Sunday Whirl challenge. Prompt words: spill, still, wish, limits, fit, distant, ring, silky, key, list, bill, smokeA couple of the words I used in some form of the root word. I know i say this often, but I love these poetry challenges.Save MeThe night lies still,Save for the bellRinging in the distance.Royal guards fit their … Continue reading Save Me
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Hiss!
A Poetic Story for Sunday Whirl. I love these challenges. Plug the words below into a poem. I hope you enjoy, and join in the fun! Sunday Whirl: drifted, hypnotic, hiss, rifle, steam, flush, beetle, grass, perfume, swaying, skin, radiance.Hiss!Steam drifted off the sidewalk—Excessive heat, summer storm—My skin glowing, flush and pink.Perfumed honeysuckle, theRadiance of … Continue reading Hiss!
Golden Ribbons
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
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
The Crash
I've been participating in prompt challenges. My brain happens to take me to strange places. This one, to a fictional crash scene. SundayWhirl.com always has 12 great prompt words. Join in the fun! This week the words are: ravenous, lurked, shame, space, found, glass, hollow, flicker, rattled, slip, red, crash. Here's the result. The Crash … Continue reading The Crash
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