April 17, 2026 0

Jennifer Elliott’s response to the pad challenge



I sit on the screened in porch
As night falls
This summer night
I enjoy the song of the forest around me
The crickets sing loudest
The frogs are second 
But they are not as lovely 
As the symphony the crickets are singing

April 16, 2026 0

A pad challenge response from Linda M Crate

they won’t steal my magic
piracy of hope
is like when nightmares
steal the light of
dreams,

but i won’t let anyone
dim my magic
or my light;

they may come for it—

but i am well versed
in cutting thorns
and making my tongue a
sword,

all they will find here
is their ruin;

won’t sacrifice
myself or my magic
for anyone—

i will always be the one
who protects
hopes and dreams fiercely
with everything i have.
-linda m. crate