Category Archives: serious stuff

April Showers Bring…

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Maggie C

It’s April, and we all know what that means: NaPoWriMo! It’s National Poetry Writing Month, and the well-versed souls at NaPoWriMo.net are once again supplying us with inspiration, motivation and creative prompts to help us in the challenge of writing … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, humanity, poetry, serious stuff | Tagged dailyprompt, evolution, moon, NaPoWriMo 2023, poetry | 24 Comments

literal

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Maggie C

metaphors be damned alone in the faceless crowd, we weep behind our masks

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, humanity, serious stuff | Tagged 5-7-5, COVID, haiku, society | 10 Comments

To Play or Not to Play

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Maggie C

Bloganuary daily prompt: What was your favorite toy as a child? Long story longer. Art therapy for adults. Sometimes I hated it. Sometimes I loved it. Well, okay, love is a strong word, but sometimes it was insightful. A little … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, humanity, serious stuff | Tagged art therapy, Bloganuary, childhood memories, depression, play | 2 Comments

spitting on the fire

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Maggie C

With July’s record-breaking high temperatures here, it’s been frustrating and – truth be told – rather depressing to watch flowers in my native plant garden wilt before reaching full bloom and then turn end-of-summer brown without setting seeds. What happens, … Continue reading →

Posted in 5-7-5, Animalia, Haiku, nature, poetry, prose, serious stuff | Tagged August, climate change, dVerse poets, haibun | 12 Comments

inaugural

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Maggie C

First fire, then calm hues. Look to the sunrise this day. Hope dawns for us all.

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, Photography, poetry, serious stuff | Tagged dawn, hope, inauguration, sunrise | Leave a comment

Revolt – ing

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Maggie C

Don’t turn your head and dab your eyes. Face square the scene, then raise your cries. Such treachery we must defy, prosecute and rectify. The People’s House they desecrate. Within its halls they defecate. Seditious cowards’ acts of hate true … Continue reading →

Posted in humanity, poetry, serious stuff | Tagged dVerse poets, January 6, patriot, quadrille, sedition | 18 Comments

capitol

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Maggie C

tear gas, shattered glass; bloodshed, no shred of honor. Winter in my soul.

Posted in 5-7-5, humanity, poetry, serious stuff | Tagged capitol riot | 3 Comments

Poetic Injustice

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Maggie C

Justice is blind, though inherently judgmental. My verdict awaits. COVID culls with dispassion guilty and guileless alike. dVerse MTB: Jisei (Japanese Death Poems)

Posted in poetry, serious stuff | Tagged COVID, dVerse, Jisei, poetry, tanka | 12 Comments

Sweet Bella

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Maggie C

Bella went to heaven today. Now her worry wrinkles will unfold. She will take well-earned peaceful naps and wake the angels with her snoring. She will bow down and wiggle her butt in the universal “let’s play” gesture, And other … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, poetry, serious stuff | Tagged Bella, dogs, poetry, RIP | 5 Comments

Are You Registered to Vote?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Maggie C

Today is National Voter Registration Day in the US. Are you registered? To check your voter registration, go to https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote . There you can “learn if you’re eligible to vote, how to register, check, or change your information,” and find … Continue reading →