by Robin | Jan 16, 2010 | (in)courage, Pensieve's Poetic License, Photos, Plants & flowers, Poetry
Frozen fairy dustMagic sprinkled from HeavenSin cleansed white as snow. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A long time ago in a far away land, I hosted a . I loved encouraging others to write poetry, something I discovered for...
by Robin | Jan 16, 2010 | (in)courage, Personal, Poetry
I want to push you, swiftly and hard. Not in the way that bruises knees and pride but in the way a mama bird nudges her lovies out of the nest. She knows they're capable of doing so much more, that they only need a little encouragement. Mama knows...
by Robin | Nov 3, 2008 | Pensieve's Poetic License
Many of you are going to do something this week you’ve never done before (or at least, haven’t in years): Write an English sonnet. Now before you click away, I promise, it’s more fun and easier than you think. Come on…be a sport–at...
by Robin | Sep 22, 2008 | Pensieve's Poetic License, Poetry
It’s the last week of the month, the first day of fall, and that can only mean one thing in the Land of PENSIEVE: Pensieve’s Poetic License! This month’s theme? Autumn. This month’s poetic form? Cinquain. I’m keeping it...
by Robin | Aug 28, 2008 | Pensieve's Poetic License, Personal, Poetry
Oh, how I hope you’ve written a back-to-school poem for Pensieve’s Poetic License! If you haven’t already, it’s never too late! This month’s theme–"back to school"–could lead you in a thousand...