2024-04-18 23:05
And in the cool, cool mornings, he rides
chasing freedom with a burning heart,
wondering whether to win or lose or take sides
No matter — he just needs that jumpstart… Read More
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Writing and Reflections is a blog of poetry and essays. MK Vecchitto shares her own work, poetry and prose from Go Dog Go Cafe, as well as posts from independent writers.
2024-04-17 23:11
Note: Before i get a flood of messages, this is just a response to the prompts. Just weaving them together to create the story.
When whispers in a dreamdisguise the almost translucen… Read More
2024-04-15 22:31
Thought it was all perspective and simplicity
Caught edge to edge, resigned to haunt places and spaces
Candor and complexity sometimes define toxicity
Thought it was all p… Read More
2024-04-14 22:56
Enough time spent tumbling in ancestral reveries
Enough anger aging across the wake of unbroken memory
Enough wallowing in waves intrinsic to both past and present
Enough langui… Read More
2024-04-12 23:21
dried flowers and lace
spring rain and shadows within
all that we’ve outgrown
Image by Sina W. from Pixabay
prompts: Prompts by Jasmine, #moonmystic Read More
2024-04-11 22:32
This stony ground knows my name
My calloused hands crave something soft to hold
Time to go home, time to go home
Longing for an end to these battles
My heart’s grow… Read More
2024-04-10 22:23
Heart pumping, breath catching
dropping signs and stories to cover my tracks
That old wolf is snarling at the door
Can’t reveal what I need to reveal
can’t reveal… Read More
2024-04-09 22:45
As rising angels emerge through the mist,
the early morning bids adieu to purple skies taking flight
Heavens blush horizons in soft pinks, a first kiss
and spirits crack the dar… Read More
2024-04-08 22:38
wishing in circles
out of focus and out of time
curiosity about the ever after lingers
the texture’s all wrong against my gnarled fingers
searching… Read More
2024-04-07 23:04
I know you’re road-weary and stumbling
I feel you tremble as the world is crumbling
Still, your muted reverence is luminous as you tip that hourglass
Your strength rearran… Read More
2024-04-06 23:14
Everything in its place
except this empty, empty space
If our forever is only a dream away,
why did you wake and step away
This silences bounces off e… Read More
2024-04-05 23:22
More than enough to cleanse my soul,
finding meaning in useless pieces
It’s more than enough to cleanse my soul
Time and acceptance releases
to slowly u… Read More
2024-04-04 22:22
This week, we started the poetry unit in my Fifth-Grade class. I told my students that I’m participating in #NaPoWriMo. They asked if they could help write today’s poem. The prom… Read More
2024-04-03 23:39
deeply rooted rituals call
inner voices sounding so small
offering midnight sympathies
a quiet step aside, a cool breeze
when sparrows fall
Image by Denis Velikanov f… Read More
2024-04-02 23:08
Traces of you, jagged and intimate
just west of our old horizon, that final sunset
haloed in memories and grit,
stealing notes from a doomed duet
Just west of our old hor… Read More
2024-04-01 19:29
stitching together blue wishes with broken thread
my creosote-soaked cloth bathed in the stone dust
of ancient walls and long-extinguished fires
a swarm of glistening shad… Read More
2024-01-06 22:58
scattered shadows and shallow breaths
as I spin that old hourglass
a chorus of fallen angels feverishly flutter
and sing a song of aching
chilled to the bone
ben… Read More
2023-10-05 23:45
if
braided threads
untangle gently
and ragged edges slacken
Composition defies rules
to create beauty
inspired
Image by David Zydd from Pixabay Read More
2023-10-04 21:53
Missed meaning
fleeting thoughts, blurred vision
attempts to decipher compromised
those thoughts that reach us in the middle of the night
Dreams released with quiet intention… Read More
2023-10-03 22:59
Cold nights and a wanderers rendezvous
Seeking just rewards, collecting what’s deserved
Summoning spirits of the deep blue —
holding hope in reserve
Seeking just… Read More
2023-10-02 22:28
My whole world is defined by those gentle hands
Gnarled by time, graced by strength, those gentle hands
Chapped by generational love,
they gave shape to my identity, those gentl… Read More
2023-10-01 16:20
Is it possible to trust the fall?
