Another Porch ...A Poetry Blog

I’ll wait, my dear The time, the tear Are temporal in their torment The purpose sought Within my thought Is worth each drawn-out moment Lo...

When we stood on the shore Looking out to sea Were we thinking ahead? Or to what used to be? Or did we simply exist  In th...

 Image Source: http://constantinosgrigoriadis.buzznet.com/ The dawn unfolds with buoyant tune But now its trill reposes With vesture of lat...

Poetic Bloomings asks us to write a Tri-fall. The Tri-fall, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 6-line stanzas, for a total of 18...

Digging and dreaming, Peas, beans, squash, greens, tomatoes Perfect spring garden Weeding and hoeing Pruning, staking, gathering Summer s...

Poetics Aside Prompt: For today’s prompt, think of a favorite regional cuisine, make that the title of your poem, and then, write the poe...

What a gift is This weariness Not merely oppressing Dreariness But simply the effect Of toil and duty A tired Mother Love’s h...

( I commented to the kids tonight how tired and ragged that pine tree appears after yesterday's tempest) When April’s smile Has nestle...