WE WILL MEET FROM 3:00 to 4:00 TODAY LIVE. JOIN US by clicking on the link below:
https://meet.google.com/chm-mtsa-fqw
AND IF WE RUN LONGER THAN ONE HOUR, depending on how many folks want to read their poems aloud, come back here and click on the link below:
https://meet.google.com/oex-gfrq-xea
We invite you to join us LIVE even if you don’t want to read a poem aloud. It’s so fun to connect faces with writers….and voices too. Come join us either as a reader and listener, or just as a listener!
Today is April 14th and spring is still struggling to arrive in Boston. But….I do have a fun and joyful announcement to make! We have a new addition to our family: a grand-puppy! Her name is Zoey and I’m sure you’ll agree, she is adorable. We NEVER thought our daughter would get a dog. Her husband and two teenage children wanted to get a dog for years and she was the holdout. Well…..she is now smitten by this cutie!

Last week I spent Thursday afternoon until Saturday evening puppy-sitting. At twelve weeks, Zoey consistently signals she needs to go outside to poop or pee by sitting quietly at the door, and laying her ears back as she looks at you. If you don’t catch the nonverbal cue, she’ll add a loud whimper to the message. When that happens, I put on my shoes and jacket, get her leash, and take her out to do her business. However, she is such a smart pup that she’ll also give you the exact same cue if she wants to go outside to simply play, explore, or chase leaves that are flying in the breeze! She has lots of energy and very sharp tiny puppy teeth! She’s not supposed to go on furniture so we always get down on the floor to play with her. Easy to get down, tougher to get up….especially if you have to do it 10, 15, 20 times a day at my age! We did have lots of fun but I was exhausted when I got home.
And now on to OLN! Everyone is invited to post ONE poem of their choosing to Mr. Linky below. No prompt; no required form or length; no required rhyme scheme. ONE poem of your choosing! OLN is always a fun time at the pub because we get a large number of diverse posts.
New to dVerse? Need to be refreshed on the rules?
Here’s what to do:
- Post ONE poem of your choosing to your blog AND add the exact URL for your poem to Mr. Linky below.
- REMEMBER to either TAG dVerse in your post, or include a link at the end of your poem that leads readers back to dVerse (https://dversepoets.com).
- If you do not TAG or include a link to dVerse at the end of your post, I will gently remind you to do so. After all, this will increase your readership and comments, and others will find dVerse and hopefully join in the fun. If you do not add the TAG or link after my reminder, I will remove your post from Mr. Linky. I do not want to do that! So please do include the TAG or link!
Kathy Kistner here, Rob’s wife. He was hospitalized last night. Convulsive Riggers. He said to say hello. He is resting quietly.
Oh no, pls wish him all the best..
Yes, please wish him well!
Rob wanted me to post a poem as well. Hope I did it correctly Lillian.
prayers and white light on the way!
So Sorry about Rob! Please give him my love.
Rigors — sorry.
Oh my, so sorry to hear this!
So sorry to know he is hospitalised. Please give him my best wishes.
Oh my gosh. I am so so very sorry to learn this. Please let him know everyone at dVerse is wishing him well. Rest is key. And patience as well. I’m glad he has you there by his side, Kathy. Please keep us apprised. I am sending prayers and extra positive thoughts your way. Scarey for you as well as him…..take care of yourself too, Kathy.
Oh my goodness, I am so sorry Kathy! Sending love and prayers!
Did not know if this was the best place to leave this message. Thank you Lillian for being so nice. Just brought Rob home from Evergreen Hospital. The Rigors are gone now. He is in bed with a significant bladder infection. Thank you to all who wished him well. He is to do nothing, so he will not be online for a few days, maybe a week. I have his laptop here and I am putting it in my drawer for the time being. He has a weeklong regimen of double antibiotic, then a follow up visit. Rob is a fighter, so he will be fine. We have been through worse than this. He says hello to everyone. Bless your kindness to me Lillian. God does not give us more than he knows us capable of handling.
So sorry to hear this. Please tell Rob to take care. Sending healing vibes his way! ❤
Sending strong thoughts for recovery!