Standing on the ledge,
the buzz of hate, of longing,
of regrets and a tiny spark of hope
throb behind tired eyes
In the quietude of this… Read More
2023-05-18 19:29
I sit with silence
I wait for these words
I hear your voice
trickle through shallows
my heart can’t quite comprehend
it’s a bitter taste… Read More
2023-04-04 22:43
In surrender, clarity blooms
a defiant rose among the ashes
Free from secrets onced locked in tombs
in surrender, clarity blooms
Swept clean by strength sewn into brooms &mda… Read More
2023-04-03 21:54
Racing across the sky
on a prayer and the strength of a smile
Hoping this journey is worthwhile
racing across the sky
On a prayer and the strength of a smile
determine… Read More
2023-04-02 17:57
this is no small thing
another trip around the sun
another dance around the moon
seeking wisdom and growth
as I delve into my library of dreams
seeking the one with clear… Read More
2023-01-29 16:59
masquerading as philosopher and student
I search for order within these spirits of blue
moving at breakneck speed
through forests with barren branches,
deli… Read More
2022-10-30 16:14
If we were having coffee today, October 30th, I’d meet you down at 7 Napkins, our new restaurant. We can share some of this delicious Cookies and Cream cake. Grab a chair and let&r… Read More
2022-10-21 00:53
My shadow swims in turquoise waters
as I wander in wonder along the sandy shore
The pull of adventure counting beats with a thousand drums
I face the ocean and my body tee… Read More
2022-10-20 01:07
You became my poetry
cultivating kindness as I snarled and snapped
I was howling at the moon, desperately alone
until you revealed endless ways to breathe and adapt
You nouri… Read More
2022-10-19 00:34
Comfort resides in chaos. My small office bursts at the seams with mementos — photographs, my dog’s favorite toy, and former students’ artwork. My once pristine book… Read More
2022-10-18 00:33
rain lost its sound
although the petrichor lingered
wind overcompensated
moaning with the collective voice of the voiceless
gusty, angry, and wild
they say it beings w… Read More
2022-10-17 00:11
a walk in the woods
on a brisk October day
reignites the soul
Photo: mine
Prompt: OctPoWriMo Day 16 Read More
2022-10-15 23:31
When there are no more stories to tell,
when nothing is new and time has come and gone
and we surrender to impulse like watching birds fly
only to wonder how they do this with broke… Read More
2022-10-15 01:29
When evening comes,
my time to sit and reflect,
thoughts are soft and transient like heat-lightning
No worries about tomorrow or the varied outcomes
I leave the consequences… Read More
2022-10-14 00:14
Inspiration flows
when grit and bluster
are fully present
Step into fortune
like a blind tightrope walker
to reap just rewards
Taking those chances
might lead to… Read More
2022-10-13 00:27
Pockets heavy with dreams
in this coat with tears at the seams
Distorted reflections appear beneath Autumn skies
Nothing is as it appears, a delicious disguise
This life, a serie… Read More
2022-10-12 01:19
Timeless like a crescent moon in a starless sky,
I feel your loss in every moment of every day
until it becomes a second skin I wear without thought
It has become a part of me… Read More
2022-10-11 00:12
Consuming aberrations experienced collectively
Curious navigation, metamorphic homecomings
Warriors, deliberately benevolent advisers
Image by Polly Guimaraes from&nbs&hell…Read More
2022-10-09 21:33
Even as howling winds blow,
endless warmth fills a tiny cabin snuggled in the woods
Here the world breathes and expands
as if by magic
Image by Pete Linforth from&n&hell…Read More
2022-10-09 00:04
when recovery comes from unexpected places
on this life-altering road I’m on,
needs and wants vacillate between before and after
demons push toward chaos, angels tug tow… Read More
2022-10-08 01:29
Determination follows the path of a rising moon
filling the broken space between darkness and light
Compassion, its mistress, weaves a protective cocoon
Fearless steps cross a d… Read More
2022-10-07 00:29
Sometimes a memory can cut like a knife
sharpened on the blade of choking guilt
and all you look for is the comfort of your mama’s quilt
to drape you in love from the afterlif… Read More
2022-10-06 00:40
Unseen energy
radiates healing
still on hold
longing for the sun’s warmth
to nourish our souls
Can that be enough
to make what’s broken, whole
Perhaps… Read More
2022-10-05 00:02
Dream
Together
Ignite common truths
Collective fires fuel fervor
Even discord creates signs
Follow them closely
with one voice
Image by Jiyoung Kim from&nb&hell…Read More
2022-10-04 00:54
spinning through shadows
shadows, ephemeral and flowing
flowing in and out like tides
tides governed by cherished guides
guides urging me to let go
go to the dep… Read More
2022-10-02 21:50
Night skies escalating with power and splendor
drape the horizon in sparks and a fantastical flash
Howling winds rattle my bones as I surrender
with each beat of cacophonous thunder… Read More
2022-10-02 00:07
In times of darkness
this is the light that feeds my soul
finding its way in through cracks
in the bitter cell my heart calls home
the battle that ensues is great… Read More
2022-09-11 14:34
a lifetime marked in memories and a band of gold
a young woman unaware, creating a legacy
in another time, another place, determined and bold
the future bright but yet untol… Read More
2022-09-05 23:21
If we were having coffee today, September 5th, I’d ask you if you were surprised that we were meeting on a Monday. I know this is usually a Sunday date but I’m happy you stopped… Read More
2022-08-21 17:08
Photo by Martin Lopez on Pexels.com
Sacred is this hollow ache that even powerful spirits can’t break
In the beginning before hope washed away and life was an endless feast,
b… Read More
2022-08-14 17:44
If we were having coffee today, August 14th, I’d welcome you back with open arms and if you’d offered a hug, I’d take it. 2022 has been rough and I could use one. Pull up a… Read More
2022-07-07 17:50
And as we reach the end
of this journey
We stand
hand in hand,
in hand to hand
Our collective tears combine
to create a gentle river
that will carry you Home
We… Read More
2021-12-05 15:32
If we were having coffee today, December 5th, I’d invite you in and ask you to ignore the mess. We are planning on decorating the Christmas tree today and pulled the boxes of decor… Read More
2021-10-15 02:34
Pelting rain falls as if in triumph,
gutsy in its response to a never-ending drought
Why does the willow prepare for its retreat?
