“Extraordinary in Ordinary”- pick an ordinary object and make it extraordinary. You can do it by giving it some special attributes or a different background and story. I… Am a fan of rocks. Most every kind has something unique about it Take a river stone,…

Below is a list of ten words. Please pick at least five of them to use in your poem. If you want to use all ten, please do so. beet jacket tremor bayou elbow lightbulb cinnamon bucket elk carport   Quake the tremors deep in…

Journal Entry 247 I came across a legend, They looked to be like toadstools Homes for fae the size of shoes Too large to be normal mushrooms. My colleague saved me from disaster, Had I given in my toes would shatter For these were hard…

Momentarily suspend disbelief, and separate yourself from reality. Bend your mind to see different points of view, look at life with childlike wonder, reach into your imagination, bring forth amazing fantasies. Weave stories and dreams into a collection of color, a vibrant tapestry of temporary…

Fly then… but you don’t fly, little one… little brown one… little brownie in my house. Go count the Safeway clearance grains. scattered yesterday to keep you away. No more crushing of paper or pounding my drum. Don’t scurry more across this fake wood floor….

I was hit in the eye by a humming bird’s wing It gave me the power to see unseen things The floating of fae The angels on their way Even the demons at play (Though that one brings dismay) I saw the pain in your…

Tales of tea and tarot decks Voodoo priestesses and lords Precious gems and stones cut raw Oils and scents and trunks galore Witches brew and boiling potions Magic spells cast on wild shores Ouija boards that channeled spirits Cuban cigars, dark rum, folklore Genies waiting…

Cat cry breaks the night right under my bedroom window. It has a burgundy wildness that is the opposite of my outward tame energy.   We are not adversaries, this cat and I. we compliment each Like autumn and spring like sky and sea..  …

There are high pitched giggles of youth combining with swirling motion, a never ending energy There are colorful walls filled with impressionistic art as fictional characters dance across the floor. A light streams in from a hidden door as an invisible wand… oak, supple, dragon…

Poem 2 I never believed in magic Until I saw the way your eyes danced When he stood in front of you. Then I almost believed, For what else Could cause the mind to reel And the heart to pound And the lungs to break…