Elizabeth’s prompt: Love yourself February is the month of love. Valentine’s Day has just passed, and many of us marked it by expressing affection for partners, family, and friends. But how often do we turn that same attention inward? This week, the invitation is simple: write a love sonnet to yourself. This one was a bit … Continue reading Self-Love
Words Breed
Form: Cinquetin, a variation of a Crapsey Quintain, created by E. Ernest Murrell. A hexastich (sextet, sexain); Syllabic: 8.6.10.6.8.2. Rhyme Scheme axbaxb. Centered. Titled. Words BreedLegacy rattles in my head.What will I leave behind?Will what I've written help someone in need?When this body is dead,Will my words produce seeds or weeds?Words breed.~ Kaci Rigney Copyright … Continue reading Words Breed
Poetry Prompt
SirensThe beasts within the salty vault;Yes, those with silver voices lilt.The sirens whereupon the edges haltThe sailors whose ears they tilt;Stitch their calls within those earsAnd lure them with a lyric jaw of death.Debris of bones they call their dears,They slather ’neath the tide's deep depth. ~ Kaci Rigney Copyright 2026 Form: Makeup Kace invented … Continue reading Poetry Prompt
Winter’s Nap
W3 #198 For more information or to join the fun go to https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/02/11/w3-prompt-198-weave-written-weekly/
Ship with Wings
A SundayWhirl challenge.Ship with WingsBeneath the deck of the ship, I cringe,While chaos cracks its whip.The main mast has split into pieces,This broken, battered ship.Her last stretch home; he hesitates,I remember the king’sCommand to save the crew at all costs.“Breathe, Captain, spin the wheel.Land, ho!” But Cap said it’s much too late.The cracking of the … Continue reading Ship with Wings
Forty Years Strong
TankaTuesday challengeChallenge this week: use a syllabic form with synonyms of love and passion. The words love and passion are not to be used within the poem.Forty Years Strongracingof my heart;electric charge.possessing;caressing with carethe one I’ve adoredforty years strong—my darling, you and me. ~ Kaci Rigney, Copyright 2026 I have chosen a one stanza unrhyming … Continue reading Forty Years Strong
Cloudy Conflicts
A link to a poetry collaboration with a friend from Israel. Writing this rengay with David was super fun. Hope you like it. https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/02/09/cloudy-conflicts-or-a-rengay/
Coneflower
A quadrille. Want to write a quadrille and share it with group? Click here.My soul dances to a merry tune when I see her.I've loved this beauty since she caught my eye.Though she has clothed herself in various hues,Her dress of luscious lavender thrills my heart most.So lovely. Dressed to please. This coneflower. ~ Kaci … Continue reading Coneflower
This Melody
This MelodyA timbre rich and deep,In blissful cadences,This melody is my home.I listen for his voice,The voice which calls my name,A timber rich and deep.And when I hear him call,My soul sings his nameIn blissful cadences.Stay within this momentSinging this song with me.This melody is my home. ~ Kaci Rigney Copyright 2/6/026Photo Credit: Kaci Rigney … Continue reading This Melody
Atonement
A new challenge: Tanka TuesdayPrompt: Atonement or Purificationfor cleansing, I prayan atoning sacrificehis blood shed for mesprinkled on the mercy seatthis perfect lamb cleanses me~ Kaci RigneyChallenge Here
Kaci Rigney 