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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Explanation To A Dog
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Terza Rima “Terza rima is a three-line stanza using chain rhyme in the pattern ABA BCB CDC DED. There is no limit to the number of lines, but poems or sections of … Continue reading
cahaba lily
Written for: Carpe Diem #1731 – Cahaba Lily “Welcome at a new episode in our wonderful month of creating a bouquet of wildflowers. Today I have a wonderful field flower for you to work with. I have to say I … Continue reading
Glory is:
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Glory “Paths of glory can be many. Which do you want to traverse? The First World War poets well realized “that war is not glorious and the people they are fighting are not their enemy.” … Continue reading
For All You Greedy Leaders*
Written for: Poetic Asides #495 – “This week, write a “For (blank)” poem.” self-serving, climbing ’til your knuckles bleed to grab that last dollar. Power pours green though pores of your skin, yet still you sin, insidiously trying to divide … Continue reading
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Tagged caution, change, greed, leaders, revolution
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The Cat
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: On All Things Feline (posted by Anmol) Your prompt for today is to consider the nature, lives, times, et al. of our feline friends/enemies/gods/children. You don’t have to write about the cats if … Continue reading
“questionable Ancestry”
Written for: The Twiglets #141 – “questionable ancestry” I have a question regarding my ancestry– Will I still be me? She was thrilled. Her ancestry papers arrived. She tore open the envelope with her fingers, only to discover that she … Continue reading
A Spot of Your Own
Written for: dVerse Poetry Pub – Quadrille . . . and the most beautiful words are . . . (posted by Lillian) “I was thinking about languages the other day when I discovered an interesting article on line. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged colors, lily pads, lotus, quadrille, Set number of words, tranquility, water
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Queen Anne’s Lace
Written for: Carpe Diem #1730 Field of Flowers . . . free-style “Today I will give you the freedom to create a haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form inspired on our month theme “Field Of Flowers”. It’s a so … Continue reading
Love Among The Flowers
Written for: Carpe Diem #1729 Wildflower variety — Use That Quote Of course there is a small task to work with today. I love to read a love poem in which you use love and wildflowers. You can create a … Continue reading
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Tagged colors, Haiku, lovers, quote, wildflowers
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Nonsense Senses
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #257 – “In a Twisted Sense” “We rely on our five senses (six, if you count “common”) every day. And through sight, sound, taste, touch and smell (sometimes, common), we navigate from sun up … Continue reading