Still in love with you.
Still ©Dawn Minott |a Senryu
Still in love with you.
Tag: #poems
Unbought and Unbossed ©Dawn Minott |a Gwawdodyn Byr for Black History Month, with audio
Undeterred, glass ceiling-breaker!
Mid-Week Boost: Life Lessons
Life is a master teacher.
Mid-Week Boost: Be Gentle With Yourself
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump being gentler with you. Happy hump day!
AFRICA in My Heart ©Dawn Minott |for Black History Month, with audio
She is … Africa on my heart
What the World Needs is Love ©Dawn Minott
Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
For Türkiye & Syria ©️Dawn Minott | Senryu series
Life changed instantlyDeath and dying all around Hearts are beating pain Finding hope in griefRescue received with a smileLove knows no limits Afterword: I arrived in Türkiye for work 2 days before the earthquake. We weren’t close to the epicenter, but the humanitarian nature of the organization I work for meant parts of our team …
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Conquest of Paradise ©️Dawn Minott |a Shadorma for Black History Month
In 1492, the year Christopher Columbus made landfall on an island in the Caribbean—and the waves of European exploration, conquest and settlement that followed—it started a massive global exploitation of indigenous populations from Africa to the Americas with spin-off consequences that still reverberate in the lives of black and brown peoples today.
Mid-Week Boost: Color Changes Things
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge—add a little color, brighten up the dark patches to get over the hump. Happy hump day!
Folding Chair ©️Dawn Minott | a Shadorma for Black History Month
Black resistance means creating space to be heard and seen.
Mid-week Boost: You Have Presence
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to relook at yourself and recharge to get over the hump. Happy hump day!
Mid-Week Boost: It’s Gonna Be A Good Day
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump. Happy hump day. It’s a good day!!
Souled Out for Change©️by Dawn Minott: A Tribute Poem for Dr Martin Luther King on his 94th Birthday
Some kings rule from iron thronesDisconnected from community realityYou’re the King who served from humanity’s throneWho dreamed not in black or whiteWho envisioned instead a world inclusiveYour voice, your vision a great void fillingSpeaking the language of the unheardInspiration to persevere, to never stop dreamingSummoning collective longings and eternal hopesFor a nation by its noblest …
Flower of the Day Challenge #53: Helleborus x Hybridus—Black Beauty
… also referred to as 'Dark and Handsome' or 'Black swan'. Mother Nature totally rocks with flowers in the full range of the color spectrum including black!!! Thanks to Cee for hosting the Flower of the Day prompt 2023 ©Dawn Minott All Rights Reserved Like what you see? To never miss a post click HERE👈 …
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Life Lived in Poetry©️Dawn Minott |with audio
Before-word: Life is line upon line of experiences grouped together like stanzas, arranged like verses in a script // expressed with voice, diction, sound, rhythm, meter // understood through figures of speech, symbolism, allegory, imagery // structured in syntax and scheme // with strong, accurate, interesting words, deliberately chosen to give meaning to life — LIFE LIVED IN POETRY.
Springtime Bunny© |with audio
It’s spring time I’m abounding with joy There’s a cute little bunny that drops by the garden each spring He’s an elusive frisky little fella Ears always at attention, pointed straight up to sky like soldier resolute to flight, not fight At best I’ve managed only to stare longingly at “His Royal Cuteness” Face pressed …
Mid-Week Boost: Bend Not Break
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump. Be flexible enough to bend. Happy hump day!
You, Me, We ©Dawn Minott
“Ubuntu” is part of the Zulu phrase "Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu", which literally means that a person is a person through other people.
Mid-week Boost: Positivity
Positive thinking and optimism.
Roots©️ | an Idyll Haibun
Boots worn laid in waste Till nature took it over Unexpectedly
Page 1 of 365 in the Book of 2023
Happy New Year 2023
1 Day©️: Countdown to 2023
A numerological countdown to 2023 …
Mid-week Boost: The Power of Yet
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge—employ the power of YET—to get over the hump. Happy hump day!
Merry Christmas
Hello blogging world. I hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends over a good Christmas meal. As we wrap up yet another Christmas, reminder to believe in the reason for the season. 2022 ©Dawn Minott All Rights Reserved Like what you see? To never miss a post click HERE👈 to subscribe & …
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: The Return of Jesus© [a poem, with audio]
Jesus is the reason for the season. What if instead of Santa Claus it was Jesus who visited this Christmas? This piece is a spin-off from “Twas The Night Before Christmas” and a poetic eschatological rendition of Revelation’s description of the end of time and the coming of Jesus Christ.
