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Monthly Archives: September 2019
Donegal
Written for: Carpe Diem #1751 Lough Derg, Donegal (Ireland) “Ireland, that beautiful small country next to the UK. Ireland is known for it’s deep mystic history … but there are also several pilgrim’s routes in Ireland. Just like in Australia, … Continue reading
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Tagged circle, Donegal pilgrimage, Haiku, lake, seclusion
When Magic Flows
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #423 Words: mass, keys, shot, rail, stamp, level, grunt, wail, phobia, flash, stroke, wind Decisive stroke of the keys, and she’s off like a shot plotting her new novel, Concerning Phobias. Some -thing had her … Continue reading
Stuck On A Bus
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #262 – “Where’d The Car Go? “As long as we’re reminiscing, think back (for some of us, WAY back) to the first time you drove a car (not ride in a car as a … Continue reading
raining leaves
Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #103 The Quest For A New Masterpiece Continues … Start Of Autumn “Go and find that gem, that beautiful diamond … your masterpiece, your evergreen like Basho’s “Old Pond”. Go … and create your … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, chill, leaves, raining
Aging Actor, Few Choices
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: Curtain Call “Your poem/story begins with a character peeking out from behind a closed curtain. Action!” A red curtain! Of course. She wouldn’t have it any other way. A soft gray would … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, Age, colors, relative, written from photo
On Golden Surface
Written for: Sunday Muse #75 Little girl stands on golden tracks of moon. Across a long distance, people are trying to climb ladders, but they fold, slide, will not stay in one place. One man is hoisting himself up by thick … Continue reading
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Tagged climbing, little girl, moon, puzzled, surface, Written from Art
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Maladroit
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge: “Maladroit” (Posted by Kim) “The Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘maladroit’ as an adjective meaning awkward in movement or unskilled in behaviour or action (clumsy) with the following example sentence: ‘She … Continue reading
Honey
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Honey/Bee (posted by Sumana) “Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt – marvelous error! – that I had a bee hive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and … Continue reading
Tease of Autumn
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Carpe Diem “Write your poem celebrating the day or celebrate the arrival of Autumn.” Spring jumped in for a second round, elbowing autumn out of the way. Today I see crinkled paper … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, change, colors, overlapping, Spring