posting poetic prose
19 Sep 2025 16 Comments
in free verse, imagism Tags: blue, cold, glacier, hate, ice, iceberg, ocean, ship, water
polar bears ride floes
on aquamarine surface
under faded denim sky;
neon sun glows coolly
over subarctic ocean’s
darkest cobalt depths.
(feel sharp inhale of chill
air from looming glacier)
cerulean calm of water
belies danger below…
an iceberg submerged
could sink big ship like
cold hearts steeled in
cyan crevasses of hate.
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Meeting the bar at dVerse poets pub, Laura hosts an imagist’s colour motif. NPS Photo of Pedersen Glacier, Alaska, taken by Jim Pfeiffenberger.
07 Sep 2025 3 Comments
in free verse Tags: brew, cappuccino, chai, coffee shop, frothy, latte, tea
even though i am a tea drinker
(hot chai latte with almond milk)
i steep in the coffee shop buzz
find cozy caffeinated corner
(to watch the stir of people)
put on thinking cappuccino
plug into online prompts, sip
(from ceramic cup with saucer)
inner warmth, let ideas percolate
to brew words, steamed and frothy
(experiment with flavored forms)
to write poetry is shot of espresso
if readers comment on my blog?
(poem drinkers who take the time)
kind appreciation means a latte!
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Inspired by L.L. Barkat’s “coffee shop” poetry post at Tweetspeak…
14 Aug 2025 21 Comments
in free verse Tags: alaska, bears, campfires, caribou, moose, mountains, praise
at the end of
alaskan highway
adventure, let’s
pause to praise
for glacial space
(old ice age pace);
for forest fauna where
moose are loose and
bears won’t care if
tourists “shoot” a few
(from window view);
for fast electric bikes
or slow mountain hikes,
for diamond star-gazing
and morning bed-lazing,
campfires, cabins, cruises;
hole-in-the-wall good eatings,
who-are-you caribou meetings,
and mushy-sled-dog greetings;
bodacious beauty of peaks, parks,
pansies, native peoples, and
passing nature’s peace
(from nature’s God!)
world without end…
amen, amen
. . .
photo by lynn
For more poetry and photos of our trip, read my previous posts, alaska or bust, parts 1 & 2.
01 Apr 2025 18 Comments
in free verse Tags: lies, poetic license, truth
quite honestly,
we tell each other
sweet LITTLE lies
all the fine time (but
expressly in poetry)
it seems we TRULY
like/speak/hear/read
FALSE pretenses and
sly(ight) exaggerations
it’s our native tongue
(FORKed, of courssse)
artfully twisted answers
to queries of how we
are OR how we look,
or do you think i’m fat?
(but we’re being polite
and NEVER political!)
now when poetic tries
to be provocative, she
simply claims LICENSE
can you easily read
between the li(n)es??
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April Fools Day so Melissa asks dVerse poets to lie to her but i must tell the truth 😉
27 Feb 2025 7 Comments
in free verse Tags: dewdrop, green, laughter, lavender, name, pool, waterfall
Response to a recent prompt by Kim at dVerse to relate oneself to one of Aristotle’s four elements: fire, wind, water, or earth. I expand on the meaning of my name…
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“lynn”…
neutral name
naturally
views both sides
from stone wall
of english glen
greening…
dew droplets
gather
on lavender
bloom of heather…
refreshing stream
bubbles and
smooths stones
along way to
spill over rocky
mountain
ledge into fresh
waterfall
of cooling
laughter…
deep pool below
hidden in
rainbows
of soft mist.
10 Jan 2025 5 Comments
in free verse Tags: butterfly, eyes, mystery, rainforest, tropical
whooo looks at whooom?
two bugged eyes STARtle
any potential predators,
< pause in puzzlement >
an impressive wing span
( yet So Soft and delicate )
evokes mysterious curiosity
is it bird or butterfly ??
quick flicker of wings…
disappear into shadows
of Palawan RAINforest.
05 Nov 2024 16 Comments
in free verse Tags: joy, life, love, present, today, yes
say “yes” to TODAY, here
with its possibilities and also
its impossibilities; accept our limits
and yet look beyond ourselves…yes!
say “yes” to LOVE, not only
being loved but being the lover
look around to see who needs you
stretch familiarly toward people…yes!
say “yes” to LIFE, the gift
to dwell in this present moment
we will pass through here but once
to engage with exuberance…oh, yes!
say “yes” to JOY, in your heart
have something to shine and share
spy beauty everywhere, all around
count blessings in little things…YES!
Linking to dVerse poetics where Merril encourages us to choose JOY (even on election day)!
10 Jul 2024 1 Comment
in free verse, imagism Tags: downpour, maple tree, petrichor, rain, sticks, summer, wind
backyard maple tree
washes her leafy head
in morning downpour
then towels long hair
to dry in afternoon’s
prairie wind until the
fresh evening petrichor
beckons me outdoors
to pick up fallen sticks;
loose hairs shed after
miss maple’s shampoo.
05 Jul 2024 8 Comments
in free verse Tags: dissimilar, marriage, mismatched, pillars, porch, roof, vows
he avoids work on two pillars
of our front porch: mismatched,
slightly noticeable but definitely
different…manufacturer sent
him an alternate color which
was not apparent until installed
and now considered permanent.
it’s like marriage of two people,
pillars of the family: mismatched,
probably noticeable, and definitely
different…manufacturer (GOD)
sent provisional individual but all
was not apparent until installed
and now considered permanent.
perhaps that was designer’s plan
and purpose: opposite pillars stay
where they are as He works on
them; two who vowed to stand
by each other, both a bit offbeat.
even though the effect is dissimilar,
together they can hold up the roof.
01 May 2024 20 Comments
in free verse Tags: bakery, chai tea, selfie, solitude
can you have a date with yourself?
why, i try that very thing today and
entire affair proves quite enjoyable!
i drive a friend to her appointment
then hold rendezvous with myself
at boutique bakery called Habitue’
barista smiles as i order my lunch:
chicken salad on flaky croissant
(dried cranberries, crisp celery)
i treat myself to a hot chai tea
stirred with sweet almond milk
sprinkled with cinnamon, ginger
we take ourself outside to
gated stone patio, metal table;
sit quietly alone in sunny solitude
clearing the mind after heavy storm.
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Sharing “selfie” poetry with Punam and dVerse poets…
12 Sep 2023 24 Comments
in free verse Tags: God, grief, mother, sign, song, sparrow
as i wait in pickup
for husband on errand,
i miss my mother.
heart pauses in grief as
sparrow lights upon bush
next to vehicle and begins
to sweetly sing as he studies
me with keen dark eyes.
mother’s favorite song was
“His Eye is on the Sparrow;”
it was a connection, a sign.
the One who watches over
my mother, also watches me.
01 Aug 2023 23 Comments
in free verse Tags: dance, heart, onion, peel, tears
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you are a saute old fellow
whether gussy(sacked) up
in wine, ivory, gold yellow,
or tastefully seen in green!
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quite pungently romantic
and amorously aromatic
(though slippery-skinned)
you require running water
and sharp knife to cut in
fast as salsa dance partner
with hot peppers or garlic.
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as sweet layers peel off,
your heart risks exposure
but no fear, it’s not here
you prove elusive as ever
still eliciting tears wherever
you mince, slice or chop!
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Joining poetics at dVerse where Melissa hosts with onions on the menu!
a poem in my pocket 
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