I’ll be honest with you: I like rhyme. It’s fun, challenging, and can make a poem easier to remember. After all, some very famous and...

(apple seeds, image by the author, Kim R. Deslaurier) Sprouting apple seeds a garden in the half star secret life within ________________...

(girls laughing, image by Cheryl Holt, on Pixabay) All of Life’s Gifts An island to myself, I thought back to when I was at my prettiest,...

(image by Greg Waskovich, on Pixabay) Poem foreshadows perfect like a blue-green twilight sky polished like a mountain brook’s crystal...

A stroll... ...through... ...his... ...garden. Junior McLean, formerly of Anderson, Indiana, currently resides in Bronx, New York City....

(fountain, image by Christian Peters, on Pixabay) May the Lord be with me May the Lord heal me, mend my soul with love, Let me fly to the...

(heavy load in Dhaka, Bangladesh, photo by Adli Wahid, on Unsplash) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give...

(well, image by ddzphoto, on Pixabay) Pilgrimage She plods beyond the four pullets in the frig. Her path to knowing must be here in the...

(image by Bruno, Germany, on Pixabay) The Drafting of a Woman Looking through the questions of an online personality profile this...

(roses, image by karolyn83, on Pixabay) Rosary I sit holding a bouquet of rosaries from my Mother’s belongings. One for each day in a...

(Ketchikan, Alaska, photo by Gene Williams) (church, photo by Gene Williams) (sunset riches, photo by Gene Williams) (aspens, photo by...

"The pen is mightier than the sword," wrote Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It’s also mightier than the bullet, the baton, the Molotov cocktail,...

I’ve been a fan of Joseph Fasano ever since I read these words from his poem, “Mahler in New York”: “If I carry my father with me, it is...

Home & Here Please bring me home: I would rather be with You than here, Jesus. I will not go until You let me. I will not let go ...

Water of Gladness May the love of the Lord, And the beauty of His creation, Become a river and a stream, That they may flow through...

pink lotus flower, image by Free-Photos, on Pixabay Another Way of Blooming Response to writing prompt by R. Soos, on Poetry Super...

(dates and peaches, image by AllNikArt, on Pixabay) Put a Little Love Away Behind the box of sun-faded tissues quiet as a lamb light...

(lemon tree, image by photosforyou, on Pixabay) Losing Your Parents Their loss is always news even if you’ve written heartfelt elegies...

Forgetting How easy it is to feel a cold wind dancing across the length of your arm and forget the force of the flames, the blistered...