25/06/2020
1. I am enough. ❤👩🦰❌🤗🌈
2. I create my own space in which to live and work. ✍🏻📖📚🤗❤🐈🐈❤
3. I deserve people in my life who will uplift and validate me. ❤👩🦰❌🌈🤗😷
- 🐲💚Tanka 331💚🐲 – For Tanka Tuesday
#Tanka #Tuesday #poetry #TheDailyHaiku
smoke from a wild fire
started maliciously, seen
from the satellite;
blows across the North West,
lunacy at its worst
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸ManchesterEveningNews - ✈️💙Free Verse 92 – Transitions💙✈️ 💙✈️
#freeverse #poetry
With our feet planted firmly on the
earth, we are grounded and balanced.
We are in the here and now, the
present moment which is all we have.
When we go up or down life's ladder;
we are in transition, unsteady, moving
from one step to the other, one foot
at a time, hanging on with our hands.
We are initiating or following change.
Which is a constant in our human life.
Change disturbs our equilibrium, makes
us unsteady on each rung of the ladder.
Yet time does not stand still so we move,
up or down as circumstance dictates.
Sometimes three steps forward, two
steps back, quickly or slow and steady.
Life itself is a balancing act; times when
we must act, and times of acceptance.
We learn that we have responsibility
only for ourselves and for our actions.
We may influence others but we do not
control them, especially our families.
We have to let things go and move on
with great kindness and compassion.
We forgive and are forgiven; we love
and are loved in return, self love and
acceptance of who we are is an act
of balance and grounding ourselves.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸MyHippieLife - Fibonacci Poetry🪴No. 30🪻– Chair Yoga
#fibonacci #Poetry #112358
Quiet
night
after
chair yoga
curling up with cats
keeping the zen mood in its place.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸VitalYearsPublishing/ChairYoga&Fitness - 🎙🫧Event /Review – Pride 2026🎙🫧
#event #announcement #review
Pride 2026 was its usual colourful loud and proud parade and entertainment on the stage in Parliament Square on Saturday, 11th July 2026.
There was face painting, lots of stalls and a bar from a fire engine called Thirst Responder.
People were singing and dancing. There was a lovely, friendly, atmosphere and the acts were really good. My personal favourite was Cher Eternal.
I saw a lot of feather boa trimmed cowboy hats and some lovely rainbow feather boas! I want one of those for next year.
Sam Hewitt was a fabulous DJ and singer in his own right and kept the party going despite the heat.
Well done to all the acts, compéres, and
organising team. Another Loud and Proud event.
©✍️CarolynCrossley
©📸SpindlesShoppingCentre - 🐈⬛🐈💜CAT’S WORLD 249💜🐈🐈⬛
#catsworld
©📸SusanPatrick-Staffordshire - 🤣Sense of Humour 🤣🤣💙377💙
#senseofhumour
©📸Maxine - 🍇💚💙Random… Haiku/Senryu – For The British Haiku Society🍇💚💙No.567🍇💚💙
#randomtheme #haiku #senryu #poetry #TheDailyHaiku
blackbird on the wire
pauses in his daily flight
to admire the sky
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸HayataTakeshita - Weekend Renga🍹🍹10/07/26 – 13/07/26🍹🍹
#weekend #renga #poetry #japanese
No. 1
Summer berries and
cherries in alcohol free
cider – no headache
No. 2
simple joys,
sunrise and sunset
the present
No. 3
the first sip of Pimms
Wimbledon, strawberries, and
cream - English summer
No. 4
is it coming home?
England must lift their game,
Bellingham and Kane.
No. 5
words acquire shapes,
meanings, and consequences
speak them with care
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸MindfulMomentum - 🩷🩵The Sunday Whirl – Wordle 765🩵🩷
#TheSundayWhirl #wordle765
Wordle 765 Words:
voicemails, high, exhale, wind, begin(s), unaware, scared, glows, ghost, storm, story, lotus.
STORMY WEATHER
Voicemails on hold sitting in
the lotus pose she seems
unaware of the wind increasing
as a storm begins to take hold.
With a final exhale, she went to
get changed; the children came
together in the living room, where
the fire glows brightly in the grate.
The high windy gusts scream
down the chimney; and even
though they are scared, the
children want to hear a ghost story!
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸B.Warren - 🩵💛🎉Tritina No 6 – Wimbledon 2026🎉💛🩵
#Tritina #poetry #abc #cab #bca #lastline
The ball thwack as it crosses the court.
Its bounce on grass is so unpredictable.
The chalk raised as the balls hit the line.
The call of the umpire, just on the line.
Crowd groans, drama on centre court.
The British weather is unpredictable.
This year, a heatwave was unpredictable,
The grass baked behind the base line.
Cheers as the players enter the court.
The famous centre court gives us all the unpredictable drama that Wimbledon is famous for; the tie breaks that get the match over the line.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸JanikSinner/ValeriaE. - 🩷🍨💛SenHai Saturday #60 – Devised By Susi Bocks💛🍨🩷
#SenHai #Saturday #60#poetry
Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This picture shows us snow-covered red rock formations under a clear blue sky.
