#PoetryFriday/Haiku/Seasonal Poems

Summer’s hourglass

Unapologetic tides

Disband sandcastles

Jill Dailey

Last week, I put out an invitation to create together and we did:) A group of wonderful creatives came together over Zoom. What a fun night! Thanks to Jan, Carol V., Margaret, Robyn, Denise and Lil Sis for gathering around Zoom to make junk journal style “Poetry Pockets.” My altered book examples are the first pic and I just saw Denise’s post, so I’m happy to share her beautiful pics here (second set.)

It was the first call, of I hope many, that I put out to create something together on Zoom: Junk Journal Style: “Poetry Pocket” Invitation. In the hour session, we took a little time getting to know one another’s interests and creative pursuits. (Most Poetry Friday friends already knew each other, Lil Sis- my sister, who I asked to come – and I were the newbies.) Other Poetry Friday friends reached out interested in future creative time too, so I look forward to doing more creative sessions.

My “Poetry Pocket Poem” based on the prompt “A Seed is A Promise”

A seed is a promise rooted in hope

A seed is laughter on a slippery slope

A seed is a promise to be tended to

A seed is a secret for the future you

Jill Dailey, 7/29/26

Happy Poetry Friday! This week’s round-up is hosted by Tabatha @theoppositeofindifference. Her website is always full of insights and inspiration. Today, she shares her OLW “listen,” a fun Poetry Teatime and a poetry call for a new anthology for middle schoolers (and more!)

Poetry Friday/Spine Poetry/Summer Reading

Summer Reading (Spine Poem)

The Hidden Life of Trees

The Wonder of Small Things

The Book of Alchemy

Some Starry Night

The joy of a “starter” stack of summer reading on my table holds the sweet promise of new learning, inspiration, and relaxing entertainment. I’m looking forward to digging in. It also creates a fun spine poem!

Nonfiction, poetry, a book on creativity and a what-if historical-fantasy…it’s nice to savor this stack and look forward to summer days reading on the porch and on the beach.

Happy Poetry Friday! This week’s round up is hosted by Buffy Silverman her “Soggy Edition.” Check out the cutest frog pic, a royal poem and more Poetry Friday poems linked there.

Happy reading! Jill

Poetry Friday/Tiny Journal/Senryu

The joy of tiny handmade things! This poem is nestled into a tiny junk journal with – one cute staple to hold it together.

Today’s poem is a Senryu which uses the form of Haiku, but is more about human nature vs. the natural world. Although a Senryu is often satirical, it of course can be about whatever you’d like.

This is how I felt this morning:

Small things remembered

a kiss, morning dew, sunrise

gently holding hands

The cover of the tiny journal is a folded “old school” library card. It currently lives inside a larger journal in a little mesh pocket. It never gets old when I turn the page of the larger journal, to reread and rediscover the tiny treasures tucked inside.

I’m thinking of calling this size journal a “little darling.” This may be especially appropriate today as Mona @ MonaVoelkel is hosting Poetry Friday. Her Sandcastle poem uses “darling” through out:) Check out her beautiful poem and other wonderful poetry Friday poems linked on her blog.

Happy creating:) Jill