https://youtu.be/3ras7jCFMH8 Five A.M.1996 Elan that lifts me above the cloudsinto pure space, timeless, yea eternalBreath transmuted into wordsTransmuted back to breathin one hundred two hundred yearsnearly Immortal, Sappho's 26 centuriesof cadenced breathing -- beyond time, clocks, empires, bodies, cars,chariots, rocket ships skyscrapers, Nation empiresbrass walls, polished marble, Inca Artworkof the mind -- but where's it … Continue reading Five A.M. by Allen Ginsberg
Dodoitsu Notes
A Japanese form, the Dodoitsu was developed at the end of the Edo Period. It has no meter nor rhyme constraints, instead, the focus is on syllables. The poem consists of four lines with 7-syllables in lines 1, 2, and 3 and 5-syllables in line 4. The Dodoitsu often utilizes the themes of love or … Continue reading Dodoitsu Notes
Explosive by BOND
Love is Missing
Metal March Day 23
https://youtu.be/etAIpkdhU9Q Hell's BellsAC/DC1980 Lilydog celebrates her 14th (98th in dog years) birthday today. Lots of special treats for my lil lady today - and homemade cheesy doggo biscuits. While I was baking AC/DC were rocking out on my DAB with this classic so it seems fittingly bangin' in a "Hell's Bells" kinda way
Hobbit Hole Wittering – So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn…
No, I am not singing songs from the Sound of Music, Today I received the official discharge letter – the good folk of the gender identity clinic is saying goodbye to me or it could be so long. For now, it is goodbye, I have reached the point in my journey that it is time … Continue reading Hobbit Hole Wittering – So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn…
Gabbeh by Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmain
Gabbeh Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmain 2009
Rispetto Notes
An old Italian form, the Rispetto is comprised of two quatrains written in iambic tetrameter or 8-syllable lines. They were originally poems written in respect or admiration of a woman, however, over the centuries it has offered itself for other subjects Rhyme Scheme: abab ccdd Example Moonlit Gypsy by JezzieG On moonlit nights she dances … Continue reading Rispetto Notes
Give It Away by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
https://youtu.be/Mr_uHJPUlO8 Give It AwayAlbum: Blood Sugar Sex MagikDate: 1991Genre: Funk MetalArtist: Red Hot Chilli Peppers Red Hot Chilli Peppers are a rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The line-up is vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. With music incorporating elements of rock, funk, punk, hard rock, psychedelic … Continue reading Give It Away by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Metal March Day 22
Ace of Spades Motörhead 1980
Feed My Frankenstein by Alice Cooper
Feed My Frankenstein Alice Cooper 1981
Female Figure Lying on Her Back by Dora Carrington
Female Figure Lying on Her Back Dora Carrington 1912
Sicilian Sonnet Notes
Structure: Octet and sestetMeter: Tetrameter or octosyllabic linesRhyme Scheme: abababab cdcdcd Example Old Cassette by JezzieG The first step into a new worldAnd time became a memoryAs the beauty of love unfurledLike words written in poetryInto your dream my senses whirledThus enchanted by mysteryAnd in each new day becomes curledIn our magical history Cherry blossom … Continue reading Sicilian Sonnet Notes
Memorial (RDP)
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – my thanks to Drkottaway Definition: Memorial – n. a statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event Well, I don’t like that definition but will go with it Form: Minute Poetry A statue castthe pastin stonealone But you’re not thereyou’re herewith meyou … Continue reading Memorial (RDP)
Derive (YDWP)
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl Definition: Derive – v. obtain something from (a specified source) Form: The Fib wordscomefrom thoughtsof somethingor even nothinginstincts and senses combiningthe words into lines, and that’s how verses are derived ©JezzieG2023
Labels (Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge)
Inspired by and written for Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – thank you, Sue and GC Form: Redondilla 3 Pictures shown are not real gameplayThe heart sinks in utter dismayAs blurred pixels scroll on the screenThat’s how it's done and I have been Expecting more from CGINo moneyback and you know whyLike terms and conditions not … Continue reading Labels (Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge)
Stomach (WOTDC)
Inspired by and written for the Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Cyranny Definition: Stomach – n. the internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the esophagus to the small intestine Form: … Continue reading Stomach (WOTDC)
The Final Frontier (Weekend Writing Prompt)
Inspired by and written for Weekend Writing Prompt – Thank you, Sammi https://youtu.be/HnDtvZXYHgE Form: Free Verse science-fictiona starship to beholdfor making bold voyageswhere no one had been beforestrange planets and placesbeaming down to the surfacewill danger be waitingnever mindthat guy in red will be dead soonand the rest will be safefor another adventure next weekover … Continue reading The Final Frontier (Weekend Writing Prompt)
The Divine Game (#Writephoto)
Inspired by and written for #Writephoto – thank you, KL Form: Redondilla Sixty-four squares of black and whiteThirty-two ready to make warEach piece has its own unique mightPlayers’ strategy at the fore Marching ahead, sorrowful pawnEach forward step carrying their dreadYet they are the backbone of brawnShowing the game the way ahead While rooks stand … Continue reading The Divine Game (#Writephoto)
Shady (YDWP)
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl Definition: Shady – adj. situated in or full of shade; of doubtful honesty or legality. Form: Bina beneath the tendrils of willow, sheltered and darkcan a cool breeze whisper suspicion sweet willow weeping with suspicionfor the old trees understand the dark … Continue reading Shady (YDWP)
Thaumaturgy (YDWP)
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl Definition: Thaumaturgy – v. the working of magic Form: Pathya Vat sacred circlecast in moonlightmagical riteof pure intent to gather roundthe Pagan fireexpress desirewhile sipping wine protect and lovein witches’ spellthe sick make wellin love and light the magic donewe merry … Continue reading Thaumaturgy (YDWP)
Liminal — Edge of Humanity Magazine
Photographer Susan Reyman is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the series ‘Liminal’. To see Susan’s body of work, click on any photograph. After retiring from a 30-year career in her own business, a trip to India provoked a journey… Liminal — … Continue reading Liminal — Edge of Humanity Magazine
Spring Sunshine
The years keep passing and time cannot stand still I wonder how the warmth of your love holds me Flowing through my body as it always will Like spring sunshine gently warms the early bee I think of your kiss; how it made my heart thrill And how you chose to love me and let me see
Curve-billed Thrasher — Morning Accompaniest — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Recently, we adopted a dog from our local animal shelter. Snoozer — we named him that because sleeping is one of his preferred activities — is a very large, somewhat shaggy, and altogether amiable mixed breed of […] … Continue reading Curve-billed Thrasher — Morning Accompaniest — Sonoran Images
It took me years to understand
So very true
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Someone I loved once gave me
A box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand,
That this too, was a gift.
