"Motionless as a monk in prayer"
On Waking in the Morning
and Finding a Gecko Staring Me in the Face
by James Green

"That hour after dark when there is no stepping back"
After Dark at a Refugee Camp on the Myanmar Border 
by James Green

"I imagine the moment the horizon folded inward"
At a Tsunami Memorial Sign, Ao Nang Beach
by James Green

"A gentle mist pervades the valley"
Vietnam Revisited
by Michael Escoubas

"The truth that means nothing"
My Grade School Teacher
by W. Wayne Lin

"Cottonwoods releasing a blizzard of tufts"
Sibling. Kinship. World.
by Michael F. Simon

"Autumn trumpets gold, screams scarlet"
The Loudness of Autumn
by Wilda Morris

"Genteel folks visited on Sundays"
Realization
by Marcel Duclos

"The dappled light of early morning"
Forest Floor
by Nick LeForce

“Listen to the meadowlarks call”
Wildflower Dotted Meadows
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"Clusters of rainbow hues"
September Meadow
by Paulette Demers Turco

"Only the bees make a sound"
A Sigh of Relief
by Howard Osborne

"Stately pines shaded the hiking trail"
Mountain Rendezvous
by Gay Williford

"We met at the upper pasture gate and hiked to the wooded hills"
Wildflower Hike
by Wesley D. Sims

"Where rabbits scurry about"
Where Wildings Blossom
by Mark Fleisher

"I watch the ash dance with the breeze"
Peaceful, Flowered, Meadows
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"While picnicking in the countryside"
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by Candace Turner

"Haying season claims the meadows"
The First Mowing
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"Dance across the flowered plain"
The Red Poppies’ Field
by Priscilla Turner Spada

"It was our first real home"
The Home Place, 1949
by Vaughn Neeld

"Pieces of forest scattered on the wind"
The Burn
by Maralee Gerke

Poetry Prompt for October 2026

"Seaweed hieroglyphics strewn on sand"
An Artists Memory
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"The sea’s blue hues its waves kissing the sand"
Loneliness Revisited
by Michael Escoubas

"Ashen-gray clouds morphing into a blush"
Pastels
by MFrostDelaney

"The coded blinks guide rigs back home in storms"
Lighthouse on a Granite Promontory
by Paulette Demers Turco

"I have walked this beach before"
Salt Water Soiree
by Elayne Clift

"Pink clouds fill the skies, hiding the blue"
The Beacon
by Howard Osborne

"Pastel skies, blotted with soft pinks and yellows"
Barren Shore
by Gay Williford

"A desolate lighthouse always just out of reach"
Marooned
by jacob erin-cilberto

"Thoreau could find it an inspiring place"
Lighthouse by the Sea
by Wesley D. Sims

"Perfume of salt air, and early fog"
The Gentle Beach
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"Gulls circle above the lighthouse"
Unfathomable
by Cheryl Miller

"A lonely lighthouse awakens"
The Point
by Vaughn Neeld

Ekphrastic Prompt for October 2026

Birthday Roses
They place roses on the memorial as each victim’s birthday comes around.

"Thunderheads gather in late August’s stifling days"
Seeking Solace from the Stratosphere
by Lana Hechtman Ayers

Interview with Boyd Bauman
by Neil Leadbeater

Paderewski: Essays & Poems
Edited by Maja Trochimczyk
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Songs of You and Me: Selected Poems
by William Marr
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Poems of the Spirit – Sometimes a Glimpse
by Alan Harris
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Color of a Cougar: Poems
by Jan Minich
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Publisher: Accents Publishing
A Middle Aged Woman Rages
by Melissa Jørgenrud Helton

Publisher: Accents Publishing
Awkward Scrapes
by Eric Scott Sutherland

Publisher: The Poetry Box
A Short Supply of Viability
by Annette Gagliardi

Publisher: Main Street Rag Enterprises LLC
Diabetic Gumdrops: Poems
by Ephraim Scott Sommers

Great for a picnic or child's birthday party
Popcorn Cake
from the kitchen of Shari Herzfeld

Delicious healthy snack
Dark Chocolate Zucchini Brownies
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Oldies but Goodies

Cool off during those dog days of late summer with this frozen yogurt smoothie
Raspberry~Mango Frogurt Smoothie
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Beat the heat with this icy treat
Ruby Grapefruit Sorbet
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

The perfect pie for that end of summer picnic
Cherokee Hickory Nut Pie 
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St John

Sharmagne Leland-St.John

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