"They are like old friends who have grown old with me"
Fall Leaves
by Dan Fitzgerald

"The last tomatoes blush deeply on a window’s edge"
Planting Bulbs
by Dan Fitzgerald

"That last warmth of a long summer"
In a Jar
by Dan Fitzgerald

"Chimes sound warnings in arpeggios of metallic notes"
Sudden Fall Wind
by Dan Fitzgerald

New England Fall ~ Concord ~ Massachusetts

"You can hear them"
The dead are breathing
by John Guzlowski

"Orange pumpkins on pillars command my attention"
shades of orange
by Karen O’Leary

"Our stomachs weren’t meant to grumble"
Fasting Ain’t Fast
by Rick Lupert

"In a second, he's statue still"
Buccaneer of Branches
by Annie Jenkin

"When the autumn sun shines"
Grapevine
by Yingcai

"Stippled bark akin to camo backs"
Leaf Fall
by D. R. James

"Mornings begin to prepare me"
The Repentant Culprit
by Chad Norman

"They offer themselves to the breeze, whisper harmonies of the wind"
Listening to Trees
by Wilda Morris

Grounded ~ Point Reyes ~ California

"The pheasants all strung by the stable door"
Home is the Hunter
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"Sing a requiem, but do not mourn"
And Sing Me to Sleep . . .
by Vaughn Neeld

"A place to call my own"
Metaphor
by Michael Escoubas

''Home is the bounty and the seed"
Abode
by Gloria Jean Viglione

"Our first memories of home"
The Call of Our Roots
by Gay Williford

Poetry Prompt for November 2024

Motif 1 ~ Rockport ~ Massachusetts 

"I see my face in the placid sea"
Peace by the Pier
by Michael Escoubas

"Buoys cling limpet-like on clapboard walls"
Rockport!
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"An old dock, supported by weathered gray pilings"
Burst of Dawn at Bass Harbor
by Gay Williford

"Barnacles hug the greening pylons""
Soon the Scene Will Change
by Marcel Aime Duclos

The barn's tin roof dully gleams
At Day's End
 by Vaughn Neeld

"Nearby lobster traps–piled row on row"
October Dawn in Rockport Harbor
by Paulette Demers Turco

"Becalmed below nature's painted sky"
“Motif #1”
by Priscilla Turner Spada

Ekphrastic Prompt for November 2024

Days End ~ Oregon Coast ~ Oregon

Italian Air / Radiant Days
by Neil Leadbeater
Reviewed by Michael W. Thomas

Esemplastic: Many and One
by Karian Markos
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Layering Dartmoor
by Helen Boyles
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater

Confluences: A Collection of Poems
by Gari Light
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Family Rattling: Poems
by William T. Carey
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Wooded Path ~ Concord ~ Massachusetts 

Publisher: Kelsay Books
weatherman
by Dan Fitzgerald

Publisher: Cyberwit
What We Do Well
by Geoffrey Heptonstall

Publisher: Praying Mantis Press
Fishing for Intellectual Meteors
Poems by jacob erin-cilberto

Reflections ~ Husavik ~ Iceland

A perfect side dish for a fall-themed dinner
Stuffed Sweet Baby Pumpkins
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland St.John

Let’s see if your family likes this dish as much as mine
Smoky Baked Pumpkin Cubes
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Oldies but Goodies:
Not only delicious, but a great conversation piece,
as well as a fabulous centerpiece, as you serve this dish right from the pumpkin shell.
San Poil Pumpkin Stew
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

No fall feast can be complete without
Pumpkin Crème Brûlée
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Spread on toasted English muffins, a great way to start any day.
Pomegranate Jelly
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

“Pastoral ~ Kinderdijk ~ The Netherlands 

Rick Yenofsky

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The Hawk ~ Arcadia ~ California 

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