"Palm fronds rustle in the breeze"
What the Waves Wash In
by Wayne Lee

"I cannot sleep for the thunder of waves in the night"
To Vacate
by Wayne Lee

"New fronds sprout green on fan palms"
Four Wild Horses
by Wayne Lee

"Thank you for the sun warming the sand"
One Wave at a Time
by Wayne Lee

Mystical Dawn

"Mosquitoes were big as sparrows"
The Truth about Summer Fishing Trips
by Michael Escoubas

"For eighty winters I have watched the grey mist rise"
Frisian Thaw
by Martin Postma

"We will sing with our hearts restored"
Prison Potluck
by Linda Searby

"Words are leaves in a breeze"
Starting Our Thirty-sixth Summer Here
by Michael F. Simon

"In the woods, the next dawn dew evaporates"
Ocean’s Hammock
by W. Wayne Lin

"The mollusk shell still whispers"
The Air is Charged with Blessing and Does Bless
by Lana Hechtman Ayers

Celestial Wonder

"Summer storms rumbling"
Tanka
by Charlotte Digregorio

Sweeping Shadows

"Yearning to be set free"
Childhood Memories
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"Dream of that special moment"
If I were a chair and could talk … 
by Michael Escoubas

"Friends walk by barely notice me"
Invisibly Visible
by jacob erin-cilberto

"I then tried to shake off the feeling but to no avail"
Alice was Here
by Howard Osborne

"Back in the dark"
Bad Mood in Interview Room 2
by D. R. James

"Pink roses in the autumns of their lives"
Ambling Back
by Cheryl Miller

"Each word floating on a singular breath"
The Widow’s Coat – remembering my grandmother
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"This was her summer routine"
The Northeast Windows
by Vaughn Neeld

"The final afghan she crocheted in subtle hues"
Where I Sit with Mother’s Memory
by Paulette Demers Turco

"Reaching timidly to stroke him"
Imposing Royalty
by Gay Williford

"The boy is home"
A Brief History of an Inanimate Object
by Candace Turner

"Upon the mantel in the living room, a photo of the now-grown girl"
The Girl, The Bears, The Live Feed
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"Can the picture be changed"
Boy in the Corner
by Priscilla Turner Spada

Poetry Prompt for September 2026

Alone the Shore

"Determined brushstrokes blend the land and sea"
Bermuda ~ 1954
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"Sky is shawled with clouds all gathered for a storm"
Waiting for the Clouds to Clear
by MFrostDelaney

"I see my dad’s boat adrift in the rolling waters"
Port of Profession
by jacob erin-cilberto

"Skies are clouding over, and all is gray"
New Futures
by Howard Osborne

"Shimmering on the water, glistening"
The Boat at the Cottage
by Shariffa Keshavjee

"Houses shaded by summer-green trees"
As Summer Begins
by Vaughn Neeld

"No bird dares waste its melody"
Between Extremes
by Paulette Demers Turco

"Fish don’t see the boats as clearly as on a sunny day"
Heavy Clouds Above
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

Ekphrastic Prompt for September 2026

Marching Clouds

Interview with Paulette Demers Turco
by Neil Leadbeater

Morning Mist

27
A Book of Poems
by jacob erin-cilberto
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Poets Respond to the American Revolution
The US250 Persona Poem Project
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

An Earth Full of Gratitude:
A Collection of Poems
by Ranjith Sivaraman
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Elegance

Publisher: Independently published
Poems of the Spirit – Sometimes a Glimpse
by Alan Harris

Publisher: Moonrise Press
Paderewski: Essays & Poems
Edited by Maja Trochimczyk

Publisher: Cyberwit.net
Songs of You and Me: Selected Poems
by William Marr

Publisher: Broadstone Books
The Color of a Cougar: Poems
by Jan Minich

Ocean Rapids

A sweet refreshing pastime
Gingerbread Ginger Beer
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

What was in those picnic hampers in impressionist paintings?
Provençal Potato Salad
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Oldies but Goodies

A chilled soup to cool those long hot summer days
Cold Avocado Soup with Mango-Pepper Salsa
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

An especially tasty sandwich for summer picnics or day camp
Salmon-Caraway Sandwiches
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

A tart treat to tantalise the most sophisticated  palette
Sour Cherry Ice Cream
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Invigoration

Steven Koppel

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