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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
Hunger To Hear
Join the d'Verse fun. A quadrille.Hunger To HearFrom long ago, I hear your voice,Like an echo inside my heart,Though you are gone and without choice.Conversations start,But you have no part.Completely gone,And I'm undone.I hunger to hear,But Mom, you're not here.Aching, I listen.Kaci Rigney Copyright 2026
Voice Teacher’s Heartache
Sing.I can't.Please explain.Damaged my voice.How did you do that?Screaming at a concert.I cringed. Not good. So, nodules.The scope of my cords showed scarring.So, what happens when you try to sing?Pain. My vocal cords are thrashed; gravelly.Nodules? Complete vocal rest recommended?Three months. I may never sing again. Tears threatened."I am doomed to remember a boy with … Continue reading Voice Teacher’s Heartache
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