Month: January 2021

Prior Years Poetry Stars

Spirit Invasion. A garland cinquain collaboration

Jude shares a layer to our challenge: He asks for Cinquain Collaborators! How cool is that?

There was a time we did not believe.
When mist was merely moisture,
And the distant rumble in the night,
Was but thunder from afar.
There was a time all shadows were bound to objects.
Shaped by light,
Afraid of darkness.

That time is no more.
Now we have seen
Now we have felt
And now we are aware
But so are they!

Ice cold
Back and forth those,
eyes hastily juggle
Cries of flocking bats, cut through pained-
silence!

Nameless
They prowl lost caves
Tunneling beneath us
And the earth rumbles in disgust
Befouled

Murmurs
defiant, that
swarm from quarters unknown.
Beyond the grey mountains rustle
Up wind

The veil
Nature’s facade
Ripped from valley to peak
Evil catching the scent of good!
Thirsting

Beware
The changing winds
Things, more than meets the eye
Red alleyways of serpentine-
darkness

Ice cold
They prowl lost caves
Swarm from quarters unknown

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Updates

Smorgasbord Health Column – Turning Back the Clock 2021- Anti-Aging without the Botox by Sally Cronin

What a brilliant idea! Join Sally Cronin, a qualified nutritional therapist with twenty-three years of experience working with clients in Ireland and the UK and being a health consultant on the radio in Spain. I’m always looking for motivation like this to keep myself in line. ❤

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine

Background to the series.

Sixteen years ago I had a series on radio called Turning Back the Clock, which I presented in response to listeners in their 50’s and 60’s looking for rejuvenation and tips on staying young. Like me they were exasperated by the claims of the cosmetic industry that the various ingredients in their products could knock ten years off their age. I was asked to design a diet that would help reverse the signs of aging and this developed into a weekly challenge that was undertaken by nearly 100 listeners. The series became a book in 2010.

I try to practice what I preach!  And certainly so far I have managed to maintain healthy key indicators such as blood pressure, blood sugar levels and cholesterol without medication, much to the surprise of my doctor!

In my opinion the answer to turning back the clock by several…

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Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenges

#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 210 #SYNONYMSONLY

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Here are your two words: PAST & PRESENT For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in the forms defined on the Poetry Challenge Cheat sheet below: View Cheatsheet Don't forget! You can use the Badger Hexastitch form if you want to experiment. I suggested two opposite words for … Continue reading #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 210 #SYNONYMSONLY

Prior Years Poetry Stars

TANKA TUESDAY POETRY STARS | Poets choice no. 209

Hello from snowy Michigan! What a tremendous success our first poetry challenge of 2021 was! Bravo to those of you who tried a new form and taught us how to create it! Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1.ladyleemanila10.Padre19.Goutam Dutta2.Trent McDonald11.Zander20.theindieshe3.Tina Stewart Brakebill12.D. L. Finn21.Vashti Quiroz- Vega4.Dave Madden13.s. s.22.Marsha Ingrao5.Jules14.anita dawes23.M J Mallon6.Ritu Bhathal15.Jude24.Kerfe Roig7.willowdot2116.Gwen … Continue reading TANKA TUESDAY POETRY STARS | Poets choice no. 209

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenges

#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 209, #POET’SCHOICE

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Happy New Year of poetry writing! I've missed you all! I can't wait to write poetry again. How about you? We're still unpacking and trying to get our bearings in this strange unknown land called Michigan. The snow is gently falling and the temperatures are much cooler than Arizona. Our new … Continue reading #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 209, #POET’SCHOICE