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Hello, one and all! Melissa here from Mom With a Blog, coming to you from Pennsylvania on this mild autumn day, hoping all is well with everyone, and you are enjoying this time of year wherever you are.

Have you heard it said that we see in others reflected to us what we see in ourselves? Has a person ever bothered you because of a quirk they possess that you realized you do, too? Or have you seen the beauty and goodness in someone because your eyes are opened to those things which you exude into the world? I know I have.

I like to get very creative with my prompts(!), but today I’m keeping things ‘simple’. Choose one photo / couplet pairing from below and let it inspire you. Observe every detail of the scene set forth in the picture. Read the lines and observe what feelings they evoke in you. Reflect. Then share whatever comes to you, with us in poetry form.

There are no form requirements or thematic requirements. However and whatever you write are completely up to you. Please share with us which photo you selected, along with the couplet below it. The couplets beneath the photos are taken from “[what if a much of a which of a wind]” by E. E. Cummings.

Red leaves against a concrete wall

Andrew Ridley
—when skies are hanged and oceans drowned,
the single secret will still be man

A lone orange-brown leaf fallen on black pavement, blurred trees in background

Aaron Burden
—whose hearts are mountains, roots are trees,
it's they shall cry hello to the spring

A bee crawling on the bent head of a single white snowdrop flower in the grass

Aaron Burden
—all nothing's only our hugest home;
the most who die,the more we live

If you’re new, here is how to join us:

  • Write a poem in response to the prompt.
  • Enter your name and a link directly to the post containing your poem into Mr. Linky. Remember to check the box to accept use/privacy policy.
  • Read other poets’ work as they enter their links into Mr. Linky. Check back as more will be added.
  • Please link back to dVerse from your post.
  • Have a wonderful time!🎉

Mr. Linky will remain open until 3pm EST on Thursday, November 14, 2024.