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As we move past our last contest and into the next…our judges and friends share a little of their own verse with you…Skyler Wolf Jones was our guest poet the last couple of days…Read Skyler’s work in our Poetic Inspiration section…OR, through the links below… Poems by Skyler: Each Little

Little © 2009 Skyler Wolf Jones A little piece of dirt, I see you, dried up in the scorching sun, Waiting for a drop of rain, To soak away the cracks and pain. A little piece of land, With dirt and bugs a little bland, No vegetation growing in this earth, I wonder what it’s [...]

Each © 2009 Skyler Wolf Jones Each night each moon, Will come and close the afternoon, And I will still be there in the shadows, Awaiting my time to shine. Each day, each sun, Will close the night and darkness there is none, Casting my shadow of the day, What will I become. I listen [...]

“The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.” Pearl S. Buck

In this episode of RamblingVerser, we delve into history with a science fiction twist. Join us for a conversation with Walter Hunt and an imaginary room writing prompt… Enjoy… History Lessons Through Science Fiction with Guest Walter H. Hunt Quote by Oscar Wilde Poem excerpt from Stephen (Vincent) Benet – John Brown’s Body Guest Conversation [...]

As we establish our Podcasting channel, here is a little snippet…In this episode, we talk about the resolutions we could have made…instead we decided to add this podcast. RamblingVerser Podcast will bring you story ideas, reflections on poems both near and far, and surprise guests from the cast of millions out there who have published [...]

You know what your day looks like. You know when you have time to write. You also know when you don’t have time to write. There are really two challenges though…Finding the time when you are not asleep and finding your particular muse somewhere along the way. They are both elusive creatures. Neither seem to [...]

Wanting to Become Me © 2008 Skyler Wolf Jones Imagine my inner walls crumbling, Dreaming the impossible, Unrefined thinking like a child’s world, I am already great, And my greatest wish is to become me. I’m infected with reality, Or at least its image, And though I don’t care for its false hope, I’m struggling [...]

Coffee is a great stimulator. It provides that get up and go when the get up has just about gone, or perhaps hasn’t even shown up for the day. Tammy drinks three cups of this magical brew each morning before she even gets into work…one before her shower, one after the gym, and one on [...]

Flying above the clouds can be uplifting, but rather dull if you do it often. Such is the case with Bill. He looks forward to being in a different place at the end of the trip, but the path itself is less than exciting. On one trip between Chicago and Orlando, the plane had to [...]

Unid was a shaman for an ancient tribe. Unfortunately, the tribe had recently vanished. Right before the disappearance, the skies grew dark and Unid lay napping under a poonta tree. When he woke and strolled back to the village, he noticed very little. However, when he got within sight of the moving city, he did [...]

The online community is full of friends we may never meet. However, it is also filled with those who have other intentions…Choose a person, male or female. Choose an age, teenager or younger, senior citizen or younger. Choose a reason that individual was online. Allow them to venture into a forum. Describe the messages. Describe [...]

Time stands still when you do not carry a watch. Time also stands still when you do not know what time is…We can hide from reality and even be put in places to help us pretend more. However, we can not dismiss reality when the lights around us signify changes. Tessa went into the home [...]

Traincor was a tree bender. He has served as the royal tree bender for the last 20 years. Usually, his life is simple. Usually, he completes his tasks, spends time with his family, and helps neighbors with simple tasks. Usually, he doesn’t see the Czartin, the ruler of the realm. This is not a usually [...]

Smithy was also a bit on the heavy side, but he was not too large. He was definitely an over-eater who had hoped at various moments to control his appetite. This was to no avail. Every attempt Smithy made to stop eating caused the desire to grow even more. He never left a meal without [...]