To Be… or To Be-ing
In response to Sadje's Whatdoyousee #WDYS #331 The Grammar Error of Being Human On my desk lies a peculiar cluster of keyboard keys that appear to have escaped from some philosophical computer. One says BAD.One says END.One says ING.And the last bears a tiny sad face, as if…
Footprints in the Sands of Time
In response to Sadje's #WDYS #Whatdoyousee #324 January 19, 2026 We arrive without ceremony,barefoot souls learning gravity,pressing ourselves into a worldthat was complete before usand will be again. Every life is a footfall,some hurried, some hesitant,some…
Where Are You Headed
In response to Sadje's #Whatdoyousee #WDYS #323 January 12 2025 The road does not hurry you.It simply opensa pale ribbon stitched through silence,asking nothing but your footsteps. Winter has stripped the trees of explanation.No leaves to distract,no color to persuade only…
A Letter Written in Phases
In response to Sadje's #WDYS #323 January 12, 2026. #Whatdoyousee My dear ones, I have watched you longerthan you have had names for yourselves. I saw you when you still looked up not to ask for signs,not to photograph wonder,but simply because you felt smalland wanted…
Midlife Crisis - #TankaTuesday #WDYS #XplorationChallenge #Puente #poem #poetry #poetrychallenge @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2026/01/midl...
The Moment Before The Wonder
In response to Sadje's #WDYS #322 January 6, 2026 #Keepitalive #Whatdoyousee Image Prompt: There was a village where every door had a sign. Some signs warned.Some explained.Some promised what waited on the other side. People trusted these doors. They liked knowing what…
Under the Red and White Sky
In response to Sadje's Whatdoyousee #320 #WDYS December 22, 2025 The circus came tiptoeing into town last night,On wheels that squeaked like giggles, painted red and white.I smelled it before I saw it, Popcorn clouds and trumpet air,And the moon leaned closer like it…
Between Flight And Faith
In response to: Sadje's #WDYS Whatdoyousee #319 December 15 2025 In the hush of winter, when the forest seemed to be holding its breath, a small bird clung to the side of a tree. The bark was rough, patched with moss and lichen, cold to the touch, offering neither comfort…
The Fabric of life
In response to: Sadje's #WDYS Whatdoyousee #319 December 15 2025 The image Prompt: Life is not written,it is stitchedin borrowed light and fraying hours. We begin with bright glasses,red as first courage,seeing the world loud and possible,thinking joy is permanentand rules are…
Holiday Stress - #WDYS #tanka #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/12/holi...
Lessons Written In White
In response to Sadje's Whatdoyousee Image Prompt #318 December 8 2025 #WDYS In an old town cradled by hills and ancient stone, there was a narrow street locals called Rue des Silences - the Street of Silences. Not because it was quiet, but because it was a place where…
A Tête-à-Tail
In response to Sadje's #WDYS Whatdoyousee 318 December 8 2025 Welcome to “A Tête-à-Tail,” the only philosophical debate club in the world chaired entirely by two corgis who have absolutely no qualifications except being adorable, dramatic, and extremely judgmental. Today’s agenda -…
A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy
In response to Sadje's beautiful image prompt #WDYS What do you see #317 December 1 2025 The absolutely stunning image courtesy of Thibault Mokuenko. In the hush between two heartbeats,where the tide sighs its ancient lullaby,two small sandpipers linger, frail…
The Sands of Time - #WDYS #TankaTuesday #Shadorma #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The Color the Light Remembers
In response to Sadje's #WDYS Whatdoyousee #315, Image Prompt, November 17 2025 Life is a valley carved by centuries of becoming,a canyon whose walls hold the fingerprintsof every storm we’ve survived.Its colors keep changing,amber joy melting into russet…
Whispers of All That Made Me
In response to Sadje's #WDYS #Keepitalive Whatdoyousee #315 Nov 17, 2025 For every dawn that lifts the sky,For every breeze that wanders by,For every laugh that finds its wayInto the corners of an ordinary day,My cup runneth over. For every hand that held me fast,For…
The Great Window Watch Chronicles(as narrated by Mewsy the Cat, Esq.)
In response to Sadje's #WDYS #313 , #Whatdoyousee They call it “the window.”I call it “Catflix.” Every morning, I take my position behind the curtain, my silky fortress of solitude, and tune into my favorite show: “The Birds:…
The Tree That Would Not Let Go
In response to Sadje's #WDYS # 312 on October 27, 2025. #Whatdoyousee #Keepitalive This image shows a branch of a tree where the leaves have turned golden but are still attached firmly to it. The Legend of Elias and the Golden Leaves They say there is a Beech tree…
Can You Hear the Wind Talk?
In response to Sadje's #WDYS # 312 on October 27, 2025. #Whatdoyousee #Keepitalive This image shows a baby dear looking up into the camera. It is standing next to a pole. In the background I think there is another dear. Once upon a dawn still wrapped in mist, a herd of…
The Universe Does Not Take Attendance
In response to Sadje's #WDYS # 312 on October 27, 2025 "This image shows two people standing on a rocky hill, with the ocean down below. The sun appears to be rising and an eagle is flying in the dawn sky." Foreword: I’m going to assume that’s a seagull…
The Wall That Waves Back
In response to Sadje's #WDYS 309 #Whatdoyousee on October 6 2025. Details in link below: Foreword This piece is what happens when Kafka’s quiet despair gets lost in one of Murakami’s surreal dreamscapes and decides to throw an existential dinner party, with absurdist humor…
The Tale of the Twin Feasts
In response to Sadje's #WDYS 308 #whatdoyousee Details in the link below: I have used both the images to craft my response. Here’s a story of Life’s Twin Banquets, how Body and Soul thrive together. One feast is humble, laid upon tables with bread, bowls, and simple…
One Last Journey - #WDYS #dVerse #Quadrille #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/09/one-...
The Breakup - #WDYS #W3 #Quadrille #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
Lunch Date - #WDYS #TankaTuesday #nonet #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/09/lunc...
Monday Poetry - #WDYS #haiku #tanka #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/09/mond...
A King's Domain - #WDYS #dVerse #Quadrille #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-ki...
Puddle Fun - #WDYS #haiku #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/08/pudd...
Love's Power - #WDYS #dVerse #PoetsPub #haiku #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/08/love...
Simplicity's Death - #WDYS #dVerse #HaibunMonday #haibun #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @yvettemcalleiro.bsky.social yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com/2025/08/simp...