November Meet & Greet Means Business!

  It’s First Wednesday Meet & Greet Time!   The Business Meeting   Another place to Meet & Greet And show that when it comes to poetry, we mean business!     Share with the rest of the CPC Board of Poetic Education a recent or new write of which you are proud please click […]

AS IF — a “Simple Sunday” piece

  “Huddle” by Cynthia, aka koyamori AS IF During that in-between time before Dawn first appears, in the cool of the morning before the sun shines, first one, then two, as if from nothing, as if by magic, arising from the dew, tiny caps peeking out from behind blades of sparkling grass, fragile and small, […]

POEM: Dreamland

This Nonet was written to the featured art on this week’s CPC Simple Sunday picture challenge. The art, titled “Huddle,” is by Cynthia of Canada aka koyamori DREAMLAND   Little Lily Lovamore was lost in the land of giant mushrooms. She didn’t know where to turn. Balloon animal folk heard her low sobbing, came to […]

Simple Sunday Went Around And Now Comes Around To Canada!

  Welcome to the CPC’s Simple Sunday Picture Challenge!   This week we travel back across the Pacific after our several week art tour of Europe and Asia, and visit Cynthia, aka koyamori on Deviantart.com. http://koyamori.deviantart.com/ She is an eight year veteran of DeviantArt and is studying graphic art in Toronto. Her specialty is childlike […]

POEM: Saying Yes To No

This Nonet was written for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge, where the theme on NOvember first is NO.   SAYING YES TO NO   Some say saying no gets you nowhere. You might be called obstructionist. You will never get your share as a negativist. But you won’t be glad if it’s a mess. […]

The Friday Fling NOtes, NOvember Starts With NO!

  Friday Fling #256 for November 1st 2013   Friday is November first. November makes us think of many things. Holidays like Veterans Day and the bravery and sacrifices of our country’s men in uniform. Thanksgiving and the bravery and sacrifice of our country’s founding immigrants, the Pilgrims. And also the related celebrations, the parades, […]

PEOPLE MIGHT MISS IT {a poem }

I’ve been speckled like that frost that clings to to your automobile winshield. Almost like some vague LeRoy Neiman olympic painting that just makes you recall some other painter. Just like that runner in the painting, like the coin rattling down the coin slot…… clikity clang specked like a rose covered in blood mistaken for […]

POEM: Jack-o-lantern Lore

This was written for the CPC Thematic Attic Thursday poetry challenge, where Bettie’s theme is pumpkin carving and Halloween.   JACK-O-LANTERN LORE   Have you ever seen a pumpkin carved by a bumpkin? I have. It’s really sumpkin.’ If you hire an intern to carve your Jack-o-lantern, you may become concerned if that intern hasn’t […]

Thematic Attic Thursday Creates Jack-o-Lanterns In The Attic!

Time For Thematic Attic Thursday! October 31st Carve a Pumpkin Day – no surprise here It’s Halloween! Bring your most bewitching piece of poetry, pictures and/or vibes Even a pumpkin or two will do. Let’s have a Halloween Bash !

TODAY (with photo)

    Today I’m not looking back, not second-guessing, not over-analyzing, but simply looking ahead.   (c) barbara kausteklis 10-30-13   Thanks always for your visits and comments.   ~barb k~