Poetry Partners #124
A poem by Christine Bialczak of ‘Stine Writing and Miniatures’
Memories slow
after the sadness subsides
but pick up pace
while time passes by
Creating
an ebb and flow
of grief
of sadness
of happiness
of love
Memories keep
time moving forward.
- Stine Writing and Miniatures: https://christinebialczak.com/
A Waltz Wave by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’
time
passes
by;
fluid
impressions
ebb &
flow;
we shall
never form
fresh memories
of the dead;
their ti-
ni-
est rip-
ples across
heartstrings
make
us trem-
ble
Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!
List of Poetry Partners
- Murisopsis
- Judy Dykstra-Brown
- Jennifer Patino
- Mike L. Utley
- Barbara Schaefer
- Ron Rowland
- Cheyenne MacMasters
- Rae Cod
- Eric Erb
- Chris Reilley
- Jim-
- Selma Martin
- Vidah (Chavi)
- varityteller
- Veera
- Kunjal Gupta
- Coco
- Lov Verma
- bodypositivefemme
- Steven S. Wallace
- Shay Simmons
- Constance Bourg
- C. L. Barton
- Madamchryzl
- Sangeetha
- Jo
- Audrey Duff
- Gillena Cox
- Yasmin
- Martha Anewa
- Malalai Khan
- Adam Taylor
- trE
- Cindy Georgakas
- Punam
- davidatqcm
- Orion Foote
- Susi Bocks
- Mister Bump UK
- Kate Blake
- Freddie Omm
- kittysverses
- enchantedwords
- Saint Gaona
- Alan Steinle
- Karina Lutz
- Sarah David
- Beka Tucker
- Maria L. Berg
- Colleen M. Chesebro
- Jane Aguiar
- Jan Beekman
- royalpalmtree
- Marian
- M Jay Dixit
- Ken Hume
- Naa Lamiorkor Boye
- Reena Saxena
- Bridget
- Ash Evan Lippert
- Freya Pickard
- Harshi
- LaMon Brown
- Nomad
- Vedran Markovic
- The.Richard.Braxton
- Kim Whysall-Hammond
- Jeff Flesch
- hutschi
- Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
- Anca
- douryeh
- enchantedwords
- Kerfe
- Puvanesvari Rajan
- MistyBlue
- Henry Mworia
- Anna Smit
- Larry Trasciatti
- Sarah Cope
- Filipa Moreira da Cruz
- Robert J. Jr.
- Rosemary McMahan
- Iswar Kar
- Mapule Somo
- Anne Morrigan
- George Ellington
- J. P.
- Christine Bialczak
- Shalini Kathuria Narang
- LaToya Williams
- Maitreyee Telang
- Amelia Michelle Nicol
- A. J. Wilson
- Nick Pipitone
- Myrna Migala
- Kathy Labrum McVittie
- Dawn Pisturino
- Eugenia
- Tea Solon
- Marion Horton
- Hassan Safdar
- Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy
- Eileen Backman
- Suzette Benjamin
- Candace
- Tarlie Francis
- Aishwarya Kannan
- Michaël
- Mary Anne Abdo
- Benjamin Nambu
- Scotti Woolery-Price
- Ara
- Sean Matthews
- Joy A. Burki-Watson
- Mike L. Utley
- Hadizat Motherconfessor
- Murisopsis
- Cindy Georgakas
- Swathi Rao
- Filipa Moreira da Cruz
- Di
- Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
- Christine Bialczak
- Rob Kistner
- Michaël
- Sarah Cope
- Stephanie Malley
- musingsbymac
- Verne Ivars Krastins
- Brandon Ellrich
- Tallisman
- kalabalu
- Kunjal Gupta
- Malalai Khan
- Mary Anne Abdo
- M. Snyder
- Sherry Lens
- Barbara Dean Aliaga
- Devine Success
- Veera
- Maria Pavlova
- Kevin L. Perrin
- Alex Budris
- Wm. “Mark” Parry
- Rayla
- Rayla
- Artem Miachin
- Jeff Lee
- Artem Miachin
- Tanmay Philip
- Dee
- Tricia Sankey
- Cassa Bassa
- 3L
- Charles
- WickedLizzie
- L. M. Montes
- Marsha Ingrao
- WickedLizzie
- Jan Beekman
- Neha Singh
- Kaci Rigney
Beautifully expressed, Christine & David.
💙🙏🏻 Marion 🙏🏻💙
Reblogged this on Stine Writing and commented:
It is great collaborating with other writers!
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Both of these are filled with truth!
💞🙏🏻 Muri 🙏🏻💞
this was such a beautiful form are there any more such wave like forms David?
This is the only one I know of, Kunjal 💓
We tremble and we shake
Indeed Poet, and how we embrace.
🥰🙏🏻 Abi 🙏🏻🥰
Yes!!!!
You know these tug of wars
All to welll
I appreciate the stine in miniature
What an art the poet taught us with miniature writing – lifting the lid and letting out all those feelings which memories brings, with profound skill
😍 Abi 😍 ~ you are sweet
Thank you David ❤
What a contemplative collaboration…both poems are deep and moving. The last few lines of your poem, David, are so touching and well crafted. Amazing stuff, both of you. 🙂
🤎🙏🏻 Mike 🙏🏻🤎
Oft when their death is old,
We discover those we never knew.
Creeping into our dreams,the look On our own faces in the mirror….
My mother was not so bad
Just sad.
❤️🙏🏻 Andrew 🙏🏻❤️
Beautiful – both of them, and very cleverly crafted.
Shavuah Tov, David.
💖🙏🏻 Dolly 🙏🏻💖
Be still my heart! What a beautiful exchange, David 💜
💞🙏🏻 Tea 🙏🏻💞
Beautiful poem David.
💕🙏🏻 Sadje 🙏🏻💕
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You’re pulling at my heartstring David. 🙂
❤ thanks, Trâm! ❤