8 Days©️: Countdown to 2023
A numerological countdown to 2023 …
Flower of the Day Challenge #51: Sun-Kissed Orchid
I love the way the sun kisses this orchid each morning.
Mid-Week Boost: Hope
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump with/in hope. Happy hump day!
Art+Activism=Artivism: Disrupt Cycle, End Violence
Using traditional mediums like film and music to raise awareness or push for change…
Life’s “Poetree” of Gratitude©️ |with audio
Let everything that has breath, breathe in gratitude, exhale praise
Midweek Boost: You Are Worthy
You are worthy!!!
Flower of the Day Challenge #50: Foxglove
Beautiful foxglove!!
On Purpose©
Born with a purpose-tag on me. Living every day t’ward my destiny. Knowing tomorrow may not be. Living out loud every day I see.
Midweek Boost: More Than Conqueror
I am more than capable of conquering every tomorrow!
Shabbat Shalom: B.I.B.L.E.—Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth | with audio
The people who know God, know life!
Midweek Boost: Don’t Dim Your Own Light
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump. Don’t dim your own light. Happy hump day!
Sunday Photo Reflection #35: Celebrating Autumn
Celebrating autumn!
Shabbat Shalom: Generational Blessings| with audio
Don’t forget to remember—God doesn’t forget. And He’ll bestow blessings on you that’s been stored up at the request of others on your behalf.
The Grand Canyon Adventure| a Haiku series
Grand Canyon adventure
Do You period!© | a Senryu
Do you! Life compared to others is never fully lived.
Love’s Beginning©
at love’s beginning conversations unending heart-beats skipping each passing moment lingering more of you and more of me unfolding you for me and me for you exchanging soul to soul connecting without words conversing emotions revealing deeper into love falling 2022 ©Dawn Minott All Rights Reserved Like what you see? To never miss a post …
Today I Started My Day In A Bathtub©
Today I started my day in a bathtubNo waterNo bubblesJust me, elongated legs and arms, stretched outA fluffy pillow cushioning my back against hard porcelainSun beam piercing through the blinds bathing me in warmthThere’s a stillness in the airExcept for the steady second-hand chime of the clock on the adjacent wallEach tick-tocking reminiscent of time’s …
Shabbat Shalom: Fragments of Prayer©
The more I think on why I pray, the more I come to realize that my prayers are really but fragments of my heart. Like when I’m compelled to stop in acknowledgement that the normalcy and routine of my life has been interrupted by the supernatural. Like when my eyes open in the morning and …
Midweek Boost: Peaceful Sleep | a Senryu
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump. Happy hump day!
I Wish You, Love©
I wish you—LOVE Love that never lays the blame Playing the I-love-you-more game Love that doesn’t mind being wrong Keeping vows made in tact and strong Love that always generates a smile Melting away, bridging the miles Love built firmly on faith and trust Willing to shift, make change, adjust I wish you—LOVE Love as …
Beauty in Death©
Autumn’s lessons. Trees testimony is true.
Midweek Boost: Love’s Wit
… The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump, being inclusive in your love. Happy hump day!
Life Lived As Poetry©
From the source of spiritual cosmology—life lived as poetry.
Two Years Blogiversary: 🎉🎈🎊Honoring Small Beginnings
Celebrating small beginnings — 2 years blogging!!!
Perfect In This Moment© | featured on Spillwords
Hi Blogging Friends & Readers! I’m excited to share that another of my piece, “Perfect in this Moment”, is featured on Spillwords. You may read the full poem at this link. While you’re there I’d appreciate if you’d show me/my art some love with a like and your comments. Thanks! Many thanks to Dagmara K., …
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Poetry in Prayer©
Pray for understanding.
Midweek Boost: The Thing About Creativity Is …| A Senryu
Came upon this creative body-as-canvas art in a parade in Costa Rica — Nelson “Madiba” Nelson with a peace dove. How creative uh?! Creativity More you use it, more you have Use it up? You can’t! The attention to detail!!! Astounding!!! There is no end to creativity. The week is long. The weekend is short. …
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Hidden Talents: You’ll LOL 😂
Well … it’s a rainy rainy day in my part of the world then I got this from a friend that literally made me bust out laughing so loud it drowned the showers away. So, how can I not share with my WP fam: 😂 😆 😝 Hope you laughed!!! Make this a great day …
Wishing Star©
When you wish upon a star and love calls.
Sunday Photo Reflection #34: Sun In, Cold Out | Haiku
Winter cold trumps fall warmth
Midweek Boost: Who Can?
