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Daily Archives: June 19, 2019
spiderweb
Written for: Carpe Diem #1679 Troiku Month (8) spiderweb “Today I have a modern haiku for you created by Calvin Olson in 2016. It’s a nice haiku to work with I think.” Spiderweb anchored To a tree, a bush, the … Continue reading
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Tagged shine, silk, spiderwebs, troiku
Alice and Violet
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: “Meet Jackie Hurlbert” (posted by charmed chaos) “I first discovered Jacquline Hurlbert’s arresting art when we were on a cruise in 2005. On our way to Victoria, Canada one of the stops was … Continue reading
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Tagged antennae, ball gowns, colors, grace, vibes, Written from Art
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Worrying At The Window
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #82 (posted by Kim) “Fretboard of Poetry” The word ‘fret’ has its origins in Old English fretan meaning to ‘devour or consume’ and is related to the Dutch vreten and German fressen. Its … Continue reading
“lightning and Toads”
Written for: The Twiglets #131 – “lightning and toads” Do toad keep their chins up when hearing lightning, or are they frightened, dashing away to a safe spot, suspending all song until the storm passes. Lightning brings out the toad in … Continue reading