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With Gossamer Wings
“Fairies with gossamer wings, Bring forth beauty, grace and joyful things." - Molly Friedenfeld
with gossamer wings noble færies fly
above fields of beaming dandelions
stirring joyous wishes into the sky
2/5/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
I am glad I got more time than that bird got.
Esther offers "drive" for this week's writing prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/02/...g-prompts-102/
Talking While Driving Me Nuts
I could drive, but I'd much rather walk.
I could fly, if I could, like a hawk.
Since I know that a lie
makes a mess, I will try
not to lie, but beware when I talk.
I dream on occasion of flying... Walking is more pleasant than driving... Talk: True - "Loose lips sink ships". Enjoyed :)
Drive
That drive innate
conjugates
An oblate spheroid
Mother Earth
2/11/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Good point, Tailor, that loose lips sink ships. I like the image of Mother Earth as an oblate spheroid.
Esther offers "memories" for this week's writing prompts: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/02/...g-prompts-103/
Unrighteous Memories
Those odd memories refuse to stop
like a judge seeking justice on top
of your case every day.
All your lawyer need say,
"He's now righteous. So, let the case drop."
2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV - 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Memories a prison need not make :)
memories of us
memories of us
a pre-mortal existence
just beyond my reach
2/20/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Good point about memories being a prison we don't have to make, Tailor.
This week Esther offers "taste" for the Writing Prompts: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/02/...g-prompts-104/
Lacking a Taste for that Mushy Stuff
So I told him it's better to write
a love poem than whine through the night.
But his taste wasn't for
all that mushy stuff or
he got wrong what he wouldn't get right.
A bit ambiguous but enjoyed :)
tip of my tongue
tactile buds
aroused by umami,
sweet, sour, salty, bitter
tidbits, drinks
evanescent
2/25/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
I've never had umami, but it sounds delicious.
This week Esther offers "dance" for her Writing Prompts: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/03/...g-prompts-105/
Dancing Together
The road ahead goes on and on.
I dance down it and sing a song
and you can come and sing along.
Then we could dance together.
Wonderful sentiment! Enjoyed... back later with an offering :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
dance with me
dance with me
within the dandelions' grove
where we'll share
our wishes together
3/12/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
I like the phrase "dandelions' grove".
Esther offers "magic" for this week's Writing Prompts prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/03/...g-prompts-107/
Beyond the Magic Stuff
A magic trick is not enough.
Reality’s too real and rough.
I need much more than magic stuff
to lead me where Love dwells.
Enjoyed your magical poem of longing for more than magic stuff :)
Back later...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk-DMRYu42k
there's magic
there's magic
in the joy
you choose
3/18/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
I like the thought that there's magic in joy, Tailor.
Esther offers "break" for this week's Writing Prompt. https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/03/...g-prompts-108/
Broken History
Devils break no mystery.
They're chained to dreams of death.
They can't redo their history.
My words won't give them breath -
since I have better things to do
and even devils know I do.
Devils... good strategy. Enjoyed :) Back later.
Later:
take a break
take a break
let your mind
in disarray
be mended
through Christ
3/30/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
May our minds be mended through Christ.
Esther offers "board" for this week's prompt.
Sky
I saw a cloud above, so high,
and then a plane go flying by.
I'd board the plane, but now the sky
fits fully in my heart.
Wonderful poem :) Back later with my offering...
later:
On Board
I'm on board, all in
Striving to be
like Him
4/1/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Me, as well. Blessings, Tailor!
Esther offers "vision" for this week's prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/04/...g-prompts-110/
Heart, Mind, Vision
Watch and look. Come and see.
Who brought about this mystery?
The mind agrees. The heart's set free.
Now vision sees what's there.
Enjoyed. Using v4 to break the rhyme scheme was inspired :)
Back later with my offering :)
Later...
vision
seers see through
spiritual eyes -
vision beyond
the ken of man
4/8/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
I am glad you liked that break in the rhyme, Tailor! It is a pattern I learned and likely a form of common meter, but I have forgotten its name.
May we all have those spiritual eyes (being led by Jesus) to see beyond the ken of man.
Esther offers "flower" for this week's prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/04/...g-prompts-111/
Flowering Spring
Each flower in spring
is that flower to bring
us to thanks that a spring
comes at all.
:)
Grateful for new beginnings that our great creator offers :)
my flower 'garden'
fragrancies and colors of
lilacs, plum and apple blossoms,
oleander and yellow dandelions
with white puffball wishes; p-
eriwinkle stars, and
rose, iris, and daffodil -
such is my 'garden'
4/15/2026
Ta! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
the assault
the assault on my eyes
has redoubled or more
pollen begone, begone!
