Published in The Daily Cuppa·2 days agoMember-onlyA Cold Sparkle in the Winter GardenSunday sonnet — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by William J SpirdioneA Cold Sparkle in the Winter GardenSunday sonnet----14
Published in Reciprocal·5 days agoMember-onlyThe Rain Will Sometimes Fall on UsCollaborative Reciprocal Nature Prompt — The rain is surely on its way. Rain drops, tear drops, sometimes they feel the same. Especially those times that you use those raindrops to hide those teardrops. The feeling is exquisite. Not that I want anyone to be upset enough to be on the verge of tears. …Reciprocal3 min readReciprocal3 min read
Published in Scuzzbucket·6 days agoMember-onlyBetter Good than Better than It WouldA dizain — Dizains1 min readDizains1 min readPhoto by William J SpirdioneBetter Good than Better than It WouldA dizain----12
Published in The Daily Cuppa·Jan 29Member-onlyAt Least We Have the Seed CatalogsSunday sonnet — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by William J SpirdioneAt Least We Have the Seed CatalogsSunday sonnet----19
Published in Dancing Elephants Press·Jan 28Member-onlyWriting Thoughts That Inspire Joy And SpiritLetter of intent to DEP book project #2 — To our editors, Dr. Gabriella Korosi, Dr. Preeti Singh, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles and Sharing Randomly, I have just joined up to be a writer for Dancing Elephant Press and it already feels like family here. I am a fan of the writing of all of you and we have…Dep Book Project2 min readDep Book Project2 min read
Published in Reciprocal·Jan 26Member-onlyVegetables Are the Edible and Nutritious Parts of PlantsAnd they are beautiful as well — Vegetables are the parts of plants eaten by people and animals. We all know they are healthy to consume. We shouldn’t really have to be told. We, humans, have been eating vegetables supplemented sometimes with animal products since we became human. And a lot longer than that. …Reciprocal3 min readReciprocal3 min read
Published in The Howling Owl·Jan 25Member-onlySnowfall Amounts to Be Determined LaterA tawddgyrch cadwynog — Head, burning red, stimulating. Brains awaiting this flaming heat. Cool off instead, no berating, done debating, too much repeat. There’s always time for fighting on. These lines are drawn for another. Another dime we’ll flip then yawn and look withdrawn. Thoughts we’ll smother. Without a good reason to fight. Shoveling might soothe angry…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in The Daily Cuppa·Jan 22Member-onlyThe Slushy Rain Turns To WhiteSunday sonnet — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by William J SpirdioneThe Slushy Rain Turns To WhiteSunday sonnet----22
Published in Reciprocal·Jan 19Member-onlyFlowers Speak in Colors Shapes and FragranceReciprocal Nature Prompt — On a cold winter day, the fresh white flowers of this African violet are a soothing sight. The small splash of purple is a pleasing color and a roadmap for pollinators such as bees to find the pollen inside its bright yellow anthers. That is if the plant was in…Reciprocal4 min readReciprocal4 min read
Published in The Daily Cuppa·Jan 15Member-onlyThis Winter Makes Its Advance And RetreatSunday sonnet — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by William J SpirdioneThis Winter Makes Its Advance And RetreatSunday sonnet----21
