Tapestry

*The Editors wish you a Happy Thanksgiving*. 
Perhaps someday it will be recognised as the time when the Natives of this land 
showed tremendous compassion and generosity toward strangers
who would surely have perished without them.

"They are almost a whisper."
A Profusion
by Annette Gagliardi


"Sitting perfectly, soundlessly shivering in fear"
Rain On Hosta
by Annette Gagliardi


"We are a universe of not-knowing"
Motherland
by Annette Gagliardi


"Rocks know your name"
Night Music
by Annette Gagliardi



Autumn at Sugar Mountain

"She has learned the language of pauses"
The Figure on the Rock
by Jeff Barnett


"My eyes take in Nature’s artistry"
Autumn Walk
by Michael Escoubas


"The womenfolk, they were busy"
November Banquet
by Sally Mills


"Looks aren't everything"
November Promise
by jacob erin-cilberto


"Golden sunlight, reddish-purple night"
The Night Is a Cup We Drink
by W. Wayne Lin


"Blackeyed susans droop"
Haiku String in Early Autumn
by Marcel Aime Duclos



Autumn at the Lake

"In the sunlight’s dappled rays"
Under the Mighty Oaks 
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John


"Aging oaks engulfed in sleet"
The Last Swing
by Priscilla Turner Spada


"I listen to night music"
The Order of Things
by Michael Escoubas


"We rake debris"
Echoes of Autumn
by Paulette Demers Turco


"We collected tam-topped acorns"
Do Those Old Oaks Miss Us?
by Vaughn Neeld


"Each like a jewel, the forest floor adorns"
Fond Farewell
by Howard Osborne


"The wounded poets need something to write about"
The Squirrels are Stealing the Ammunition
by jacob erin-cilberto


"Clad in the plucked bones of winter"
After the Gale
by D. R. James


"I will greet him like my childhood friend"
If Woodpecker Still Drumming
by W. Wayne Lin


"Fallen leaves strewn this way and that"
Food Fight
by Mark Fleisher


"They cache their winter wealth"
Acorns
by Bruce Morton


"Mother Nature is weaving her intricate tapestry"
Under the Oak Trees
by Shariffa Keshavjee


"They sent leaves and acorns flying hither and yon"
Trick-or-Treat
by Cheryl Miller


Poetry Prompt for December 2026


Snow Country 

"I had envisioned seagulls and rainbows"
Sunset
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John


"Everything that roils within her heart"
Terrestrial Meditation
by Michael Escoubas


"Lemurs will stare in wide-eyed wonder"
Searching for Ararat
by Cheryl Miller


"A strange storm has arrived"
Alien Rainfall
by Howard Osborne


"The sky, streaked with brush-stroke clouds"
Thirsty Herd
by Gay Williford


"The sun slips toward the horizon"
Storm at Sea: A Metaphor
by Vaughn Neeld


"The penny moon too low"
Knotted Blue Ivy and Choked Carrots
by Carole Mertz


Ekphrastic Prompt for December 2026



Autumn Serenity

Escapement
by Rebecca G. Biber
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas


Voices in the Sky–A Book of Poems
by Nancy L. Davis
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas


Flavours
by Lori Levy & Neil Leadbeater
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas





Beach Peace

Publisher: Blue Light Press / 1st World Publishing
A Hole in the Night
by Lana Hechtman Ayers


Publisher: Starboard Press
The Figs Are Ripe and We Have Stories
by Jennfer Dotson


Publisher: Fernwood Press
The Authority of Hunger
by Ruth Goring


 Independently Published
Poems for Christmas and the Four Seasons
by Alan Harris



Autumn Sunset

Interview with MFrostDelaney
by Neil Leadbeater




Family Sleigh Ride

Celebrate National Native American Month with
Lakota Corn Cakes  
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John


Great autumn side dish
Sour Cream Rice Stuffing 
from the kitchen of Katharine Miller


Delicious tummy warming holiday soup
Pumpkin and Bean Soup 
from the kitchen of Katharine Miller


Oldies But Goodies

Add the finishing touches to any baked fowl with this tasty stuffing
Chestnut Stuffing
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John


This old fashioned, easy to make pie, will stick to your ribs as you disguise the leftover turkey!
Turkey Pot Pie
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John


A traditional hot spiced ale.
Lamb's Wool
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John



Old Barley Farm



Bert Grant

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