Roberta Writes – d’Verse, Esther Chilton, Bird of the Week, Sunday Stills & CFFC

#CFFC, #d'Verse 1 Minute

d’Verse

d’Verse’s challenge is to write a poem inspired by the painting below entitled “Mme Kupka among Verticals”. It was painted in 1910-11 by Frantisek Kupka. You can join in here: https://dversepoets.com/2026/01/15/its-open-link-night-and-our-live-session-is-just-around-the-corner/. You can also find out details for today’s live meeting of d’Verse poets.

Coincidentally, Esther’s weekly writing challenge word is red and that fitted in with my poem. You can join in here: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/01/14/writing-prompts-99/

All the Colours of Red (imagist poem)

lying comfortably

on soft summer grass

sun shining through

closed eyelids

I see a crimson ocean

seaweed strands waving

in tendrils of carmine

streaked with Venetian red

jelly fish

large and small

pulse up and down

and across

blobs of vibrant colour

in coral, vermillion,

and scarlet

warmth suddenly fades

landscape shifts

to darker burgundy,

maroon, and chestnut

and then

brightness returns

European Roller

announces its presence

with a raucous cry

rocking and rolling

through the summer sky

flashing its brilliant blue

and midnight black

flight feathers

Come autumn

its does an about turn

jiving back to Europe

Picture caption: European Roller taken at Isimangaliso Wetlands by Robbie Cheadle.

This poem is another Imagist poem for Bird of the Week and the photograph is for Terri’s Sunday Stills.

You can join in Bird of the Week here: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/sri-lanka-frogmouth-birds-of-the-week-invitation-cl

You can join Sunday Stills here: https://secondwindleisure.com/2026/01/11/sunday-stills-monthly-color-challenge-putting-the-aqua-in-marine-and-the-ice-in-blue/

CFFC: Old & New

You can join in CFFC here: https://nofacilities.com/2026/01/12/old-or-new-or-both-cffc-jusjojan/

Picture caption: Old and new: Mother warthog with small babies. Photograph by Robbie Cheadle.

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56 thoughts on “Roberta Writes – d’Verse, Esther Chilton, Bird of the Week, Sunday Stills & CFFC”

  18. Definitely a VIBRANT poem…just as the image I gave in the optional prompt is. I love the use of color here, the imagery. Isn’t it wonderful how words can paint colors by using something other than just the word “red”?

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  26. What a splendid post, Robbie — wonderful colors and scenes and your poetry is beautiful. The “Roller” bird is a handsome fellow. His thorny perch looks like the neighbor’s mesquite tree that encroaches on my back yard. Maybe the trees are related somehow. Hugs.

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  27. Wonderful poetry, Robbie, thank you!

    Wow! That bird, the European Roller is crazy beautiful. I love it.

    And the warthogs are sooo cute! I adore them. Do they like humans? xx

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  28. Your poetry and photos are just wonderful. When I see modern art, like the 1910 Kupka painting, I always think how difficult it must have been for these talented artists to be so far ahead of their time.

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