She was just a pretty little brown Cherokee girl, Of long jet black hair & sweet smile that curled, Below the eagled skies & floral prairie she´d trip, Before cooling forest streams she´d bend & sip. Early one cold… Read More ›
Month: April 2019
Inspiration Call: Tanka Tuesday
Inspiration Call: Tanka Tuesday A Tanka is a Japanese poem and similar to a Haiku, however it has seven lines. Tankas are nature, seasons, love, and other emotions. Line one has a five syllable count, line two is… Read More ›
To a Stranger by Anne D. Salyer
I could not help but notice you Upon this crowded street. You wore your differences like a mantle. A lone pilgrim wrapped in stars, Your lips trembled in fervent prayer Too low for me to hear. Our eyes met… Read More ›
Words Spill Out by Ann Christine Tabaka
Torn open, words spill from my wound, leaping off the paper, cascading to the floor. Chasing them, they tumble out the door. Reaching out, they elude my grasp. Following I become lost. An empty ache torments my mind, wondering… Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Micropoetry Monday
Inspiration Call: Micropoetry Monday – use this picture as inspiration for a micro poem (a short poem with no particular rules). Publishing opportunity details for this writing prompt can be found at Open Publishing Projects. #WritingPrompt #WritersChallenge #InspirationCall #CreativeTalentsUnleashed Get… Read More ›
The Primordial Scream by Tamsen Grace
An elemental sound, Mournful and intense Imbued with power. Created past the point of desperation, In blackened halls of self-castigation. In crashing waves of symphonic crescendos, The soul screams and screams, Primordial screams, Primitive, pulsating, demanding retribution. Exhorting restitution. Traversed… Read More ›
Introducing Ann Christine Tabaka “Words Spill Out”
Prologue Words just keep spilling out. After all this time there seems to be no shortage of words to fill my mind, and the pages of my poetry journals. Welcome to my eighth book of poetry. This book holds something… Read More ›
A Prayer for the Prey by Paul Brucker
The sky is a mouth wide open, waiting for whoever wanders down the lane (you’ll do in a pinch). That’s what became of Ruth, tidy, quiet, cheerful little Ruth. Even though a bag of seven wood lice was buried… Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Create a 6 -Word Story
Inspiration Call: Tell the story behind this picture in just 6 words. A Six Word story is a challenge for each writer to come up with a short story within six words. Publishing opportunity details for this writing… Read More ›
About the Author: Ann Christine Tabaka
Ann Christine Tabaka was nominated for the 2017 Pushcart Prize in Poetry, has been internationally published, and won poetry awards from numerous publications. She lives in Delaware, USA. She loves gardening and cooking. Chris lives with her husband and three… Read More ›
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