d'Verse Poetics:Three poems based on the prompt: Let ThemLet Them, Let MeLet them whine.Let me smile.Let them sneer.Let me shine.Let them fight.Let me dream.Let them – then,Let me.Let ThemLet them see love.Let them see peace.Let them see trust.Let them see faith.Let them see joy.Let them see strength.Let them see hope.Let them see grace.Let them see … Continue reading Let Them – prompt
Dreams, Schemes & Screams
Sunday Whirl #758: slip, sighs, screams, siren, still, curse, true, knocking, beneath, lost, centered, doors.Dreams, Schemes, & ScreamsI was lost in thought,While knocking on doors;Beneath waves of doubt,Between yets and therefores.Sighs slip out, but stillI think of my dreams,And bend to this will, While schemes become screams.My pain, like a curse;A siren of doom.But it … Continue reading Dreams, Schemes & Screams
Cherish These
Sammi's Weekend Writing Prompt # Cherishpour outjoyhopepeacegoodnesspatience, lovekindness, compassiongentleness, humilityself-control, faithcherish theseKaci Rigney Copyright 2026I decided to create a concrete and reverse poem. Hope you enjoy!
Peal with Poet’s Pen
Ange's Prompt:For this week’s W3 challenge, writers are invited to capture a dramatic moment in just a handful of lines — a storm breaking, a glass shattering, a door slamming, a sudden realization, or any instant where something changes sharply or unexpectedly. You may write in any poetic form, with the following restrictions: Your poem must be … Continue reading Peal with Poet’s Pen
Lovely Vacay Memories
Another "dog" quadrille; this one mentions Dogwood Trees.Calaveras Big Trees Photo Credits: Kaci Rigneyd'Verse Quadrille challenge: Word prompt: DogA Quadrille is a 44 word poem, however you want to write it, as long as there are exactly 44 words.Lovely Vacay MemoriesLovely distraction, memories call:Fresh pine air, Giant Sequoia trees,Great Redwoods, so enormously tall,Lovely blossoms on … Continue reading Lovely Vacay Memories
Thunderstorm
Thanks for the weekend writing prompt, Sammi!Micro-fiction of exactly 53 words: Thunderstorm (May 2026)ThunderstormRadio static grated on Lillian’s nerves, but she listen to the weather alert. “Grab your favorite book and toy. Don’t dawdle,” Lill urge her three children. Their fraidy-hole was ready. Lillian took a moment to grab a few treasures. The thunderstorm became … Continue reading Thunderstorm
Dog-eared
d'Verse Quadrille challenge: Word prompt: DogA Quadrille is a 44 word poem, however you want to write it, as long as there are exactly 44 words.De Jackson writes: "Write about the dog days – of summer, of war. The dog-eared pages of your favorite novel. Tell us about a time you were sick as a … Continue reading Dog-eared
Homecoming
Sunday Whirl Prompt Words: lifetime, years, will, connect, class, awe, place, last, home, relax, share, tripAlways challenging. Always a joy to write!Great word prompts. Reminded me of homecoming at California Baptist University. So, here's a brief refection of then and now. HomecomingIt seems a lifetime ago,Almost forty years, in fact,I roamed these halls as a … Continue reading Homecoming
Nothing Twice
d'Verse: What Art says. Hop over and check out the rules. This was super fun! Almost missed the deadline, but wrote this in ten minutes.Nothing TwiceWrite a poem.Say nothing twice.Nothing.Pen it punny;Quilly-nillyHave fun!Keep on typingOr handwriting.Doodle.Confuzzled byThis conundrum?Conquer!Kaci Rigney Copyright 2026New Poetry form too! "Kace of Nothing Twice" Structure: Four tercets. Syllable counts: 4.4.2. All … Continue reading Nothing Twice
After the Symphony
D’Versepoets:Write a short story of 144 words using this phrase from the poem “Symphony” by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-?) somewhere in the story, “And the faint perfume from its chalice steals—". To read the original poem, hope on over to D'Verse and check it out. I kept the title in mind for my short story. … Continue reading After the Symphony