Golden Sunrise on Cedar Lake

"Bye, baby I sing back as I breathe him in"
Oscar
by Mikela Bjork


"There is strength in these hands of yours"
Mother Hands
by Mikela Bjork


"Like a flock of wounded birds"
Civilian Story
by Mikela Bjork


"Beneath the moon’s lucent shadow"
Howling at the August Moon
by Mikela Bjork



Gale force winds on Lake Huron

"Your songs, like hymns in the night"
Hot August Night 1972
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John



"Winds call, whipping the sand"
A Sand Symphony
by Annie Jenkin


"That deep summer night I waited"
The First Good Poem
by Andrea Potos


"We meander upstream through murky sediment"
Sixmile Creek
by Scott Shaffer


"He shakes off night’s restless sleep"
Fishing Deep Among the Reeds
by Michael Escoubas


"Two young girls sharing their love tales"
Skimming Stones
by Yingcai


"Striped umbrellas dot the beach"
Atlantic City, Circa 1950
by Elayne Clift


"A first-hand myth"
Walking the Beach, We Show Our
Ignorance about Stars, Constellations

by D. R. James


"Wings as sheer as a wedding veil"
Honey Bees
by Janet Smith Post


"Nature’s lulling song to those who hear"
Storm Music
by Karen O'Leary


"Black-white striped loons beak dive for breakfast"
At Sunrise Over Cedar Lake
by Colleen McManus Hein


"On shore, songbirds sing"
On the Edge of North Hampton Cove
by Bob Moore



Rainbow over Cedar Lake


"A lark trills its song"
At the Edge of the Meadow
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John


"A meadowlark’s serenade"
Meadow Retreat
by Karen O’Leary


"A deer trail meanders toward the river"
Reverie
by Vaughn Neeld


"No frogs dare croak"
It Has Come to This
by Marcel Aime Duclos


"Unbothered by harsh midday rays"
Painted Lady
by Paulette Demers Turco


"I imagine the lovely meadow whispering in the soft breeze"
The Meadow’s Soul
by Scott Shaffer




Poetry Prompt For September 2024



Sunrise over Cedar Lake

"Soon the mute swans will awake"
Sunrise Over Cedar Lake
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John


"Beyond the darkness of her dreams"
Pastoral Care
by Michael Escoubas


"Dark blue trees comprise the horizon"
Morning Splendor
by Gay Williford


"The scent of towering cedars"
Take in the Scent of Cedars as You Gaze across the Lake
by Paulette Demers Turco




Ekphrastic Prompt for September 2024



Lightning

Abundance/Diminishment: Poems
by Ann E. Michael
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas


Washed with Noon
Edited by Janice Dempsey
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater


Vital Signs: Haiku
by Deborah P Kolodji
Reviewed by Mary Jo Balistreri


At Last a Valley
by Lara Dolphin
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas


It’s This
by Laura Foley
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas




Roll Cloud

Publisher: Bagriy & Company
Confluences: A Collection of Poems
by Gari Light


Publisher: Kelsay Books
Family Rattling: Poems
by William T. Carey




Mute Swans

When it's too hot to cook, try this healthy, tasty salad
Chopped Rotisserie Chicken Salad
from the kitchens of Dena Brummer and Sharmagne Leland-St.John


A gut-healthy snack you'll be enjoying all summer
Cowboy Caviar
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St John


Great Summer thirst quencher
Pom Fizz
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John


Oldies but Goodies!

Beet the Heat Summer Salad

Sweet Pea Dip

Creamed Papaya Delight





Sunrise Catamaran 


Sara Wadington

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