SundayWhirl Always a fun challenge. I'm late posting, as the new challenge has been added. But I still wanted to put this one up. Join the fun. Prompt words: stalk sky luck harness pepper jewel ribbon splash layers set light faceGolden RibbonsPulled the earOff the stalk.Removed the golden ribbons,Layers upon layers;The topazjewel tonesof the corn … Continue reading Golden Ribbons
Category: Poems, Lyrics, & Music
Singing Hymns
For today's Tanka Tuesday Challenge Willow challenged us to describe a moment of our day, how it makes you feel and how it affects you. This challenge employs writing a Tricube: three stanzas, three lines per stanza, and three syllables per line. Here's mine.Singing Hymnsvocalizesinging scalesvoice feels warmpianomelodypoetryhymns of oldsweet Spiritjoy-filled soulKaci Rigney Copyright 2026
Tomfoolery
Poetry form: Hautta prank to pleaseshuffle cup and beanjokerthe foolaudiences teasetomfooleryKaci Rigney Copyright 2026Join Tanka Tuesday Fun!
Questions
Sunday WhirlPrompt words: rumbles, head, walk, creature, dirt, exists, visit, criminal, mind, know, thinking, writer.A conversation I tried to make clear with italics. Hope it makes sense. A fun exercise.Questions from the NewbieAn Echo PoemWhat was he thinking? Thinking?I can’t read his mind. MindThe creature’s comforts. ComfortsFor this criminal? CriminalLying here in the dirt? DirtNaps … Continue reading Questions
Silence
Prompt from d'VersePoets: Silence; a quadrille, a 44 word poem.About sixteen years ago, Kev and I went through devasting losses that lasted off and on for four plus years. One thing after another, after another, after another. Kev did his best to help me cope. As I wrote this poem today, it was difficult to … Continue reading Silence
Turning
Sunday Whirl Wordle 749 Word prompts: passion, sweetness, snap, resin, half, luck, melts, turn, taste, summer, rush, handJoin the fun!It's March and it's been in the 80's and 90's here in Central California. Unseasonably hot. Summer, wait your turn! Turning Summer’s half-trying to rush in.Snow on the mountain melts away.Spring, don’t let summer change your … Continue reading Turning
Sting Op
Join the poetry challenges at Sunday WhirlWordle 748 Prompt words: curiosity, restless, sting, lit, façade, lope,bitter, torn, strip, frail, massive, doubts.Sting OpDoubts about this sting operationMade FBI Agent Lope restless.With implications for the nation,This investigation relentless.‘Neath a façade on a strip of land,A frail looking woman lit a cig—The signal. His Boss gave the command,So … Continue reading Sting Op
Secrets Hidden
SundayWhirl! Join the fun!Word prompts: shelter, step, rocks, rose, settle, tremble, edge, left, flesh, scrap, ghost, messySecrets HiddenAs I tremble, I step aroundThe larger rocks. Someone’s been here;Hidden shelter, not so hidden.Someone was bound to find my gear,But they didn’t discover all,Behind boulders, secrets hidden:Amongst other important things,Water, food scraps, basic supplies.Maybe they’ll ditch my … Continue reading Secrets Hidden
Turn of Phrase
Prompt: Write a poem using only phrases. No sentences. Join the fun at d'Verse.Meaning...I’m never everthink aboutmaybe or mayhapnonethelessnot always forto think thatpossibly, perhapsbehind, in front ofinside, besidenot surefor or againstanywayI’m never alwaysnotwithstandingI’m never never~ Kaci Rigney Copyright 2026
Haibun
Haibun Monday, d'Verse. Join the fun! Poetry prompt: Write a haibun. Word prompt: Life on MarsThough you’re from Mars, and I’m from Venus, the liminal space—the dark matter between us—somehow draws us, perhaps by gravitational pull or mutual attraction. Spinning in orbit, I feel you. Mayhap we will meet on that orb, the one called … Continue reading Haibun
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