this bustling marketplace is a blend of stores, stalls and vendors
food and music is everywhere
clouds of smoke from barbecue wafts, spices are very pronounced!
flavors from my childhood linger in every corner
pressing forward, I was happy to wander back in time
Pat
5/14/24
For Quadrille Night over at dVerse where the prompt word is “Place”.
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Quadrille #201: Poems of Place
This canopied road hugs the contour of the mountainside.
To the left, a precipice.
The depth, more than I can put a distance to.
At the bottom, a river tumbles along, chatting in the wind as it goes.
I pause to nourish my soul.
Pat
4/2/24
A moment from my recent trip.
For dVerse Poets Pub where the prompt is “Contour”
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autumn reflection –
a time for letting go
and opening the door
to what comes next
soon, there will be spring
Pat
11/15/23
This flower is peeking over my fence from my neighbor’s yard. I keep thinking it’s a pumpkin because of how aggressively it roams. But when it bears its kinda pear shaped, a huge pear. And the leaves are huge! I must ask her.
where nature roams -beauty follows
Pat
8/15/23
Pat
In this place where the chatter of the ocean is center stage, I practice the art of eavesdropping.
Pat
7/29/23
the true melody
is in their vibrant tweets –
then, there is the tickling of leaves
by this gentle breeze –
such sweet talk
Pat
6/15/23
Worrisome, unsettling times
lead me to wallow.
Sometimes in fear
at other times,
in the simple joys of my mortality.
I search out small
gasp worthy moments,
holding them close.
This sunset, a diverse gathering,
seagulls, pigeons, crows,
sparrows and humans – and
no misbehaving
Pat
3/07/23
For dVerse Poets quadrille night where the prompt is “Gasp”, and De is hosting. To participate or read go here.
March rounds the corner, upside down is now inside out! It’s freezing here this morning.
Pat
2/25/23
melting into your kiss –
a recurring memory I hang onto
to keep me sane
to say goodbye
to move on
Pat
2/21/23
For poetics over at dVerse where Kim is hosting and we’re talking ‘kisses’. To participate or just read go here.
fishing at sunset
net casting – a step back in time
hints of culture off the pier
in this place where there is one of
everyone
Pat
2/9/23
thoughts and entanglements 
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