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump conquering. Happy hump day!
When Art Speaks: Ode to ARTivism©
… the power of art to ignite activism and inspire change
Midweek Boost: Life After Life
You die once. You live everyday. LIVE!!!
End Racism, Build Peace ©Dawn Minott | International Day of Peace, 21 September
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally, regardless of their race, gender, class etc.
Flower of the Day Challenge #47: Mimicking Flowers & Senryu Series
Flowers that mimic Duplicity in nature Created design
Shabbat Shalom: Dear God, I’m Grateful | with audio
Extraordinary flowers that look exactly like animals, aliens, fairies and other strange creatures
The Jaguar Parade©
She’s America’s largest cat. Iconic symbol of Power. Beauty. Freedom. Resilience. Grace Yet she’s being eradicated from our world, her world …
Flower of the Day Challenge #46: Orchid Haiku
For the love of orchids.
Shabbat Shalom: Dear God, How Will I Know?
Not every opportunity is a blessing. Not every open door is for us to walk through. Not every closed door is a missed opportunity.
Crossing Language, Love Finds A Way ©
No matter the challenges, love finds away
Sunday Photo Reflection #33: Black on Black | a Haiku series
Have you ever seen black sand? Held lava pebbles in your hand? It’s magical!
Board Not Bored©
Day after day she writes on white boardWords in red, black, green markers pouredSpanish words tumble off her lipsAs smooth and eloquent as the language is, she dipsPulling out phonetics, conjugation, pronunciationPatiently she teaches on language constructionDay after day repeat what was taught beforeAdding on, building, expanding, teaching moreShe teachesMind changesLanguage acquisition is no easy …
Shabbat Shalom: What In God’s Name—Jehovah Shalom (Peace) with audio
One of the benefits of writing is that words live on in perpetuity and can be revisited. This week was very trying for me with some heavy emotional moments on issues that will deeply impact my future. By the end of the week I was emotionally spent. The week also concluded a month of intense …
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Midweek Boost: Be Rooted
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump. Happy hump day!
Lest We Forget ©️Dawn Minott |International Day for the Remembrance of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
A future of human rights and justice for people of African descent everywhere.
Sunday Photo Reflection #32: Iron things | a Haiku series
Iron things remindNature we can imitateNever duplicate Nature protectedShe is the only motherIrreplaceable 2022 ©Dawn Minott All Rights Reserved Like what you see? To never miss a post click HERE👈 to subscribe & follow the blog. I love hearing from you, so remember to “like” & comment. For more content start HERE👈 In creative solidarity, …
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That Drink! — A Poetic Co-Creation | with audio
At last What a blast Just what I needed Thirst superseded That drink!
Midweek Boost: It’s A Good Day To Be Alive
Today’s a good day to be alive. Enjoy it!! Happy hump day!
That Drink — will you create a poem with me?
It’s an invitation to co-create a poem with me …
Sunday Photo Reflection #31: Blue on Blue | a Haiku
Nature pretty in blue! From ocean to sky to boat sails going by my window.
Setting Sun© | Haiku Series
Setting sun reminds Life—not lived in the darkness Perpetually *** Intermittently Sun hides behind the night sky But light will break through 2021 ©DeeMin createdbyDEEsign.comAll rights reserved Thank you for journeying along. First time to the site? Welcome! Feel free to “like” or drop a comment, I love hearing from you. You may start here👈 …
Midweek Boost: Persevere to Level Up© | with audio
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge! Everything feels difficult when you’re about to LEVEL UP.
Flower of the Day Challenge #45: Embellished Lavender | a Senryu
Lavender, lilies Draped splendidly in allure Round-star-shaped wonders 2022 ©DeeMin All rights reserved Thanks to Cee for hosting the Flower of the Day prompt. Thank you for journeying along. Like what you see? Read more here👈 I love hearing from you, so remember to “like”, comment. And subscribe/follow the blog👈 to never miss a post. …
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New Dawn Rising ©Dawn Minott
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge to get over the hump. Happy hump day!
Shabbat Shalom: It’s Worship Time© // with audio
Sabbath is for rest and it’s also for worship.
Not Sorry© | a Senryu
Sorry, not sorryStirring unknown emotionsIn the right spaces 2022 ©DeeMin All Rights Reserved Like what you see? Read more here👈 I love hearing from you, so remember to “like” & comment. And subscribe/follow the blog👈 to never miss a post.In creative solidarity, Dee
Just For Laughs … or is it?!
