"Dad laughed as they began to tickle"
Winging It
by Boyd Bauman

"Afternoon in the sweet alfalfa field"
Tightie
by Boyd Bauman

"The familiar soil of his father’s farm"
VFW
by Boyd Bauman

"A hand callused by joy of manual labor"
Manual
by Boyd Bauman

"My sister and I watched the show from the front row"
Skiing in Kansas 
by Boyd Bauman

Luxembourg Gardens - Monument to Chopin

"Two travelers’ content to be in nature’s familiar symphony"
Brothers
by Michael Escoubas

"He'd gone to war oceans away"
Gold Star Kid
by Priscilla Turner Spada

"Queen Anne’s Lace nodding along two-lane highways"
Ode to Burma Shave
by Cheryl Miller

"Soft rain gentle wind moves through all"
Alley
by Bing Hua

"Snow will soon dance for me"
When the Winds Start to Blow
by W. Wayne Lin

"He leads people with humility and respect"
Mentor 
by Scott Shaffer

The Merry Jesters

"They whispered my husband’s name"
Then the Bees Came
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"Gossamer wings body of black and gold"
Then the Bees Came
by Shariffa Keshavjee

"The bees had not yet visited"
A Quiet Buzz
by Howard Osborne

"As one day rolled gently into the next"
Spring Awakening
by Elayne Clift

"He sniffed sweet blooms, ate tender greens"
Springtime Fancies
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"Daffodils and dogwood trees, magnolias might draw the bees"
Inviting the Bees 
by Paulette Demers Turco

"Grandpa stole their honey in a Mason jar."
Then the Bees Came
by Wesley D. Sims

"The the orchard dreams of springtime clover"
Lone Cabin
by Marcel Aime Duclos

Poetry Prompt for July 2026

The Equatorial Jungle

"The cliffs eroded over time"
House on the Hill
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"Ornamented by a rustling row of trees"
Windmill House on Sandpiper Hill
by Paulette Demers Turco

"The chimney’s crumbling mortar needs tuckpointing"
If my childhood home could talk …
by Michael Escoubas

"A giant house alone in such a place"
Who Tames The Wind?
by MFrostDelaney

"I missed my father’s ashes scattered"
Prodigal
by Howard Osborne

"Sea winds whine, shadows move about"
Haunting House
by Gay Williford

"Birds dance in the air"
Walking the Plains of Sandpiper Hill
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"Red and dark clouds fill the sky"
Rheinstein Windmill House Overlooking Ditch Plains
by Wesley D. Sims

"Soon left standing, abandoned"
Dust to Dust
by Cheryl Miller

"It always seemed ghostly to me"
The Windmill House
by Sara Wadington

Ekphrastic Prompt for July 2026

Seine und Eiffelturm in der Abendsonne-1910

Her Dress Does a Flip
by Lynn Fitzgerald
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Soliloquy to the Night Sky
by Kathleen Gregg
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

The Snake Charmer

Publisher: Finishing Line Press
Recalibrations
by Monty Mittleman

Publisher: America Through Time
Chicago: Seeing and Photographing the Windy City
by Steve Geer

Publisher: Blue Jade Press
Mutterings of An Unsettled Mind: Poems
by Dan Fitzgerald

Foret vierge au soleil couchant

Interview Judy Lorenzen
by Neil Leadbeater

A Centennial of Independence

"Sweet and spicy, the flavour is mild but pleasant"
Chèvre and Sweet Chili Sauce Appetiser
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"This is an ode to the classic cheesecake from Philadelphia's Cream Cheese  recipes"
Classic Cherry-Topped Cheesecake
from the kitchen of  Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Oldies but Goodies

"Enhance your summer barbecue meal with this delicious appetiser"
Baked Parmesan Tomatoes
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"A Persian version of  a delicious  rice recipe"
Sholeh Zard
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"An innovative and easy twist on the classic creme brûlée"
David's Grape Brulée
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Henri Rousseau - Myself- Portrait – Landscape

Henri Rousseau

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Henri_Rousseau