Flowing foliage crowned in yellow belies the st… Read More
2021-10-14 02:34
a kind of magic
a kind of madness
madness in the ways I’m missing you
madness that grows with every heartbeat
heartbeat pounding in my ears
heartbeat pounding, pound… Read More
2021-10-13 02:59
She shows me the wisdom of wanting
and a way to quell my fears arising
To capture her courage – a task that’s daunting
To believe I will – somehow unsurprising… Read More
2021-10-12 02:25
the euphoria
of wild horses running free
colors my daydreams
Image by icg_digitalart from Pixabay
Prompt: OctPoWriMo Day 11 Read More
2021-10-10 23:36
Allow me to linger a little longer.
I’m locked in the shadows of our past.
I’m trying to be strong as my heart dissolves into ashes.
And as you dance without shame… Read More
2021-10-09 23:48
When demands are too great and
the shouting reverberates,
the world becomes very small
except for the blame —
those accusations and grievances
that loom far across t… Read More
2021-10-08 23:16
If after the storm
a rainbow briefly appears
value its message
When wishing for redemption
consider cause and effect
photo: mine
prompt: OctPoWriMo Day 8 Read More
2021-10-08 00:58
Scales out of balance
time to reassess, time to scour
I’m pulling it back
reclaiming my power
I’m content
setting off on a new track
Reclaiming my power… Read More
2021-10-06 21:59
Crimson
autumn leaves
They adorn mountains
as I absorb energy
Checkmate
photo: Mark Vecchitto
prompt: OctPoWriMo Day 6 Read More
2021-10-05 12:30
It draws me in with the call of the Eastern whippoorwill and the scent of fallen leaves. My feet follow the path of once lush grasses, this rutted track of unforgiving soil. Five steps i… Read More
2021-10-04 12:00
As time goes by and seasons change,
there is comfort in tradition
I fight the urge to pull back the reins
and forge ahead without permission
There is comfort in tradition… Read More
2021-10-03 21:09
Contemplation is a place that breathes…
a place that considers every option and
embraces both a challenge and a setback
It paints choices in ocher and opal and
d… Read More
2021-10-03 01:11
In my dreams, I am content
Standing on the edge of a bluff
that overlooks crystal-clear blue waves,
I spread my arms beneath honey-drizzled skies
In my dreams, I can… Read More
2021-10-01 23:44
the rhythm in the droplets
drums a steady beat
this deluge in October
celebrates a cleansing
the perfect season to delineate
what we have and what we need
w… Read More
2021-09-26 21:06
If we were having coffee today, September 26th, I’d invite you in and offer some freshly-made doughnuts or a piece of cherry pie. I’ve already poured some apple cider. While… Read More
2021-06-30 15:00
Sprawled on a blanket of lies
we recite graveyard poetry
freed from the confines
of a magnificent future we planned
Please perish the thought
that you have t… Read More
2021-06-28 15:00
Stirred up like a storm in open waters,
deep swells roll across a once calm surface
as if to erase old patterns, worn facades
it’s about time
it’s time… Read More
2021-06-27 21:01
Hello Friends…it’s been a minute since our last visit. If we were having coffee today, June 27th, I’d invite you to come sit on the patio with me and tell you how I&rs… Read More
2021-04-19 14:30
With promises that hold our hearts steady
we step closer to a life worth living
refreshed, renewed, and ready
knowing it is more about the giving
Mending what’s broken… Read More
2021-04-18 23:00
I wonder about things in life that disappear
These milestone moments that ebbed and flowed
creating memories, hazy and crystal clear
Some shimmer, ephemeral yet somehow near… Read More
2021-04-15 14:30
And even in these times of loss, we’ll dream
You’ll meet me in the meadow and take my hand
We’ll walk in the rain and dance to celestial music
Each note will h… Read More
2021-04-14 23:20
Beginnings emerge from broken ground
like new growth sprouting on long-forgotten branches
Awake in the sunlight, these harbingers of hope
raising the noble spirit are rele… Read More
2021-04-12 14:30
Before you found me
I existed
Love doesn’t change that
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
prompts: #mentalhealthprompts, #AprilFalls21 Read More
2021-04-11 23:17
let it take you there
let it permeate your bones and set you free
free to explore the wild and untamed
free to replenish that emptied soul
soul broken with breathtaking preci… Read More
