Words worth sharing — I dip in, out; out, in in the course of a week I get smeared in pollen so I’ll give you a peek this place is a life-mine where most anything goes the gems are engrossing if you dare to go deep they stick and won’t let go as authentic things…

With love, admiration, and gratitude to all breadwinners — No doubt not the largest in the grasslands But amplified by the strength of the *pride A dozen bronze lions go after prey And more fearless becomes the hunting squad With iconic bodies that can achieve 500 lbs. — a quarter of a ton! …

Ode to life that gives me a springboard for more joy in poetry — As far back as I can remember, way before I was even able to read, my late mother helped me to recite poetry every moment she could spare. …

A Shadorma prophesy to each comes his own luminous foreshadows tomorrow is not promised give your all today © 2022 selmamartin.com Lucy, dear, I won’t claim to grasp what’s happening, but after reading your post: 0.5 Days Since Wanting To Quit oops, a poemmedium.com I felt compelled to write an encouraging Shadorma. …

A Diatelle to light the way — Dreams They grow And they flow In black and white Your deepest secrets show In shadows hid in darkest nights. Could there be escape from unearthly plight? Is it sunlight, or are you caught in headlight beams… Rooted, incapable of fight or flight? …

A pantoum that draws attention to the fate of our wild avian friends; asking big cities to turn off the lights, please — All through August, they were wild-ing I could hardly hear my muse boo But I needn’t do much thinking Day found me languid, lost in blues Hardly could I hear muse say boo I’m not one to miss the tocsin Day found me — languid, lost, & bluesy As the birds exercised their…

A tribute poem to honor Queen Elizabeth’s devotion — Lily, Lilium, my Lilibet Fount of Honor the real lily, quite at home in my yard accolades abound Now, your leaves, feuillemort like the moths that visited. No gun salute or title changes will proclaim you less sovereign nor replace my love for you We’re just passing through, you susurrated to…

A ten-word story that prompts you to read the review for Victorine by Drema Drudge and hopefully the book too — “Manet’s scandalous Olympia is HIStory.” “You must read HerStory next…” This story is a response to Jim McAulay🍁’s prompt below: A 10 Word Story Challenge And Captain Picardmedium.com Victorine Meurent on Wikipedia Victorine, A Novel on Amazon If you swing over to Amazon and search for Victorine by Drema Drudge, you will find a review by yours truly…