Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

Forty years ago—today—I went to a birthday party for one of my best friends from high school. It was held in his second-story apartment in North Hollywood, and the place was packed. At one point in the festivities I went downstairs to the courtyard to chat with a couple of buddies. We sat there chewing…

Originally posted on The Bag Lady: Think fortunate thoughts Stay on the positive side Benefiting self The world may seem to be cursed Remedy with attitude *** https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/07/14/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-186-synonymsonly/

Originally posted on Frank J. Tassone: Photo by Alem Su00e1nchez on Pexels.com A “yes” in answer to a divine calling. A sword piercing her heart ever after. A heart in which she pondered all she experienced. A heart that breaks as she holds the corpse of her crucified son. A heart immaculate after a rolled-away…

Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: under clear skies, on this enchanted full moon night, thoughts of a jinx fade but as apprehensions ease there was still that little voice ? Pat R 7/18/20 Blessed..Divine Hex..Enchant For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday where the challenge is to use the synonyms of Blessed & Hex in a poem.…

Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings: Gray and still, heron stands silent in shadowed woods; magic, nature’s grace creates–and I am gladly bewitched ? by beauty, quiet elegance of creatures birds and deer caring nothing for me, yet wanting existence. ? Do they know love–or is it fear that guides their daily…

Anita Dawes provided this week’s #SynonymsOnly poetry challenge words: blessed & hex. These are excellent opposites to work with in a longer poem featuring one or more stanzas. Unfortunately, my time was limited this week by all kinds of minor niggling issues. Yet, I still worked through the problems! I’m happy to announce that I completed……

Originally posted on K.: time distills into the slow motion of half-forgotten hours– astral sunsets emerge inside the dense dazzled air– waiting to join the fading light that veils the edge between earth and sky A nonet for Sue Vincent’s photo prompt, above, and Colleen’s #tanka Tuesday, with synonyms for blessed and hex, provided by…