W
Day 74 prompt: the letter W wise, witty words will wash away my worries whether I wander another writer’s work or wrangle and whip my own
The Prompts
As I mentioned in my first post about the Sibling Discovery Project, my brother and sister and I each contributed five “prompts” to serve as the inspiration for our monthly […]
Cookies
Day 73 prompt: homemade (a diamante poem) store-bought ready . consistent crumbling . tempting . addicting dessert . sweetness . guilt . indulgence baking . melting . delighting warm . […]
Daybreak, Again
Day 72 prompt: daybreak When does the day break? Is it when the sun first appears on the horizon, breaking through the darkness? Is it when I hit an intellectual […]
Concert Commandment
Day 71 prompt: movement The orchestra plays a lively piece Then the audible action stops But thou shalt not applaud For conductor and musicians Remain poised to begin again It […]
Airborne
Day 70 prompt: airborne (a haiku) driver’s door opens wind tickles fast food receipts teasing them airborne
Mad Music
Day 69 prompt: the Letter M Mrs. Moriarity Makes her music merrily Mayer, Madonna, Manilow She’s a mandolin maestro When her man has been a meanie She might mimic old […]
This is My New Home
Thank you, WordPress! It was ridiculously easy to move all my poetry from Tumblr to this site today. I love my new blog home. In fact, I may very well […]
Sibling Discovery Begins
On January 15, 2012, I wrote to my sister and brother, inviting them into something I’m calling the Sibling Discovery Project. To my delight, they were game. I think it’s extraordinary […]
365 (well, 366 actually) Days of Poetry
At the moment, my poem-a-day project lives on “Edgewise,” my tumblr site. I intend to relocate it here soon. Meanwhile, here’s what I said as I kicked off this somewhat […]
F-F-F-Friendships
Day 68 prompt: friendships Fleeting the one who never lunched again, after she started working somewhere else Fragile the bond that broke, irreparable, when I uttered one wrong word […]
Hello & Welcome!
Welcome to my site. I decided it was high time to have a central online home for what I’m writing, creating and sharing. Migrating everything to this location will take […]
Learning the Motions
Day 67 prompt: motion Teaching children to make a joyful noise Sometimes the lyrics are hard Ancient terms they’ve not encountered Long words they can barely pronounce So we […]
Word Travels Fast
Day 66 prompt: lots & lots & lots (a limerick) On Twitter your posts are confined To one-forty-character lines Through retweets and replies These short notes can fly To millions […]
Subject of Rejection
Day 65 prompt: reflect You might reject The path I trekked As incorrect And I can’t object For I recollect That in effect I didn’t disinfect Before I […]
Beth Nyland 