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Self-Blame
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman~Earth Grief “The topic of climate change is on our minds and on the news these days as never before. Floods, hurricanes, wildfires, a heating planet, melting poles: … Continue reading
Mysterious Bird of Discourse
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting the Bar: “Writing Narrative Poetry” (posted by Bjorn) “Today I thought we should explore the world of narrative poetry. As some of you who follows I also write flash fiction and today I … Continue reading
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Walls And Bridges
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~The Wall (posted by Sumana) How do you react when you encounter a wall? Are you happy or do you feel left out? Does it look like an obstacle, a barrier or is it more … Continue reading
Incantation
Written for: Poetic Asides #455 Write a magic poem. Hocus Pocus I’ve lost my focus You have me under your spell. Abracadabra I’m a candelabra You have me under your spell. Alakazam I am still what I am No longer … Continue reading
Little Buddha Dog
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Mindfulness and Poetry (posted by SarahSouthwest) Tonight we’re doing a mash-up prompt. I want to use a mindfulness technique to open up your poetic brain, and then take it from there, and see … Continue reading
“a kind of madness”
Written for: The Twiglets #95 – “a kind of madness” She took a risk out of character for her, and it turned out to be a fine kind of madness. Storm raged outside his rattling windows. Rivers ran in diverse … Continue reading
Under Deck Harborer
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille Monday (posted by Lillian) – “harbor” “Think of all the immigrants who came into the U.S. via Ellis Island. My husband’s grandfather for one – from Sweden. Rita Moreno for another – recognize … Continue reading
Are You Tempted?
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #216 – “Pandora’s Box” – What’s in the box? This poem is a box of weathered wood and rusted locks. Scares you, dares, you to open it up–contents dormant for years. This poem exploits … Continue reading
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Crime-Solving Express
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #370 Words: shine, nine, train, root, feign, crime, chain, line, disdain, design, sliver, afoot Do not disdain this shiny designed nine-car train line. Crime is afoot on a mysterious trip. Slivers of space provide hints-no … Continue reading
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