at my watch. It was officially sun up. I untangled the sheets from my feet and sat at the edge of …

At dVerse Kim is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write a poem using Samuel Barber's 'Adagio For Strings' that does one of the following: Explores the music through imaginative imagery or storytelling. 2. Expresses your thoughts and feelings on listening to this piece of music. 3. Describes the music in words. dVerse Poets - Poetics - Adagio for Strings…

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For Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 82, Celebrating Heritage, Yvette has asked that this week, I thought we would focus our poems on the theme, Celebrating Heritage. Since our poets come from al…

An Early Walk Through Town by H. Stearley at Earthwalking I live in a small town. Not as small as Terlingua, Texas, which had a population of around 78 when I visited a few years back. And certainl…

Yes, I’m Still Alive, by H. Stearley at Earthwalking I like it when people explain their absences on their blogs and social media, although I disagree on the general premise. We are not requi…

The case is a major test of the Trump administration's push to label "antifa" protesters as terrorists.

At dVerse Punam is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem including some from of the word dig, including the use of the stem dig - as in digress or digital. dVerse Poets - Quadrille - Let's Get Digging Photo: from news.sky.com via bing.com Watching Them Really Dig YouFascinating watching them dig…