What Rhymes with Stanza?

Words at rest, words at play

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Maggie C

contrail in clouds

threading through the clouds
jets rip the sky asunder
contrails hide the tears

wall

winter solstice wish:
may lessons learned in years past
guide the year to come

pause in quietude
answer held in gentle mind
the question will come

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Maggie C

it’s a trap, you say
like I’m trying to bait you
I don’t hunt for sport

shut your trap, she says
I comply, as I’m the prey
ensnared in her game

III

trapped within a web
intersecting lies constrict
tighter with each move

NaPoWriMo challenge, day two

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Maggie C

unified resolve
urgent-voiced with tear-filled eyes
marching for their lives

weary flag descends
half-staff honors yet again
our right to bear arms

The Daily Post one-word prompt: Congregate

flakes drift from night sky
snow drift builds against my sill
I drift off to sleep

Cee’s Black & White photo challenge: chilled

osprey circles high
sudden dive with talons splayed
fresh fish for dinner

#bluewave #resist

descended from wolves
centuries-long breeding yields
creatures of comfort

The Daily Post one-word prompt: Creature

puzzling how plants hear
nature’s wake up call so clear
on this winter day

The Daily Post one-word prompt: Puzzled