It’s inevitable. Whether visiting, living in, or simply reading about the Sierra Nevada mountains, eventually you will...
An Anniversary Cento
Poetry Friday is here! Want to know more? Click here. I'm delighted to be hosting this week's round up!To add your...
Bear Comes to Visit
I awoke at 5am to this mama black bear and her two cubs IN MY KITCHEN.It is almost 10pm. In that time, these bears...
“I am the dance”
dancedance in joy and in griefin tears and in asheslift and carrydancedance ©2023, Patricia J. FranzThese poems...
Homecoming
Going Home the great migration is underwayI leave home for homeknowing the wayseasonal whiplash awaitssummer to winter...
Y is for Yarn
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsMaking this up... I don't know if there is a poetic form called Yarn. I found lots of...
P is for Progressive Poem!
The 2023 Progressive Poem is Here! As part of National Poetry Month, the Poetry Friday community is celebrating...
Dear Mr. Berry
It's #PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. This week's round up is hosted by Karen at Karen Edmisten*. This...
Classic Found Poem Palooza!
It's #PoetryFriday! Want to know more? Click here. This week Jone at Jone Rush MacCulloch is hosting Poetry Friday...
The Big Box of Books
It's Poetry Friday! Please visit Margaret at Reflections on the Teche. She has the round up links for all of our...
National Poetry Month 2023
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsEach day of April, I'll post a new poem. I've chosen a different poetic form for each...
March Madness
I could not let March pass without a nod to basketball. I’m part of a large extended family that for several weeks...