At dVerse Grace hosting Open Link Night, the night we choose a poem to post. dVerse Poets - OLN Photo: verywellhealth.com The Rake HandleI love a bloom,stem buds risein colourand beauty for a seasonthen fade and fall,red thenblack to purple small becoming large,purple to brown andon to yellow,one of life’s bouquets fading at the edgespain now gonemy arm feeling better. Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

At dVerse Melissa is hosting poetics with an invitation to choose one of four Georgia O'Keeffe paintings, to see all four follow the link below: dVerse Poets - Poetics - Revisiting O'Keeffe I chose the following abstract painting: Image: Georgia O’Keeffe, Abstraction Red and Black, Night (1929) Midnight AsanaShe wanted wantonstripped off all her yellowsblues and whites,

At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem which includes some form of the word sing. dVerse Poets - Quadrille - Sing It! Photo by James Wainscoat on Unsplash The EisteddfodClat clatsplitty splaton the roof,splot splot on my panes,hurdy gurdy gurglingdrainpipes,splackety splackdown the trees,

At dVerse Grace hosting Open Link Night, the night we choose a poem to post. dVerse Poets – OLN Photo: verywellhealth.com The Rake HandleI love a bloom,stem buds risein colourand beauty for a…

A lilttle quadrille for dVerse, hosted by De Jackson aka WhimsyGizmo. She wants us to “Sing it!”… so I did! For more poems inspired to sing, click here. Emotionally battered and b…

Odilon Redon, “Illuminated Flower, c. 1900 The Dazzlement of Light’s Sound Fortunate thosewho hear the star-birds sing,unmetered flow through blue-shifted space, stellar beats and harmonic wa…

A lilttle quadrille for dVerse, hosted by De Jackson aka WhimsyGizmo. She wants us to “Sing it!”… so I did! For more poems inspired to sing, click here. Emotionally battered and b…

Image by neelam279 from Pixabay How my heart does sing,At the sound of your voice;Whispers on the wind,That tickle my earsWith your promises.What melodies do dance,Upon the words, you say to me,Of delicacies of love and romance.Sing to me love songs. This is for a dVerse prompt: Pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title), including some literal form of the word SING. I hope you enjoy! 😊

A lilttle quadrille for dVerse, hosted by De Jackson aka WhimsyGizmo.  She wants us to "Sing it!"... so I did! Emotionally battered and bruised Self-confidence having taken a hit Wondering what possessed you To even try in the first place After the anger and the tears The best thing you can do is Turn up the music, play it loud And sing it out

At dVerse Bjorn is hosting Meeting The Bar - Critique And Craft with an invitation to verbification - turning nouns and adjectives into verbs. For More detail follow the link below: dVerse Poets - MTB - Meet The Bar By Verbing Your Verse Photo by Rob Wicks on Unsplash Rinding Out The DayDown in time’s magical orchardof timified slowness…

Sing of fall foliage so late or right on time in this Sound-side state I now live Sing of Star Wars games played and not or overplayed over and over Sing of retirement how each day just another Saturday... a day ending in "y" for dVerse's Quadrille #259: Sing It!, hosted by De Jackson The Pub is open! Come join us!

Black and white illustration in Hans Andersen’s fairy tales (1913) London: Constable. 1913 All that Glitters Tyrants fear ridicule,loathe laughter,abhor joy, good leaders rise above, able to …

At dVerse Punam is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write an irreverent poem, for more detail and resource follow the link below: dVerse Poets - Poetics - The Art Of Irreverence Photo: the Australian Federal Parliament, House of Representatives, abc.net.au The Horse's Ass I give the call to the memberfor Vagueland,the honourable the prime minister,where is he…

At dVerse Frank is hosting Haibun Monday with an invitation to write about the Hunter's Moon/Halloween. For more detail and resource follow the link below: dVerse Poets - Haibun - Hunter's Moon/Halloween Photo: Black swans on the Blackwood river, April 2019 Hallowed Lesson I look out across the scape of the Blackwood river. So many birds. Gulls wheeling, pelicans gliding, small birds like wrens, honeyeaters, fairy wrens, scrub wrens, pardalotes, and more darting in and out of the shrubbery, giddy with nectar.

The opening act of a Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod which injects an adventure set in the World of Warcraft universe into Larian's RPG has been released. The mod, Forsaken, is another ambitious bit of work from a modder who recently expanded the second act of BG3's main story with a new region to explore before you head into the final chapter. This time, they've abandoned the D&Dverse for a tale of undead slaves rising up after being freed from serving a Lich King. Read more

Image by Moondance from Pixabay The worshiper and the whoreBoth on their kneesCalling out loudly to GodLooking to get what they want.Politician and poetUsing words to inspireEmotional manipulatorsJust looking for a hand.You and IJust two friends in loveNothing that seriousJust don’t tell our spouses. This is for a dVerse…

I see the Goddess only once. My awe at her naked, moon-radiant beauty I enjoy for only a breath. Then the panic begins. rippling water Oh, the excruciation, as my body and limbs contort under her power. The antlers erupt from my skull. Fine fur permeates my skin. My voice constricts to that of the scared game I've become. a shimmering Hunter's moon…

At dVerse Lillian is hosting Open Link Night (with Saturday Live) the night we choose a poem to post. If you want to contribute a poem or join the live gathering follow the link below for more info: dVerse Poets - OLN Image: Maksim Tkachenko, 2019 found at thecollector.com InterconnectedSelf made you say?But of course, aren’t you, seriously?

At dVerse Melissa is hosting Poetics with an invitation to Choose any of the three paintings and compose a poem of 31 lines or fewer. What misfortunes do the artworks stir in you, the viewer? dVerse Poets - Poetics - A Haunting I chose to work with all three, but only one was 31 lines - Edvard Munch, The Dead Mother…

Edvard Munch, “Death and the Child,” 1899. Haunted(After Edvard Munch, “Death and the Child,” 1899) She’s dead/not dead. Mother, she’sdead, they tell me. Heart-stopped dead.Not, I think…

At dVerse Li is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem including some for of the word screen. dVerse Poets - Quadrille - I Screen, You Screen, We All Screen ... Image: firenstone.com SparksHand in handalong the trailacross the creek,foot talk under the evening table over fine wine,eyes dreaming…

At dVerse Li is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem including some for of the word screen. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – I Screen, You Screen, We…

Image by Ho Lam Ng from Pixabay Screen pass,Tackled at the line.I should have seen the blitz coming.She roughed the passer Before I even got to say hi.Three point line.Blocked again.No foul?C’mon ref,Can’t you see that’s an illegal screen?Why didn’t she call? This is for a dVerse prompt: Pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title,) including some form of the word screen. I hope you enjoy! 😊

What a brilliant challenge. Not only is the music excellent, it also lights up your imagination! I chose “The Killing Moon” From Saana’s post at dVerse: “The Killing Moon” — Echo …