4/18/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Beautiful garden, Tailor. I especially liked the "puffball wishes".
Esther offers "mobile" for this weeks prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/04/...g-prompts-112/
Mobile Turns
From here to there the story goes
and where it ends though no one knows
the mobile when the tempting grows
should take the next turn slow.
Enjoyed your poem :)
strive
Beware the tempting
its path leads to sore sorrow
and consequences
strive: stay the covenant path
to eternal happiness
4/22/2026
Wrote a mobile poem just recently... do a Ctrl-F on my Padlet with a search word for Calder @ https://padlet.com/tailorstately/ben...ay-kn9o45weuso
Also have a mobile mention in another poem, search word mobiles, but I will endeavor to write another :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Mobile, Alabama: Michael Donald
a hung jury ledhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynchi...Michael_Donald
to a lynching
by the klan
yellow mama justice
4/23/2026
Ta! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
May we follow the covenant path. Good example of the consequences of following the temptation to violence in your second poem.
Esther offers "capture" for this week's writing prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/04/...g-prompts-113/
The Best Is Better When It's Good
I want to capture what is best.
If it's not good, that best is hollow.
But only God is good I hear.
Look! He comes. He's drawing near!
He'll capture me and may I follow.
I like the good, better, best reference in your poem... He askes Come, Follow Me... Enjoyed :)
Back later...
strategery II
to capture or not
en passant
be it passive, guile,
or forgot ?
4/29/2026
Ta! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
the song of quails
the song of quails fills my soul
their sight thrills my very being
reminds me of God's perfect love
for all His earthbound children
4/30/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
dandelion wishes
watching dandelion
wishes pass me by
grant me, please me,
dandelions with thine sight
4/30/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Dandelions are beautiful. The song of quails is a good reminder of God's perfect love.
Esther offers "dish" for this week's writing prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/05/...g-prompts-114/
Fish, Wish, Dish
I wish I had a dish
on which to put this fish.
I squished it with a swish.
(What else now rhymes with dish?)
My poem will not post... Dealing with b a n n e d bug issues. Will try posting in the Haiku poem thread...
Update:
No joy at Haiku forum... will try to debug here...
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Lol... whimsical poem, enjoyed :)
This debug seemed to work, lol...
s o z a f t i g
s h e w a s q u i t e t h e d i s h
p u t a n h o u r g l a s s t o s h a m e
a n e t e r n a l f l a m e
5/6/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Great use of the word "dish", Tailor!
Esther is out this week, but here's a short poem anyway with no particular prompt or reason for writing it.
Worry Gone!
The worry has gone with its whine.
I am finally free and can rhyme.
So I'll praise what God's done
under earth's given sun
and rejoice blessing God all the time.
Great praise... enjoyed :)
no worries
there's no need to worry
just do the best you can
Christ has your back
Doubt not, fear not
5/13/2026
Ta! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Amen: Christ has our backs!
Esther offers "eyes" for this week's writing prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/05/...g-prompts-115/
Eyes Or Mouth
Your eyes sometimes might say what's true.
Your mouth confirms the final terms.
No matter what you've done or do
your mouth declares the truth for you.
Enjoyed your aphorism :)
Back later with an offering...
https://www.google.com/search?client...xY4CmtL20,st:0
eyes
the eyes are the center of beauty
guided by the heart and the spirit
5/20/2026
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Very good description of eyes.
Esther offers "tablet" for this week's writing prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/05/...g-prompts-116/
With Tablet and Pen
I have a tablet and a pen.
I had some words to write, but then
I thought I better think again.
I'll save the ink for later.
Enjoyed... Parker too :)
Back later with my attempt...
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph1M0F99Xv8
half-baked idea
placed my poetry
on cuneiform tablets
still get writer's cramps
5/28/2026
Ta! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
That's a great idea to write poetry on a clay tablet. I wish I could translate them into cuneiform as well.
Esther offers "pet" for this week's writing prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/06/...g-prompts-117/
Pets A Plenty
Upon the sofa lies a dog.
They have a pet cat, too.
They have a mouse inside their house,
a peaceful - sometimes - zoo.
I tried an online cuneiform generator - but the results were spurious :(
Love your poem... a delightful cadence that had me thinking of Eifel 65's hit song Blue Ba Da Dee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DBA5Wx9T7U :)
Back later with my offering...
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor