I pause at mum’s painting…

Artist - my mum one of her first watercolour paintings ❤️ blushing pinkcolour suffusionscharm my lifespreading warmthfrom within the shaded depthsbrief tones of respite encompassedin softest auraspale pink quartzcrystal cleartakes a hold of my senseson this lone journeyspring blossoma camera snapsin a blinkaperturessift hours of applied colourleft by artists’s handsfirst paintinghangs upon the wallin a … Continue reading I pause at mum’s painting… →

Captured… Bird in a Quadrille

he stalks,clips wings,cages freedomsin the name of love....he calls her birdbrainwhen she tries to flyknowing she has no spaceto spread her wingssettled in her little nestfrom restricted viewsshe quietly tweets,in between constant preening...💞Suzanne Written for the dVerse quadrille prompt (a poem invented by dVerse of exactly 44 words that includes one word they provide). This … Continue reading Captured… Bird in a Quadrille →

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No.54, 3/3/2026 – Imagist

Magpiesmart black and white plumesstrike a perfect bold contrastin a softened lightlong tail and wing flight featherslift with iridescent blue💞Suzanne Robbie is our host for this week’s #TankaTuesday challenge and asks us to write imagist poetry. She was introduced to this interesting poetry form by Lindsey Martin-Bowen who explained this concept as being a poem … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No.54, 3/3/2026 – Imagist →

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, No.53, 24th February 2026: Rensaku

snowdrops peep their headslike a covering of snowthat melts far too soonscattering showerswater-log the sodden grassof drowning young daffs spring time lays aheadwarm rays stretch in the distancehiding behind cloudsattracted by bloomshoards of huddled honey beesstill protect their queententative morn’ songlistens for the sweet responseof the dawn chorus💞Suzanne Kigo: snowdrop, daffs (daffodils), spring, blooms, song … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, No.53, 24th February 2026: Rensaku →

Anxiety takes me from A to Z…

anxiety bubbles,clouds descend energy- falters… gnawing heightened intuitionjangles knowingly…life’s manifestationnuances observed…- pulse quietens…responsive sensory triggersuncover visceral wisdoms - x-raysyield zilch💞Suzanne Written for this week's W3 challenge hosted by David. Our Poet of the Week, Christine, has given us the following prompt: Alphabetic poetry Write an alphabet poem using one of the following two structures: Option 1 — … Continue reading Anxiety takes me from A to Z… →

What’s on the menu? Quadrille, Tanka & Three Things Challenge …

it’s worth the effortto perfect my recipeselevates my moodbalances mind and bodyfeeds the hunger in my hearthome prepared from scratchlove placed in each mixthat can’t be purchasedthe end result - enjoymentall my pleasures on one plate 💞Suzanne Written for the dVerse quadrille prompt (a poem of exactly 44 words), this week to include the word … Continue reading What’s on the menu? Quadrille, Tanka & Three Things Challenge … →