"Once you saved me from myself"
Liebe Mutti (Dear Mother)
by Kika Dorsey

"Another card a sketch of purple flowers"
Every Day is Mother’s Day
by Kika Dorsey

"Slick as a fish scrambling to return to the river’s source"
A Trinity I Can Believe In, Mother
by Kika Dorsey

"We heard the thunder even when now the skies are blue"
Dear Betty
by Kika Dorsey

"The fiddler's tune jaunty and light"
The Maypole
by Sharmagne Leland St. John

"It is in such moments that Mother comes to mind"
Always There at Beginning of Day
by Michael Escoubas

"Buds and blooms in the breeze"
Mother’s Day Visit, a Constanza
by Jennifer Dotson

"Like ancient snakes they rub her shins"
A Mother’s Love
by Cheryl Miller

"Winter’s weariness slips off our shoulders"
Bursting Bluebells
by Scott Shaffer

"Mother is pleased, always pleased"
People of the Desert
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"Through endless ages–stories told"
Peony’s Secret
by Bing Hua

"A mother holding her boy’s hand"
Hand in Hand
by W. Wayne Lin

"Old Stone Bridge was our first stop"
Tide Out, Tide In
by Paulette Demers Turco

"The petals bright, the faces gay"
Le Petite Jardiniére
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"Wrapped in a shawl of solitude"
The Breeze on Padilla Bay
by Michael Escoubas

"Seeking out pinholes in the sand"
Tenant’s Harbour, ME, revisited
by R A Ruadh

"The weather vane spun, window panes rattled, curtains flapped"
Sea Greetings
by Gay Williford

"Boats file one-by-one"
Too Often on the North Atlantic Coast
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"Haunting voices erupted"
The Steerage of my Course
by jacob erin-cilberto

"Imagination is crow shadow caressing Earth"
Shadows of the Crow
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"My uncle puts out fishing lines and locks"
Pieces of an Outing
by MFrostDelaney

"At my feet, wisps of foam formed fairy boats"
Evening on the Bay
 by Vaughn Neeld

"In the desert they’re called dust devils"
Borne on the Wind
by Cathy Hollister

"She had a message just for me"
A New Deep Breath
by Howard Osborne

"What spirit had followed me, and why"
A Breeze That Made My Day
by Elayne Clift

"Not exactly Pavarotti, I mused"
An Audience of One
by Mark Fleisher

Poetry Prompt for June 2026

Ekphrastic Prompt for June 2026

Rays Were Never So Near As Now:
Selected Poems 2020-2024
by David Dephy
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Glimpsing Benevolence
Poems that Reverence the Ordinary
by Gloria Jean Viglione
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Publisher: accents publishing
Soliloquy to the Night Sky
by Kathleen Gregg

Publisher: Dancing Girl Press
Her Dress Does a Flip
by Lynn Fitzgerald

Interview with Annette Sisson
by Neil Leadbeater

A  Mother’s  Day breakfast treat that  can’t be beat!
Baked Grapefruit with Pistachio Cream
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland St.John

Pairing tequila with pineapple juice is a refreshing Cinco de Mayo cocktail
Viva Zapata
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Awaken your taste buds with this delicious pasta dish!
Lemon Flavoured Orzo With Asparagus and Garlic Bread Crumbs
from the kitchen of Victor Riehl

Oldies but Goodies

In remembrance of the 5th of May 1862 
and the brave soldiers who fell protecting freedom and liberty
Cinco de Mayo Fish Stew
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Living in the city, one forgets all the wonders of nature and the abundance of things that grow all by themselves, that we can eat.
Spinach, Dandelion and Roasted Garlic Salad
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

A colourful starter for an outdoor luncheon or pleine aire picnic
Nasturtium Caprese
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

All public domain images are from this site :

https://thegraphicsfairy.com/10-free-vintage-mothers-day-images/

Happy Mother’s Day Picture by Jessie Wilcox Smith