2021-04-11 00:28
reposting from 2018
almost close enough to touch
out in this barren land
where the song of the whistling robin
is muffled by damp and cold
these last vestiges of winter linger
as I fall t… Read More
2021-04-09 14:30
Brand new yesterdays
are born in layers of silt
carried through great granite canyons
by floods meant to wash away
all that upset a delicate balance
In and of itself… Read More
2021-04-08 14:30
defy doubt
like
a tree without
leaves
foster faith like that
bird who rests on unsteady branches
alone
to serenade his mate
believe, just… Read More
2021-04-07 23:02
Healing is lurking in the darkness
there in a meadow by the sea
where colors breathe and the essence of orchid fills each empty space
Squinting eyes can spy this source of hope… Read More
2021-04-05 14:30
With a robust voice that rises above the din,
he proclaims salvation to those in the shadows
An imitation of those that would bring feasts to the famine,
he offers false sus… Read More
2021-04-04 16:11
I envy it —
the rain that
washes clean
echoes of calls
beyond our
time, this place
I yearn for
the sun to
spark rebirth
Cover Image by Veroni… Read More
2021-04-03 22:53
Cherry blossom serenades soften the sky
and calm the fiercest winds here by the lake
We commit to this moment with a sigh
and chisel our names in stone; a keepsake
Like tende… Read More
2021-04-02 23:53
Reposting for Go Dog Go Cafe – Throwback Friday
Like the earth beneath my feet, I am grounded
although at times my passion spews from deep within
incinerating everything it touc… Read More
2021-04-01 23:25
In that fleeting hour
that dances in distant dreams
and lives between the sun and the moon,
I pray
In that magical moment,
all at once bright and beautiful
an… Read More
2021-03-22 23:04
Within the origins of love,
promises unfold like the delicate petals
of heirloom roses
a tender bud grows
And in those first moments
when lusty cries are cause for… Read More
2021-03-21 19:39
If we were having coffee today, March 21st, I’d invite you to come sit out on the patio with me. It’s a perfect day. I spent some time pruning the roses, wisteria, and honeys… Read More
2021-03-16 15:00
Blessed is each graceful untruth,
every clandestine whisper uttered with translucent intent
close enough to singe, close enough to burn
to burn, to burn
A fire that bl… Read More
2021-02-22 15:30
Longing to linger in the days before
when unclaimed possibilities were free to soar,
to capture celestial intentions before they crashed
and dare to dream unabashed;
to have… Read More
2021-02-15 15:30
Hope and Regret are connected
like beads on a string,
each tethered to a frayed end
I wear them like a bracelet
shackled around my wrist
and feel it tear tender skin… Read More
2021-02-02 15:30
Come with me into the unknown
We’ll cross the bridge of thought
that spans the distance between
everywhere and nowhere
Commit to this walking meditation
No… Read More
2021-01-29 13:28
Reblogging for Go Dog Go Cafe’s Throwback Friday. Originally posted 1/2/17.
Appreciate silence as it lingers
long after we’ve traded promises
Giving meaning to empty words
as w… Read More
2021-01-28 13:15
I love the message of this poem. Sharing as part of Go Dog Go Cafe’s Promote a Writer/Poet Thursday.
ronovanwrites
NEVER GIVE UP
This simple man waits in worry,
through mind-fields of… Read More
2021-01-26 15:30
Skeletons of us haunt my book of dreams
curling pages to hold chaos like a bouquet of dead flowers
In the far reaches of unquiet minds, nothing is as it seems
Metaphors and… Read More
2021-01-25 15:30
Embrace unlimited shades of blue
these delicate hues of sapphire, turquoise, and indigo
Recognize beauty manifested though fragile and scarred
Malleable are lists of sins we… Read More
2021-01-24 22:49
more and more and more
more than miles or moments
more than yesterday or even today
snippets of conversation scrape against kaleidoscope images;
a welcome assault on… Read More
2021-01-18 15:00
No one felt it
almost imperceptible, that moment
when the stars shivered just past midnight
and pulled together and apart and together again
when old plows that once… Read More
2021-01-17 20:39
Welcome!
If we were having coffee today, January 17th, I’d say hello from whatever socially-distant platform we were using. We are about a year into this pandemic but it seems more… Read More
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