Ekphrastic Writing

      Tea with no strings attached   by Guenter Sahr   In the cool morning on the plantation’s slopes the dew gathers in the netting of my cowl. Its dampness caresses my aging face and my thoughts turn … Continued

    Crashing Waves by Kimberley Rance   The waves crash. Salty water wraps around my body. I’m lost within the surf’s foam. Fear overcomes me.   My heart is fragmented; it’s in the eye of the storm, the waves … Continued

    Life in the Forest by Suzanne Miller   On gnarled tree roots rhizomic mushrooms commune – new life from decay.

    World Roots by Ben Sexton How long how deep do the world’s roots twine? Along paths of those who came before whose twists and turns are lost to memory Every year deeper still they grow and following those … Continued

  Droplets of Joy by Ivor Steven The leaves Azure and emerald  Mother Nature’s  Tear droplets of joy  Daintily dangle  Above sacred ground  And faithfully  Await baptism  By cascading sunshine    Thereafter  The anointed leaves  Eternally replenish  Mother Nature’s   Earthly … Continued

    Avatar by Siobhan Alice   Damselfly darting A flittering shadow In the reeds   Its delicate wings cracked glass reflecting In moonlight   Its brief lifespan Stolen from the pond.   Damselfly embodies Nature, dances with borrowed power … Continued

      Will We Choose Wisely? (a Senryu) by Ivor Steven The owl shook his head Angry feathers flew sideways ‘You must choose wisely!’