~ Mary Oliver
[Art: Nikolaos Gyzis]
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Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #54. Use RELIABLE as your inspiration this week.
Sharing this one as I want to say thank you to Willow of the Dot for being my rock in a dark place – much love xxx

You can depend on me, always here for you through the nightmares
No need to worry I will be just one step behind you, your safety net
In the darkest hour I will be your light and your guide.
I Knew Him
I can’t recall the first time I saw him His grey eyes staring from behind the glass A trick of the eye or was the light dim
Habanera by Georges Bizet
Habanera Georges Bizet 1875
Between Heaven And Earth — Edge of Humanity Magazine
Artist, Photographer and Author Lisa Cassell-Arms is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Between Heaven and Earth’. To see Lisa’s body of work, click on any image. In this work I reinterpret the landscape of the natural world as a reflection of… Between Heaven … Continue reading Between Heaven And Earth — Edge of Humanity Magazine
March Metal Day 21
Sad But True Metallica 1992
Family Resemblance
Sorting through boxes of long forgotten letters, and sepia photos, a flapper girl
Elisabeth of Valois by Sofonisba Anguissola
Elisabeth of Valois Sofonisba Anguissola 1561-65
Giselle by Adolphe Adam
Giselle Adolphe Adam 1841
Endless Circle by Wolfcry
Endless Circle Wolfcry 2005
Metal March 20 March
Number of the Beast Iron Maiden 1982
Norah — Edge of Humanity Magazine
Artwork By BARBARA ASLAMAZI “Norah is a fictional character, which is painted in a way to give her an ability to express herself. My wish as a painter is to initiate in a people a desire to #careforNorah” Norah PORTFOLIO On View ABOUT The NO MIDDLEMAN ART GALLERY is designed… Norah — … Continue reading Norah — Edge of Humanity Magazine
the death of ignorance (ecstatic symmetry)
dancing in the ruins of the dead divines
i smelled the earth after the first rain
no more crackle of grass in a lake like glass
near ashimmer with new possibilities
and i lumbered through pain
to free me from the chains
stomping on a skull in its ruined crown
i heard the sound of its gnashing teeth
a lesser antilles of emptied homilies
near ashameless with inert fragilities
and i forged through pain
to free me from the chains
flaming through the deep of waters parted
i roared the defiance of an open tomb
saved two of each kind of all souls to find
near asundered with reassembled symmetries
and i frolicked through pain
to free me from the chains
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
Basket of Dreams

Basket of Dreams
Form: Blank Verse
As sips of tea now ponder in a dream,
A square of white the canvas that awaits
The silk to weave; the needle point is sharp
But gently pierces marking art's design,
The sewing dreams my basket holds for me
Long stitch, short stitch are drawn with ease,
A patch of grass, vibrant with shades of green.
A river divides with glistening floss
And water ripples silent ebb and flow.
The figure-paddling child at wistful play
Blue shorts, no socks, blue eyes, and golden locks
And umber sticks become his racing boats
While grandpa fishes wearing darker shades.
Another sip of tea and life returns
©JezzieG2010
Door by Richard Artschwager
Door Richard Artschwager 1983-84
Dedication by Stephen Vincent Benet
Dedication Stephen Vincent Benet
Fuego by BOND
Fuego BOND 2002
Elegy IV: The Perfume by John Donne
Elegy IV: The Perfume John Donne
Saltwater
My soul is driftwood floating on the sea As the sun sets upon my empty heart While my thoughts dream upon what used to be
Metal March Day 19
Take No Prisoners Megadeth 1980
Sunday Sonnet – If by Dull Rhymes
If by dull rhymes our English must be chained, And, like Andromeda, the sonnet sweet Fettered, in spite of pained loveliness
The Big Picture — Edge of Humanity Magazine
Written by Richard J. Severson What is the Big Picture? Every human society that ever existed has wrestled with that question. As self-aware creatures who thrive upon the creation of meaningful projects, we need a Big Picture in order to make sense of our own existence. What is our place in the universe? … The … Continue reading The Big Picture — Edge of Humanity Magazine
Poetry – Senryū – Scribed in Heartbeats’ Notes – A Poem by Goff James
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Poem Attribution – Goff James –Scribed In Heartbeats’ Notes
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Gandalf’s Song of Lorien by JRR Tolkien
Gandalf's Song of Lorien JRR Tolkien
Dark Necessities by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Dark Necessities Red Hot Chilli Peppers 2016
Whoever You Are
take my hand brother whoever you are stand with me brother in the name of peace