Please create one senryu and one haiku to accompany this image prompt. Remember that traditional American haikus and senryus consist of three lines in a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern. The haiku describes nature or a season, and the senryu focuses on human nature and emotions.
©✍️SusiBocks
https://iwriteher.com/2026/07/11/senhai-saturday-60/
Senryu #60
those red rock monsters
crying out to the blue skies,
the planet's gargoyles
Haiku #60
the snow half covers
ancient red rocks, carved by time
guardians of earth
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
- 👣🐝💛Abecedarian – The Meglamaniac💛🐝👣
#abecedarian #poetry
A fan going all night to keep me cool.
Because we are in another heatwave.
Caused we are told by climate change;
Donald Trump says it doesn't exist.
Everyone else just tries to stay cool.
Flooding his night time thoughts,
Going on the internet in the early hours.
He insists talks are going on with
Iran while both sides bomb each other.
Just when we thought peace was near.
Killing each other will solve nothing.
Lasting talks and compromise are key.
More diplomacy is required not less.
Not that Trump is any sort of diplomat.
Ordering air strikes during a ceasefire,
Puts the world in a dangerous situation.
Questing for answers, his advisors fail.
Republicans in his MAGA base still
Support him but the more moderate
Talk about his meglamania, his naps,
Under the noses of his many advisors.
Verily looking uncomfortable and
Worrying what he will do or say next.
Xenophobic in the extreme, erratic,
You fear for the state the world is in
Zen-like never associated with Trump!
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸NewYorkMagazine
omonny - 👨👩👧💜🌿6 Word Story No. 24🌿💜👨👩👧
#6word #story #ErnestHemingway
In the style of the poignant six-word story attributed to the late, great Ernest Hemingway:
For sale
baby shoes
never worn.
💜💚💜💚💜💚💜💚💜💚💜💚💜
No. 24
Hot weather
indoor cats
go walkabout
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸Tomonny - 🌍👀✈️You Are Never Too Old For Snoopy 🌍👀✈️
#youarenevertoooldforsnoopy #senseofhumour
©📸CharlesShulz/Mark - 🐦🔥🤎GOOD VIBES 🤎🐦🔥- Raising Our Vibration🤎🐦🔥
#goodvibes
🧡🐦🔥Why should we try to raise our vibration? To manifest a better life for ourselves. The higher the vibration, the more positive our lives become.
In this feature, I bring you quotations to do just that. These are positive or thought-provoking in order that you can choose to change your life for the better.
The choice is yours. Choose to be positive!🐦🔥🧡
©✍️CarolynCrossley
http://backfromdarknesstolight.com
WHAT YOU THINK IS WHAT YOU CREATE🩵💜💚🩵QUOTATION🩵💚💜🩵
©📸TunieBundy - 💖🪷CHALLENGING THE NARRATIVE🪷💖 – Positivity 🪷💖
#positiveaffirmations
- I am authentic
- I am unique.
- I have a drama free life
- I am content
- I choose to be positive.
💖🪷What do we mean by 'challenging the narrative'? What are positive affirmations?
Challenging the narrative is calling out the negative that our ego keeps telling us is going on. It is changing each negative thought into a positive one.
When we look for positivity we will find it and stop that nagging ego's voice from catastrophising every thought until we are paralysed by anxiety.
Write down five positive affirmations and then say them aloud to the mirror. Take control of what you are thinking.
Remember what we think, creates our reality, so let it be positive. Speaking words out loud gives them energy and power. Why not give it a try? 🪷💖
©✍️CarolynCrossley
THE VIXEN OF VERSEIN THIS HOME WE BELIEVE IN MAGIC
©📸CorneliaGramescu - 💛🐝COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS💛🐝 – Gratitude💛🐝
#gratitude #counting #yourblessings
- I am grateful for love in my life.
- I appreciate the company of cats.
- I am thankful for my routine.
- I am blessed by my family of friends.
- I am grateful for new opportunities.
💛🐝What does "counting your blessings' mean? Why should we bother?
Counting your blessings is listing 5 things you are grateful for and writing them down daily.
Being grateful for what we have and not constantly hankering for what we haven't got is a good habit to cultivate.
Having a grateful heart is positivity at work. You put out gratitude into the world and that is what you attract back. Like attracts like.
Write them in a nice journal or file online. Just write them down and read them aloud! Why not give it a try? It is said that you need to keep doing something for 21 days for it to become a good habit.🐝💛
©✍️CarolynCrossley
http://backfromdarknesstolight.comALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD
©📸MissMolly/CarolynCrossley - 💛🐝COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS💛🐝 – Gratitude💛🐝
#gratitude #counting #yourblessings
- I am grateful for my new routine.
- I appreciate controlling my pain.
- I am thankful for good medical advice.
- I am blessed with an analytical brain.
- I am grateful for my resilience.
💛🐝What does "counting your blessings' mean? Why should we bother?
Counting your blessings is listing 5 things you are grateful for and writing them down daily.
Being grateful for what we have and not constantly hankering for what we haven't got is a good habit to cultivate.
Having a grateful heart is positivity at work. You put out gratitude into the world and that is what you attract back. Like attracts like.
