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"From floor to ceiling, corpses and crones"
It’s Halloween in July
by Jeannie E. Roberts
"You’ll need the right tool to hold them in place"
Marshmallows
by Jeannie E. Roberts
"Maple leaves glisten"
October Haiku
by Jeannie E. Roberts
"Will an eager deer come and snap you up?"
The Strawberry
by Jeff Barnett
"Brief autumn leaves"
Our Place in the Cosmos
by Lana Hechtman Ayers
"I welcome everything that autumn brings"
Autumn Ode
by Wilda Morris
"Like ashes scattered on the ground"
Alas Will I
by Joel Searby
"When the October rains fall, ridge winds blow"
When the Stars Remember Our Names
by W. Wayne Lin
"That moment of regret where you tried to do your best"
Walking Through The Fog
by Kentrell D Cox
"Earth shines with calls for acts of global cleanup"
Recognizing October’s Gifts of Light
by Jeannie E. Roberts
"October was an eighth month, based on the Latin prefix, Octo"
Eight Becomes Ten
by Howard Osborne
"Children always spoke in rhyme"
Autumn Acrostic
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John
"Bestow a color palette fit for Claude Monet"
October Center Stage
by Michael Escoubas
"Their leaves changing hues"
Acquiescing to the Season
by MFrostDelaney
"Clouds gather and the wind rises"
Recycling
by Maralee Gerke
"Only summer memories now"
This Welcome Time
by Mark Fleisher
"Crushed inside a pea-green Volvo"
The Orchard in Wauconda
by Colleen McManus Hein
"Orangutans cuddle together"
OCTOBER
by Candace Turner
"Coldness unsettles me"
When It’s Time
by jacob erin-cilberto
"Tenuous ballets fill each scene"
Autumn’s Peak
by Paulette Demers Turco
"Temperamental winds"
Magnificent Month!
by Gay Williford
"You’ll be wowed by autumn’s pageantry"
OCTOBER
by Wesley D. Sims
Poetry Prompt for November 2026
 
"Spiders wove their webs of Belgian lace"
The Faery Queene
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John
"The silky floss of milkweed floats near a clearing of light"
The Spin of Magic
by Jeannie E. Roberts
"Leafy cleavages of oak and maple"
Maturation
by Michael Escoubas
"The leaves have turned from green to gold"
Letting Go
by MFrostDelaney
"Fluttering on a gentle breeze"
Kaleidoscope …
by Paulette Demers Turco
"Pillars, holding up the clearest blue skies"
More Than Merely Players
by Howard Osborne
"I want to catch first drop of dew"
Foliage
by W. Wayne Lin
"You must journey the secreted pathways"
Welcome to Fairie
by Candace Turner
"Distant trees stand immobile"
For Tom Hennen, Poet of Landscape
by Marel Aime Duclos
"Autumnal shades frame its opening beckoning me"
Woodland Magic
by Gay Williford
"Beckoning me into the space beyond"
The Magic of October
by Vaughn Neeld
"It is an ethereal gateway to a sacred forest path"
Hypnotic
by Elizabeth Stanley King
"White light in the center pulls you through this tunnel"
Tunnel of Gold
by Wesley D. Sims
Ekphrastic Prompt for November 2026
A Middle Aged Woman Rages
by Melissa Jørgenrud Helton
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas
Awkward Scrapes
by Eric Scott Sutherland
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas
A Short Supply of Viability
by Annette Gagliardi
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas
Diabetic Gumdrops: Poems
by Ephraim Scott Sommers
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas
Highland Park Poetry Press
Voices in the Sky–A Book of Poems
by Nancy L. Davis
Publisher: NFSPS Press
Escapement
by Rebecca G. Biber
Publisher: Cyberwit.net
Flavours
by Lori Levy & Neil Leadbeater
Interview with Lucille Lang Day
by Neil Leadbeater
Perfect finger food to begin your meal
Belgian Endive Bruschetta Appetiser
from the kitchen of Susan Hubert and Sharmagne Leland-St.John
Pizza made on middle eastern unleavened flat bread
Lavash Pizza
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John
Try this ultra simple tropical sorbet
Guava Sorbet
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
What better way to start a winter morning
Hot Chocolate Supreme
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Katherine Davis
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