It’s been perfect gardening weather and all the green inhabitants of Boxwood Cottage are growing like… well, a weed! Including the ivy.
When we bought Boxwood Cottage, it came with a few “wild areas covered with English Ivy under the trees. Continue reading “May 15 prompt and poem”
I’ve been having today’s prompt muse around my head, re-arranging the furniture, knocking down walls.
Today’s prompt is “write a love letter”. Continue reading “May 14 prompt and poem”
Let’s go the other way this Mother’s Day – Even if you don’t all have a child, we all have been children at some point.
Remember what that was Continue reading “May 13 prompt and poem”
Perhaps you have someone who you love like a mother. Maybe there’s someone who chides you like a Continue reading “May 12 prompt and poem”
I have something that has become a theme=of=the-day so …
Today’s prompt is “imposition”. Continue reading “May 9 prompt”
Today I pull out another National Day … and it should be a holiday, in my estimation! It is Have A Coke Day, or in Twitter speech – #NationalHaveACokeDay.
It’s no secret I am a Cocaholic – a devout Coca-Cola Classic imbiber, something I was proudly addicted to Continue reading “May 8 prompt & poem”
It’s been a few days … I fell out again. Or down. Pesky rabbit holes – or was it worm-holes into other places?
Well, today I have an craving that has pulled me back here. Continue reading “May 7 prompt & poem”
We’re going easy today … because I am a life-long Star Wars geek! Yep, Han Solo is my ideal man, I don’t wear real fur ’cause Ewoks are cute, and, damn, I’m a Rebel Princess!
Today’s prompt is “May the Fourth be with you. Continue reading “May 4 prompt”
I am still really having fun with playing with the blitz form from yesterday – so let’s give it a spotlight today! Today’s prompt is to write a blitz poem. Continue reading “May 3 prompt”
Day 30 – Last Day of National Poetry Writing and all the Poem-A-Day challenges. It could be a sad day … But good news! Not only will November bring National Novel Writing Month but it will bring November’s Poem-A-Day Challenges!
As for me, I’m gonna continue posting one a day … HERE!
And tomorrow brings May –
Continue reading “Day 30 #AprPAD #NaPoWriMo”
Day 29 – Two days to go.
It’s Sunday – which usually means I get a delicious writing prompt in my inbox from “Draft” which always leas me somewhere delightfully unexplored. But I also need to tackle my long-neglected Continue reading “#Day 29 #AprPAD #NaPoWriMo”
Day 28 – Counting today, three days left of Poetry Month Writing challenges … oh my.
The ‘puter gremlins are active but fortunately, I’ve got WordPress on my phone.
So … Today’s Continue reading “#Day 28 #AprPAD #NaPoWriMo”
Day 27 and the last Friday of the month. Which means … Salem Art Walk! Time I go full-on CC Willow … but it is National Poetry Month and the Art Walk theme is “Poetry this evening – So I get to play as “Ariel” as well! Continue reading “Apr 27 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
It’s one of my bad bad days. I’m I didn’t make it to the Grand Launch of Moments Before Midnight.
Can I get honest? My mind has been telling me I’m taking on more commitments than my body Continue reading “Day 26 #AprPAD #NaPoWriMo”
Day 25 I’m going to make this quick before the ‘puter gremlins wake up or before my mind short-circuits a vital part of my body.
Following the prompts of the last two days Today’s prompt is “write a Wednesday poem” ... hoping to make the final week of Apr Poem-A-Day challenge easy for you! Continue reading “Apr 25 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Day 24 I am being SUCH a writer today … and by that I mean I am allowing every little thing to pull me away from writing – as writers tend to fall prey to. But can you blame Continue reading “Apr 24 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Hate realizing a post didn’t – well – post.
Day 23 I didn’t get to a post yesterday – what with the Garden Poems reading and other distractions. So consider that day a wild card as far as prompts go.
My next reading will be this Thursday – Moments Before Midnight Continue reading “Apr 23 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Day 21 
A Quick reminder – I will be one of 10 poets reading Tomorrow (Earth Day) at Garden Poems at Gaiety Hollow. Event is 2-4 pm at Salem’s Gaiety Hollow Continue reading “Apr 21 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Day 20 I’m glad I pre-announced this on yesterday’s post as It’s another day “down the rabbit-hole” and I’m looking for that tidbit that will make me “big” again …
A Quick reminder – I will be one of 10 poets reading Continue reading “Apr 20 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Day 19 Good news! My Pixy (‘puter) yet lives! A day of sitting in rice seems to removed what water leaked in. I am SOOOO relieved – not just because this is the first repository of my PAD/NaPoWriMo poems but because it is the only place Continue reading “Apr 19 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Day 18. My aide may have killed my beloved laptop with dishwater. We’ll see, Fortunately, the top was closed. I have dried what water I could see and have it bagged up with rice until tomorrow.
So – today we do this tiny-screen editing Continue reading “Apr 18 #NaPoWriMo #AprPAD”
Day 17 I have a good reason for being late-ish today. A great reason! I was poeming. That ABC poem from last Friday? – My muse decided what it really should consist of: and I’m mostly blind today so it took a while – and two devices – to type it out.
I’ll share it with you at the end of today’s offering.
Today’s prompt is “shared questions”. Continue reading “Apr 17 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Day 16 – I know, I know. this is late – the day near-done for some of you. But it is Monday, which is one of two weekdays that are heavily scheduled for me. So – I’m free now to spend time with you!
I am switching out my planned prompt for an image/concept that has been coming to the fore of my thoughts today; it has been “weighing” on me. Continue reading “Apr 16 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Day 15
Today’s prompt is to write a double elevenie.
What’s that? Well, an elevenie is an Continue reading “Apr 15 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
Day 14 Today is a fun one. And creative. And it gives you options …
Today’s prompt is “Eleven uses ..”. Continue reading “Apr 14 #AprPAD #NaPoWRiMo”
nwpoetariel
Ariel, Pacific NW poet 