Write them in a nice journal or file online. Just write them down and read them aloud! Why not give it a try? It is said that you need to keep doing something for 21 days for it to become a good habit.🐝💛
©✍️CarolynCrossley
http://backfromdarknesstolight.comALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD
©📸Pinterest/AImodified - 🍇💚💙Random… Haiku/Senryu – 🍇💚💙No.566🍇💚💙
#randomtheme #haiku #senryu #poetry #TheDailyHaiku
Heat rising
cats sleeping,
kaftan weather
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸LadyBasil’sInspiringColours
(Reyhan) - 🌿🌻Triolet for Thursday 31 – Better Vision🌻🌿
#triolet #poetry #French
Glasses cleaned for better vision,
Now I can watch Wimbledon tennis
Placing their shots with such precision.
Glasses cleaned for better vision.
Which cooling drink is my only decision.
Interruptions are the only menace.
Glasses cleaned for better vision,
Now I can watch Wimbledon tennis.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸CarolynCrossley - 📚🤸♂️Slow Renga (150) Wednesday 🤸♂️📚
#slow #renga #poetry #Japanese
Winning and losing/in the end
No. 1
winning and losing
life's ups and downs, the circle
keeps turning around
No. 2
in the end
death and taxes
come to us all
No. 3
winning and losing
the throw of the dice
down to Lady Luck
No. 4
in the end
our spirit leaves our bodies
twenty-one grams myth
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸AmandaWhite/TheDailyHaiku - ❤️💃La Flamenca No. 12 – Brexit💃❤️
#laflamenca #poetry #1245=6syllables #3=5syllables #2&5assonance
Brexit stopped my dreams of
living in the Spanish
sun – not enough cash
coming into my bank
account – how dreams vanish.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸Retrobadge - 📚Book Review📚 – The Forgotten Book Club by Kate Storey
#book #review
I loved how a love of books is at the heart of the story of The Forgotten Book Club by Kate Storey.
I liked the quirkiness of the author's characters, especially Grace. Her story of how she comes to terms with grief really resonated with me.
I thought the author dealt with the subjects of ADHD and Depression both sympatheticly and with knowledge.
I had never heard of Silent Book clubs before reading this book but recently came across one advertised at Manchester Central Library, which I am intrigued to try out.
The story was well plotted, and we see the characters change and grow with each chapter. This is a heartwarming read.
☆☆☆☆ recommended reading.
©✍️CarolynCrossley
Available free to read on PRIME Reading. An Amazon Prime account is required.
Link:
https://amzn.eu/d/08Coi7KE
©📸KateStorey - Acrostic Poems 💜🪴🌿🪻– Peaceful🪴🌿🪻💜
#acrostic #poetry
Peace comes in many guises
Everyone has their own idea,
And yet we never achieve peace,
Coming to the whole wide world.
Everyone is tribal, in their own
Factions, arguing, and fighting.
Under the control of the power mad
Love doesn't seem to have a chance.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸WingsofPeace/donLucioDiAbbraccio - 💕🪞 Nonet No.40🪞💕
#nonet #Poetry #ThePowerOfNine
What can you wear to keep cool in a
heatwave, a dress, skirt with a top?
Sometimes, nothing keeps you cool
when temperatures hit
thirty degrees or
more, best to stay
indoors and
hydrate–
Water.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸LeoniceCampelo - 🦚💚NONAKU No. 47🦚💚
#nonaku #poetry #ThePowerOfNine #words1234321+9syl)
Switch
on the
TV and watch
tennis at sunny Wimbledon.
Strawberries and cream
for tea-time
treat.
Semi finals and then the finals.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸💐Rocio💐 - 💛👀Things I like & Recommend👀💛– Snag–Chub Rubs👀💛
#like #recommend
If like me, you are an XL size these are an essential for your summer wardrobe.
They smooth your waist, tummy and thighs down and come in plain black and a myriad of bright colours.
I bought three pairs last year and they are still going strong. They wash and wear well. The material they are made from keep you cool and sweat free, and they have a cotton lining.
I bought these gorgeous colours this year in a special bundle for three pairs. They come in UK sizes 4 -36 and fit really well. They are really comfortable to wear under summer dresses and stop thigh chafe. I even wear them in bed with a vest top on those hot, heatwave nights! They cost £19.98 + p&p, an absolute bargain.
©✍️C
Here is the link:
https://pin.it/6mckTKUmh
©📸ChubRubs/Snag - 🐲💚Tanka 330💚🐲 – For Tanka Tuesday
#Tanka #Tuesday #poetry #TheDailyHaiku
Wimbledon magic,
champions and challengers,
go head to head on
those grass courts, point after point
brings drama to centre court
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
©📸ChantalCooper - 🐈⬛🐈💜CAT’S WORLD 248💜🐈🐈⬛
#catsworld
I admit I am just a woolly cat. There is something about a ball of wool!
©✍️CarolynCrossley
©📸MichelleGlenda - 🤣Sense of Humour 🤣🤣💙376💙
#senseofhumour
©📸GedBackland
VIXEN of VERSE 
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