So sorry to hear this. Please tell Rob to take care. Sending healing vibes his way.
LOILLIAN…THE LINKS DO NOT ACTIVATE to ,get to, the Video meet !!!
I really blew it, Glenn. Somehow 11 people found their way, not through any help from my post that’s for sure. So very sorry. Have not had this difficulty before. Now know what I did wrong so it will be a-okay next time. So sorry not to see you! Sincere apologies.
So Sorry about Rob! Please give him my love.
And I’m still waiting to be let into the room – the one time that I’m actually early!
My bad…..can not believe how I screwed up OLN LIVE tonight. Now I know what I did wrong….so I PROMISE….it will go without a hitch next time I host again!
Was thinking of joining think wifi good, just an air raid and lights out at the moment…air raid more precautionary I think
Well would love to join mow but would be in pitch darkness and out of respect for others sound turned down very low. But miss the open mic night very much.
STAY SAFE! That is the main thing! I was hosting OLN LIVE tonight and had some technical glitches. We had 11 people who found their way, no thanks to me….but a few who could never get in. But the main thing I want to say is STAY SAFE!
The codes still come up as “invalid”.
Try again, Glenn.
I tried several times and it won’t go through
Dwight….so VERY SORRY! My bad! Somehow I screwed up the links in the post. When I corrected them, then they wouldn’t recognize me as the correct person to change them…or something! We did have 11 folks find their way…no thanks to me. SO — here’s my PROMISE! Next time I host, all will go well again. I do so enjoy doing this but it sure got messed up tonight! Apologies.
That is OK. I will try again the next time. Glad some of you got in!
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I tried all three links several times; no go..”invalid”.
Try now…my fault. I’ll let you n now.
Don’t know if anyone else is getting “invalid”. My turn in the barrel. Been trying for 20 minutes.
I am trying to join the Zoom, but the link says it is invalid
What an adorable pup! Thanks for hosting, Lillian.
She is a real cutie! Always happy to host at dVErse! Glad to see you here.
Maybe we should all join at 4:00
hope you get to your live meet eventually; I just have posted my tiny contribution to OLN – and best wishes also from me to Rob Kistner
Thanks, Barbara. We did have 11 folks who found their way to OLN live. A bit of a technical glitch. Please come again….it will be much better next time, I promise!
thanks Lillian – noticed the glitch as I was posting; have so far not attended live mostly because of the time difference; glad you got in eventually.
Yeah, maybe we should all try again @ 4pm. I wonder how many actually got the link to work. The meeting is 35 minutes in so far.
That is a different zoom address so it should work.
That is a very cute puppy. All that energy will keep you well exercised! :>)
She is adorable!
Yes!
The second zoom address comes up as invalid also!
Nope, it’s after 4pm, and the second link is bogus too. Better luck next time, folks.
Well, I have been out on the trail, reading the postings, like a non-live OLN; no worries. Pray for Rob & Ukraine.
Well folks, here I am with the proverbial egg on my face. Technical guru I am not. Forgot to put the https:// on the original post….when I went to change it, the whole thing blew up and folks couldn’t get in. We did however, have 11 at OLN LIVE tonight including Jenna (Revived Writer) who we were so glad to see.
So, the pub is open for you to post your poem. I PROMISE, next time I host OLN LIVE, it will go much better as it has in the past.
So now I will answer your individual replies/comments here and get on to the reading.
It’s always the holdout that ends up velcroed with the new pup.
🙂 You made me chuckle out loud!
Got to watch those grandogs, many come to live with their grandparents. Ours did, Adi, search my blog for her, and I became a registered pet therapy team.
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ooooh no…can’t happen here. Our condo building doesn’t allow dogs. But we sure do enjoy visiting her!
Thanks for hosting, Lil. 🙂 What a cute little grand-pup.
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Thanks for hosting. Loving strength to Rob and his family.
I always enjoy hosting….yes…hard to hear this news about Rob. Hopefully he is healing.
Will the OLN be uploaded to YouTube like they have been before?
Actuall, I didn’t know they were uploaded to YouTube. Bjorn must do that.