Communion with Nature

Image designed by me with copilot nature showers,cleanses from the outside in,rinsing hard days from my skina trickling torrentruns its deep rhythmsbeneath my feet,earthy scents riselifting my moodI drink petrichor,like sweet camomilediluting my viscous bloodto flow with easeeach pulse beattranslates lost lyricsinto natural hymns,enchanting my soulas water fallsdemanding I listenfreshly awakened - I tingle,life hums … Continue reading Communion with Nature →

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 68, It’s Vacation Time! 9th June 2026

Snapshot Destinationsmementosholiday litterpast treasuresnow challengemy mind to find new flavoursin a staycationsummer sunreflects the sparkleof waterenticementI ponder from partial shadea splash in the seamagnetisedtowards sunset dreamsI am swayedby movementto cruise to new ports of callwhere sights change daily💞Suzanne I have chosen to write a series of shadormas (3-5-3-3-7-5) for my response to this weeks Tanka … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 68, It’s Vacation Time! 9th June 2026 →

Without

designed by with with copilot my thoughts are p u n c t u a t e d constant interruptions make me pause then the volume ramps up my background noisemy personal stationshuffles a playlistremindersniggling doubts my inside voice questions without a markI write re-read for meaningpausethen I read again with my outer voicemy breathing … Continue reading Without →

Passing through …

I pause,this side of the doorway,that I know will lead to youNo visible door,but a thick barrier of silence,it holds me still,unbroken, not letting me through I watch,seasons come and go,nature’s clock ticks silently,hands move ceaselessly,past timespent in this gardenI see,beneath June's cloudy daysyour rose still stays in bloom,surrounded by forget me nots,recalling when skies … Continue reading Passing through … →

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, No.67, Yellow Things, 2nd June 2026

Taken on my iPhone at "Sun Hill" Yorkshire Dales Tapestryhoniedbuttercup daysroll into rich ochrepools of fragrant warm memoriessoak in‘Sun Hill’awash with nature’s melodiessunset hues gallop inon lifting breezefledged wings💞Suzanne I have been away this past week, I haven't been writing but this almost wrote itself when the colours in my photo just seemed to me, … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, No.67, Yellow Things, 2nd June 2026 →

Gear Change

Designed by me with copilot TrafficOn fast paced roadsCriss-crosses across lanes -Brake lights warn with no breaks in sight,time crawls...scenic quiet lanesmeander through fields of greenslow speeds pass too quick 💞Suzanne Written for W3 hosted by David. Our Poet of the weeks, Reena gives us the following promp: East meets West For this week’s W3 challenge, writers … Continue reading Gear Change →

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No,66, Exploring Haiku, 26th May 2026

taken on my iPhone every - one - countsspots - on - a - lady - bird -I know I do...💞Suzanne Written for this week's Tanka Tuesday. Our host Melissa, from Mom With a Blog, asks us to (sort of) go back to our roots, and write with one of the most well-known syllabic forms: haiku. … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No,66, Exploring Haiku, 26th May 2026 →