I came across this and it made me smile: Truly, there’s nothing new under the sun. 2022 ©DeeMin All rights reserved Thank you for journeying along.Like what you see? Read more here👈 I love hearing from you, so remember to “like” & comment. And subscribe/follow the blog👈 to never miss a post.In creative solidarity, Dee
New York, New York©
NY City! So nice they named it twice—NEW YORK NEW YORK!!!!!
Published in “Creative Gems Volume 1”—out now!
Happy to share I had a piece published in this lovely book project—it’s a call for peace and a tribute piece to the fortitude of refugees. It was a joy being a part of this artistic collaboration with Andrea and other talented WP artists. Check it out … Creative Gems Volume 1 Thank you for …
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Shabbat Shalom: Fingerprints in the Sand
Before acting in judgement and condemnation of others, remember how much God has forgiven us.
Star-Crossed Love©
Lovers whose affection for each other is doomed to end in tragedy—“star-crossed”—as William Shakespeare described Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other. What if they’d met in another time?
I Am Her© | Published on Spillwords
Simply—Know Yourself!
Shabbat Shalom: Let’s Pray©
When I pray the objective isn’t to change God. For prayer doesn’t change God, it changes me.
Midweek Boost: At the End of the Rainbow©
The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge. Let’s get over the hump giving value to ourselves.
Sunday Photo Reflection #30: Another Walk on the Wild Side—a Haiku
Why do you worry? Look at the wildflowers of the field and how they grow. They don’t work, they don’t make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. If God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, He will most certainly care for you. Don’t worry, have faith!
Shabbat Shalom: God’s Poem [with audio]
God is the unparalleled Poet. And of all that He’s created, humans are His workmanship, His masterpiece, His best poem.
Flower of the Day Challenge #44: Light-hearted Lily
… garden vibes!! 2022 ©DeeMin All rights reserved Thanks to Cee for hosting the Flower of the Day prompt. Thank you for journeying along.Like what you see? Read more here👈 I love hearing from you, so remember to “like”, comment. And subscribe/follow the blog👈 to never miss a post.In creative solidarity, Dee
It’s Summer©—a Haiku
Hot days and warm nights Feeling of love in the air A forever cheer 2022 ©DeeMin All rights reserved Thank you for journeying along.Like what you see? Read more here👈 I love hearing from you, so remember to “like” & comment. And subscribe/follow the blog👈 to never miss a post.In creative solidarity, Dee
Before You Call Me Refugee©: World Refugee Day 2022
World Refugee Day 2022. This year, the theme for World Refugee Day is ‘Whoever, Whatever, Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety.’ It means that every refugee should be welcomed and treated with dignity regardless of their birthplace, origin, race or religion.
Lily© | a Haiku
Raindrops on lilies Summer flowers unfolding My favorite thing Photo credit: DeeMin 2022 ©DeeMin All rights reserved Thank you for journeying along. Like what you see? Read more here👈 I love hearing from you, so remember to “like” & comment. And subscribe/follow the blog👈 to never miss a post. In creative solidarity, Dee
Amazon #1 Bestseller—“Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women”
My poem “Spark of Madness” is featured in the #1 Amazon bestselling anthology “Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women”.
Love Deep To Deeper© [with audio]
He’s a man of emotions deepLike ocean’s untapped placesPiled up high—an emotional heapUnleash in out-of-this-world spacesIntense flow out, they seepFrom a furnaced heart embracesWords draped in sultry endearment sweetLanguage as intimate as thought expresses: Beautiful BabeMy loveMy queen His heart speaksIntimacy between lovers growThe essence of affections peakConnecting soul-to-soul flowInseparable—two as one—mystique Language only lovers …
Sunday Photo Reflection #29: A Walk on the Wild Side
When I saw these beautiful wildflowers while walking through the park, I reflected on Jesus’ parallelism between God’s care for wild flowers and God’s care for us. Why do you worry? Look at the wildflowers of the field and how they grow. They don’t work, they don’t make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his …
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Midweek Boost: What’s Deeper Than Love?
I was helping my nephew with his assignment, when I saw a pensive expression that was far too intense to be just about his school work.“What’s up with that look?” I asked. With deep sincerity he responded with his own question: “Why are you helping me?” And he wasn’t satisfied with “… because you’re my …
Sunday Photo Reflection #28: Of Birds & Feathers
Walking by a river long Sunday strolling along Birds hanging about headstrong Feathers not where they belong Duck strolling along Feathers not where they belong Heron chilling by the river, neck long 2022 ©DeeMin All rights reserved Thank you for journeying along. Like what you see? Read more here👈 Subscribe to the blog here👈 “Like” …
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