"A brilliant sun reflects against the sidewalk"
Sparkles from Heaven
by MFrostDelaney

"The sun through window panes aglow"
My Best Friends, My Books
by MFrostDelaney

"A breath that whispers in a lullaby"
Hush Before Spring
by MFrostDelaney

Bird Life

"Its rhythm searching"
Nature's Crashing Relief
by Annie Jenkin

"The artist never signs a name"
Sunset
by Janet Smith Post

"When the sun returns"
Heavy Snow
by Bing Hua

"Near a tree he says goodbye"
Beside a Great Blue Heron
by James Thielman

"A crisp 60 degrees, early afternoon, no wind, and sunny"
Eagle Time
by Scott Shaffer

Dog Whistle

"The whisper of owl wings"
The Wind in the Willows
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"I wrote my first poems there"
Testimony
by Michael Escoubas

"Now they are all part of our history"
The Willows and the Wind
by Stellasue Lee

"I’m dreaming of spring"
March Ahead
by Paulette Demers Turco

"A soft wistful lullaby"
Somber Music
by Gay Williford

"He sits quiet, alone in the damp earthy shade"
Young Grief 
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"The rising water hurries downstream"
Storm Watch: CSI
by Vaughn Neeld

"The porch is where I got my education"
Looking Through the Window of My Youth
by Patricia Hope

"The wind in the willows played loves sweet melodies"
On Blueberry Hill
by Priscilla Turner Spada

Poetry Prompt for April 2025

Thistle and Birds

"Lonely Traveller"
Barefoot in the heart
by Sharmagne Leland St.John

"The shape of wind on water"
New Beginnings
by Michael Escoubas

"Searching For Stars On An Island In Maine"
Things That Matter
by Candace Turner

"Grocery shopping with my mother"
First You Have to Row a Little Boat
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"Over the Santa Fe Trail to Mexico"
A Journey
by Vaughn Neeld

"A Map of the Dark"
Gone!
by Gay Williford

"Walking Down an Old Road"
High Time
by Gail Denham

There is no Ekphrastic for April.

Skylight

Persons of Interest: Poetry & Prose
by Mark Fleisher
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

London
by Mark Isherwood
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater

Random Reflections
by Brian Ponderis
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

How to Do the Greased Wombat Slide
by Pamela Miller
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Woman with Yellow Birds

Publisher: Page Publishing
Lovin Me Always
by Crystal L. Goss

Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing
The Italian Soul
by Judith Valente

Publishers: William Marr and Alan Harris
Traveling Through Time: Collected Poems
by William Marr

Urn

A little taste of heaven
Vanilla Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
from the kitchen of Robin Neuwirth

Oldies but Goodies

In honour of St. Patrick's Day

Irish Gooseberry Crumble
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Irish Stew
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Dublin Coddle
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Purple Hat

Jody Mussoff

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