THROWBACK FRIDAY: Chorus, By Donna Matthews

bursting wide eager to please us your white show reaching up serenading the blue sky warm wind the chorus © 2014-2020 – Donna Matthews The Shadorma poem is six lines with a 3-5-3-3-7-5 syllable count. It can be composed with single or multiple stanzas. You can learn more about poetry styles here. Hey y'all, thanks … Continue reading THROWBACK FRIDAY: Chorus, By Donna Matthews

Hallelujah, Classic Poems Presented by Go Dog Go Cafe Baristas

Leonard Cohen was a Canadian Singer, Songwriter, Poet, and Author. The body of work he left behind is honest, prolific, and profound. While the  lyrics to "Hallelujah" don't constitute traditional "classic poetry," they feel comforting to me in these pandemic days we share. I invite you to give a listen to the video version shared … Continue reading Hallelujah, Classic Poems Presented by Go Dog Go Cafe Baristas

Flashback Friday: Misty Blue – Christine E. Ray

angel from my left shoulder is on vacation reading Kafka at the Shore in a ruffled white tankini while sipping Shirley Temples sends quaint postcards scrawled in pink ink “Weather is beautiful, glad you aren’t here” her A’s all hearts of course devil on my right shoulder is all business rocks Prada Manola Blahniks has … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Misty Blue – Christine E. Ray

Colorful Music

leaves like confetti like a dance floor at midnight colorful music The above poem is written in the form of Haiku. Haiku is an unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5-7-5 syllables respectively. Haiku tends to relate primarily to NATURE. Learn more about poetry styles here. Hey y'all, thanks … Continue reading Colorful Music