dust on the banister uprights
and every level surface, cranny & nook
seek and wipe away the façade

dust on the banister uprights
and every level surface, cranny & nook
seek and wipe away the façade
“When a clown moves into a palace he doesn’t become a king, the palace instead becomes a circus.” — Turkish proverb
Post Script: The proverb itself likely originated with the Circassians, Sunni Muslims from the Northwestern Caucasus, and is not specifically Turkish.
Source: Huffington Post
one-hundred sixty-six poems
lyrical aspirations, earnest voices
hopes & heartstrings put to paper
my task: sift through each one,
seeking out poetic nuggets of gold
I voted for decency
hidden pond
cattails & water lilies
serenity morning
no pity for the fools
who’ve made possible
this downward spiral
online wedding RSVP
registry perusal link
contemporary social mores
poetry & watercolor,
each in 5×5 journals—
for my eyes only
a keepsake for me
Here’s my write-up for a post where I want to play in participation of Judy Dykstra-Browns’ Playing with Light challenge.
Now to see what I might find in my Archives…

















some of the masses,
such sorry asses
now their pathetic cries—
that’s not what we voted for!
Essays Exploring Craft and the Writing Life
Life in Kana-text (er... CONtext)
Poems, prose, and observations
"for those who think poetry is still a crime"
short stories & poems
Poetry, Stories, and Other Musings With Spilt Ink
Words, images & collages tossed from a window.
Haiku and Senryū
Ramblings of a retiree in France
Reflections on Life through poetry, essays and photos
Musings, Photography, Writing, and More
binge thinking and other things in life
...just a voice from the eastern Himalayan summits...
Fiction & Poetry Journal of T. Wong
Get closer to art | Exhibitions | Artist Talks
Serving a little poetic nourishment Monday thru Friday and featuring a Short Play Saturday Matinee to read.
"over the hills and far away"
"Pay attention to the world." -- Susan Sontag
Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre
POETRY RANDOM THOUGHTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT...
Poetic Landscapes Of The Spirit
Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.
Photos of my world and other stuff I hope you will enjoy too. Photos taken with Canon PowershotSX70HS Photos can be purchased.
Poetry & Prose...from Prompts
Learner at Love
a Toronto-based literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art, and those strange beings in between
. . . a meeting place where poetry chapbooks are celebrated and reviewed
Mixed media collage artist
a repository of experimental poetry & tabletop games
It's about knitting the way Car Talk was about cars.
Passion for writing ignites my soul's momentum
Still just a magazine about mermaids.
English Speaking Test & Interview Prep
Shawn's poetry and anecdotes.
The latest news on WordPress.com and the WordPress community.
by Susanne Fletcher
A Collection of Poetry by Michelle Beauchamp
Life is make believe, fantasy given form
Rhymes and Reasons for Every Season
Poetry, haiku, tanka, and micropoetry
Personal Views and Experience of the Universe
From soul to soul
Chit Chat