Morning Routinebirds chirpmorning greetingswith frenzied flapping wingsthey secure their pecking orderfor foodmy dogpitter pattershe strolls the garden pathone gruff bark signals displeasureI sighcrows cawsmall birds chattercacophony ensueswhen under the garden feedersdog waitscoos, tskschirrups and squarkscolourful sounds carrya lively medley fills the airthen diesthud, thudwagging tail thumpsdogs energy vibrateshis sensitive nose smells breakfastjob done💞Suzanne A Crown … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No.59, Onomatopoeia in Poetry, 7th April 2026
I feel it…. Quadrille #245
Taken on my walk 6th April 2026 I release the Winter from my bones,creaking joints, dampened spirits,all ease away...Spring now enters in my step,my heart fluttersas I listen to the bees,feel their hum…My eyelids lift fully like the cloudsrevealingsanguineclear blue eyes...💞Suzanne Written in response to De Jackson (aka WhimseyGizmo) hosting the quadrille challenge at dVerse … Continue reading I feel it…. Quadrille #245
A fair exchange….
How quick I ran up the stairs in my youthOften I took more than one at a time!Not one to enjoy exercise - in truthTwo at once served just to speed up my climbNow life grows more about me slowing downIt seems a change doctors find approvingAway from the rush and noise out of townI … Continue reading A fair exchange….
Hidden…
undercurrentsgrip and pull at tensionsholding gravitybeneath the surface,I fly with trepidationflowing in my veins,life shrinks with safe small talkbut depth threatensI own bucketfuls of grieftoo heavy to lift,I sometimes rise above the cloudlose sight of the groundbut everything still existsas it lies undercover,life, death, survivalrains everywhere💞Suzanne Written in response to this week's W3 hosted by … Continue reading Hidden…
Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, No.58, Fools Abound! 31/3/2026
UN-FOOLED BY NATUREcrunching leavessound under my feeton brisk walksin cold airnature tries to play mind gamesas we enter springnever fooledbirds always greet SpringjudiciousI listenclear notes carry on the airheedless of the cloudsI noticea single crocusa brightnessreflectedby a pure ray of sunlightas the blue-sky peeps💞Suzanne Written in response to Tanka Tuesday hosted this week by Yvette, … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, No.58, Fools Abound! 31/3/2026
What do you see? #334
movement held spellboundunder wraps of sunset sailswind and waves arrest💞Suzanne Written for Sadje's What do you see? #334
Loving Earth…
I admire my heartthat beats in time with birdsongsings with sight of springbuoys me to the highest highstouched deep by earths renewalearth values my caresupports my gentle footstepsrespecting her spaceshe listens to my pleasureas I sip from her waters💞Suzanne Today is the start of National Poetry Month, I have written this poem for Val's "Looking … Continue reading Loving Earth…
Re-awakened…
she smiles not a passing smilebut open warmth in gentle eyesthis strangerdrew me in a conversationI'd forgotten was in mea child💞Suzanne Written in response to this week's W3 hosted by David, and our very multi-talented Lesley is our POW who gives us the following prompt: Write a Cameo poem—a tiny, distilled moment—on any theme you choose. Form 7 … Continue reading Re-awakened…
TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 57, The Hautt, 24/3/26
On my daily walk …I saw a resting bee Tiptoe Past...bumble bee restsin honeycombed shadenot deadalivein deep acceptanceI don't disturb💞Suzanne This week for Tanka Tuesday, our host Melissa, has checked some new (to her) syllabic forms in an attempt to find something we might not have done before. She found the "Hautt" poetry form at Poetry … Continue reading TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 57, The Hautt, 24/3/26
Absorbed…
I read youin extraordinary silence,your words etchedinto my skin,your thoughts filled meas I traced the outline of your arttranslated to braille,I left my fingerprintin exchange for your scentthat I found then absorbedfrom your pages💞Suzanne Written in response to the d'Verse prompt hosted today by Lillian, who asks us to write a quadrille using the word … Continue reading Absorbed…
Brazanne Muse 