"Our new home was two states west of home"
Moving On, Not Moving On
by D.R. James

"Friends came in the snow to see the woods"
Not Much Became Much
by D.R. James

"I’m a real person"
January: Weight-Chart Restart
by D.R. James

"I lounge in a shadowed chaise"
New-Montage Homage, Dear Reader
by D.R. James

New England Barn and Reflecting Pond

"Last night’s virgin snow piled high"
Sleigh Ride
by Michael Escoubas

"Angelic voices lift from choir boys"
Transported to New Year’s Eve at the Vatican
by MFrostDelaney

"The songbird, docile in his tiny clutch"
The Madonna of the Goldfinch
by Gloria J. Viglione©

"Barreling south on rails of wind"
Ice Storm
by Kathy Lohrum Cotton

"Footprints circling the corral"
Lonely Vigil
by Gail Denham

Clouds and Shadows Over the White Mountains 

"There I stood, axe in hand"
Anticipating Winter
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"Amid the breathless whisperings of the wind"
Snowflakes Falling at Night
by Michael Escoubas

"Ghost-like over the snow-covered prairie"
Only an Owl
by Vaughn Neeld

"The bare-branch cold"
A Mind of Winter
by Kathy Lohrum Cotton

"Not get trapped by feelings in her heart"
Learned Motherhood
by MFrostDelaney

"The forest muffles our voices"
The Poet Speaks
by Carole Mertz

"No songbird in the bare branches”
Winter’s Hand 1951
by Carol Kilty

"The driveway ankle deep in snow"
To Resist Temptation
by Mark Fleisher

"Warm milk splashes in tin buckets"
On Old Berwick Road
by Marcel A. Duclos

"To ease the piercing cries of gulls"
A January Hour along the Merrimack
by Paulette Demers Turco

Poetry Prompt For February 2025

Hidden Barns In a Magical Valley

"The snow fell last night"
Taos Winter
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"The landscape retains its beauty"
The Course of Life
by Michael Escoubas

"I see two doves"
Hidden Images
by Vaughn Neeld

"Waiting for butterfly warmth"
Lingering Snow Fall
by Elayne Clift

"The shadowed blue of mountains in the distance"
Holding Winter
by Priscilla Turner Spada

"The creatures of the desert are awake"
After a Quiet Night of Snow
by Paulette Demers Turco

"A silent audience to breaking sun"
Newborn Snow
by MFrostDelaney

 Iconic New England church set among the surrounding trees

Noon Out of Nowhere: Complete Poems and Aphorisms
by Alan Harris
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Loop
by Pauline Yarwood
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater

Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing
Distilled Lives: Volume 7
Biennial Anthology of the Illinois State Poetry Society
Co-editors: Lennart Lundh and Marjorie Rissman
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Clouds Over the Mad River Glen Valley

Publisher: Book Leaf Publishing
Random Reflections
by Brian Ponderis

Publisher: Mercury HeartLink www.heartlink.com
Persons of Interest: Poetry & Prose
by Mark Fleisher

Trees on a quiet secluded New England lake

Craving a BLT without the bread? Try this
BLT Salad
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Start the Chinese New Year with 
Pork Siu Mai
from the kitchen of Kaila Chan

Our neighbour shares his recipe for
Craisin Orange Banana Nut Bread
from the kitchen of David Charpenel

Oldies but Goodies for Cold Weather

Fleur d'Eau Creme Soupe
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Chestnut Soup
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Hot Chocolate Supreme
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Autumn Sunrise Shadows Vermont Mountains and Lakes

David G. L. Holt

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Dramatic Sky and Clouds Over Kent Pond