My Day 23 responses for the ekphrastic poetry challenge with Paul Brookes Responding to
French lavender flower head ( Karen Pierce Gonzalez ), Bridge tree big Ivy ( #SaraElizabethBell ) and RobertFredeKenter. For all images please see thewombwellrainbow.com

Today for TopTweetTuesday, Matthew M C Smith and host today, Matt Matt Gilbert I’m hoping my poem meets the brief, loosely based on ‘I know a bank whereon the wild thyme grows’ transposed to a wonderful secret garden in a French holiday gite. Thanks, Matt, for hosting!
Enjoy!

Fascinating visit today to #NewsteadAbbey , Notts, former home of poet Lord Byron, celebrating the 200 year anniversary. Greek dancers performed traditional dances, marking his support for Greek independence and volunteers in costume read poetry in various rooms. Interesting tour.

For #Day18 #ekphrasticpoetry #challenge with Paul Brookes I have 3 short trinet poems. I’m managing to keep up with #napowrimo so far, only missed 2 days but it’s quite the challenge fitting it all in. I’m writing in different forms for most of my poems. Here are the latest.

Kitty Donnelly iamb ~ poetry seen and heard Phil Vernon 🌕 Dreich Hedgehog Poetry Damien Donnelly Gaynor Kane Margaret Royall Patricia M Osborne Vicky Vic Pickup Chris Campbell Browzan Susan Darlington David Bleiman (grandfather poet)

Hello TopTweetTuesday and host today Andy Perrin , thank you for reading and reviewing our poems for this inventive ekphrastic challenge. I have chosen the snake for my poem. Have a great day, everyone!

For The Broken Spine #PoemsAbout #cats I’m posting a prose poem about my first cat, Corky. A fun anecdote.
Photo of my feline companion, Iona, ( sadly no longer with me).

Good morning TopTweetTuesday and host today Marta Bilkova 🖤🇨🇿🇺🇦 - thank you for hosting, have a great day reviewing our #imagistpoetry ! I’m posting one about tarot cards, hopefully fulfilling some ( if not all) of today’s criteria. Image by Viva Luna Studios on Unsplash

My day seven ekphrastic poems with Paul Brookes on his Wombwell Rainbow blog. Nonet poems based on KPG7 and SEB7 Karen Pierce Gonzalez and #SaraElizabethBell

Another visit to NT Belton House Grantham yesterday, warm but blustery. Lots of plants and shrubs to admire in the conservatory.
#flora #photography #NationalTrust #countryparks

Kitty Donnelly iamb ~ poetry seen and heard Phil Vernon 🌕 Dreich Hedgehog Poetry Damien Donnelly Gaynor Kane Margaret Royall Patricia M Osborne Vicky Vic Pickup Chris Campbell Browzan Susan Darlington David Bleiman (grandfather poet) Jenny Mitchell Fly on the Wall Press

Rather belatedly today for TopTweetTuesday and lovely host and reviewer Vikki C. ( thank you for this, Vikki!)
I’m offering my personal take on the theme #ArtAsResistance in the form of seasonal struggles for dominance.Hope everyone is having a great day of #imagistpoetry

Happy Easter weekend to all those celebrating. Here’s my watercolour rose to brighten up the grey skies here today.

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary And I’m still on here! Thanks to all who follow me and interact with me. I’m here principally for the poetry community.

At last, the honest truth, confirming what I’ve always thought!

Margaret Royall Congratulations. Just submitted a revised, previously rejected chapbook. Fingers and toes crossed.