"Listen to the crickets’ last song for me"
What Mother Taught Me
by Judy Lorenzen

"Emerald, May’s birthstone"
Suddenly
by Judy Lorenzen

"Jeweled birds sow songs in the air"
Days of Praise
by Judy Lorenzen

"Travel lightly in this world"
Mother’s Blue Eyes
by Judy Lorenzen

"My mother gobbled Whitman chocolates for supper"
Double Dutch
by Claire Scott

"Old songs from her childhood spill out with ease"
Are You My Mother?
by Lori Levy

"They shared something special"
Mothers & Daughters–Something Observed
by Michael Escoubas

"The seizure had rearranged my mother’s bearings"
My Mother’s Name
by Andrea Potos

"She flunked college chemistry from too much fun in pre-war Chicago"
Mom, at Home
by D.R. James

"She swaddled us in love"
Turn Thanks to Mother
by Wilda Morris

"Sally had a crush on him"
Let’s meet in Forest Park between the supine fir in the meadow
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"Memories stand like trees in sleep"
Silent May 
by Bing Hua

"In moaning wind all seeds are sown"
The Thief of Stones
by Victor Riehl

"I yearn for a Mother to send love notes in the mail to all of us"
Today, I yearn to pick up the phone and press the button that says MOM or MAMA or MA.
by Mikela Bjork

"She dreamt of going to Glasgow"
When Dew Was on the Meadow
by Sharmagne Leland St.John

"Suddenly, his world grew silent"
Baptism by Soft Rain
by Michael Escoubas

"Ominous ebony clouds envelop a morning sun"
Reconciliation
by Mark Fleisher

"Her gaze was drawn beyond the garden’s purple hyacinths"
The Hour in May
by Paulette Demers Turco

"The interminable days of dry winter hay"
Day of Release
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"The brown wren burst into song"
Warm Assurances
by Gay Williford

Poetry Prompt For June 2025

"Butterflies were dancing in Maya’s tummy"
Maya Had a Plan…
by Sharmagne Leland St.John

"Time to sit and savor"
An Ode to Slow
by Michael Escoubas

"So many dreams die of thirst"
Generations
by Vaughn Neeld

Ekphrastic Prompt for June 2025

Gatherings: Poems
by Dan Fitzgerald
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Locked Down
Susan Jane Sims [Editor]
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater

Traveling Through Time: Collected Poems
 by William Marr
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

The Italian Soul
How to Savor the Full Joys of Life
by Judith Valente
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Publisher: Monica K. Allen
Words for My Mother
by Monica K. Allen

Publisher: Kelsay Books
On a Clear Night, I Can Hear My Body Sing: Poems
by Jeannie E. Roberts

Publisher: Cornerstone Press
Dining on Salt: Four Seasons of Septets
by Wayne Lee

Publisher: Spuytenduyvil.net
A Swale a Sort of Swaddle
by Abby Walthausen

Nothing more satisfying and inexpensive than this  recipe!
Homemade Tortillas
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a traditional and popular dessert in Mexico
Churros
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Oldies But Goodies

Gingeritas
from the happy hour holiday bar of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Guacamole Supreme
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Blueberry Maple Creme Supreme
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

AI by Sara Wadington

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