Michael Thomas Thoughts on Poetry, Stories, Pictures, Travel Blogger

May 14, 20231 min read

Eating the Dead: A Poem About Butterflies

Comments below poem. Eating the Dead The swallowtails met in a group on the ground, Some with their wings up and some with them down,...

A Flower Walk: A Short Poem and a Bunch of Pictures

May 11, 20233 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

A Flower Walk: A Short Poem and a Bunch of Pictures

Comments below the poem and with the pictures. The Flower Walk (Inspired by Frost’s The Pasture) We walked out in the flowers today And...

A Special Guest Poet and Photographer: Marty Gerlach

May 7, 20232 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

A Special Guest Poet and Photographer: Marty Gerlach

Yes, it has been a while, my friends and blog followers, but today, I am not going to showcase any of my work. Today, I am going to share...

Early Purple Irises: A Poem and a Couple of Pictures

Apr 9, 20231 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

Early Purple Irises: A Poem and a Couple of Pictures

Comments below the poem. Early Purple Irises “Is it May? Is it May?” My early irises say. Their yellow beardlets blown White by icy...

A Newly Revised Poem and Pictures by Kellie

Apr 2, 20232 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

A Newly Revised Poem and Pictures by Kellie

I don't know that I am prepared to call my friend Patrick Gillespie my "editor" yet--I don't know if he wants to be--, but we have been...

Mar 25, 20232 min read

Some Ol' Timey Axentyouation

Prickly green gumballs! If you think it is hard to get a picture of one crow sitting anywhere, try getting three of them to sit still for...

What Luna and I Saw as We Walked in the Park

Mar 23, 20232 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

What Luna and I Saw as We Walked in the Park

Today, I am in the midst of writing about nothing. I have no projects. I have no inspiration. I have nothing I feel like reviewing or...

Mar 14, 20233 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

What Dreams May Come (Part II)

To answer the question that will be obvious to fans of William Shakespeare, Yes! I often use words and phrases in lines from Hamlet for...

Mar 11, 20233 min read

See What You Think: Three Poetic Versions of One Idea: A Morning Kiss

Okay, I am commenting again at the top, so my readers know there is something going on. There is! Today, we are going to look at three...

Poems of a Different Color and Flowers Because I Took the Pictures

Mar 4, 20233 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

Poems of a Different Color and Flowers Because I Took the Pictures

My faithful, regular readers are going to wonder what I am doing writing a comment at the top of the page. Well, today, I am providing a...

The Moon Diver Again: Revised With a Little Help From a Friend

Feb 26, 20233 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

The Moon Diver Again: Revised With a Little Help From a Friend

A month ago, on January 31, I posted a poem called The Moon Diver which I had been trying to complete since last summer. Well, fellow...

Tiny Purple Flower in the Fence at the Rodeo Arena

Feb 23, 20232 min read

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Tiny Purple Flower in the Fence at the Rodeo Arena

Comments are below the poem. Tiny Purple Flower in the Fence at the Rodeo Arena Kings and queens don expensive robes Of royal violet hue,...

First Flower of the Spring: A New Poem and Two Pictures

Feb 19, 20232 min read

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First Flower of the Spring: A New Poem and Two Pictures

The comments will be below the second picture. Enjoy! First Flower of the Season First flower of the season, Fragile fay, You’re like a...

The Moon Diver: A Poem That I Started Last Summer and Just Finished

Jan 31, 20233 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

The Moon Diver: A Poem That I Started Last Summer and Just Finished

The Moon Diver Have you heard of the Moon Diver, A foul mischievous imp, Who puts lines on ladies’ faces And gives healthy fellows a...

Jan 28, 20231 min read

A Dream Song: For Nature

A Dream Song (For Nature) Stark black limbs segment The blazing green eye Into fractured shards Of cool purple sky In lucid wet dreams...

A New Snapshot from an Old Poem: There Is No City

Jan 22, 20232 min read

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A New Snapshot from an Old Poem: There Is No City

There Is No City Four days and there is no city, Only a dusty gravel road, Sagging green bushes, wilting flowers, And stifling sterile...

Jan 16, 20232 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

The Cave Opening

The Cave Opening Some say a mouth. I say a maw. You have no lips Nor jutting jaw. I feel your breath, But do you breathe, Or do the rocks...

Jan 5, 20233 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

We Once Felt a Fire

We Once Felt a Fire Will we kindle muted passion In a world of dampened sadness Or flicker in a tired fashion Into apathetic madness? Or...

Jan 3, 20231 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

Poor, Poor Hawk, Vicious Hawk

Poor, Poor Hawk Poor, poor hawk, vicious hawk, Tan terror of the sky, You look a sleeping, peaceful dove In brown leaves where you lie....

Dec 31, 20222 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

A Cardinal Poem with a Bit of an Edge

Singing a Note of Warning I see you perched and nestled tight Above the wispy powdered snow In one small beam of waning light Hid in a...

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