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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Have Another Piece
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 29 Have (blank) Come on, have another piece of pie, I made it because it’s your favorite. You can always take a couple of Tums. In medicine chest, is … Continue reading
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Tagged coax, eating, mother, pie, Tintrina form, Written for Challenge
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I Look Around
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 28 Write a gratitude poem. ‘Tis so lovely to have beautiful soup, so rich, and green, waiting in a tureen with a loaf of bread spread thickly with butter. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cento form, grateful, Love, surroundings, wretched, Written for Challenge
They Come and Go
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Longing (posted by Sumana) “What do you long for?” “I cannot resist sharing one of Ran’s poem I Come and Stand at Every Door.” [It’s a plea for peace from a seven-year-old girl, ten years … Continue reading
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Kouta “A short while back, Robert Lee Brewer highlighted the Kouta poem at the Poetic Asides Blog”. In Robert’s words: “The only poetic mention of kouta I’ve found (online or in print) … Continue reading
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Tagged distance, faces, kouta form, mistaken, quatrain
“innocent as air”
Written for: The Twiglets #154 – “innocent as air” The air touches everyone, even those who are not innocent. innocent as air opinions and judgements unformed a newborn baby Do not blame unhealthy conditions on the air, for we have … Continue reading
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Tagged air, American Sentence, Haiku, health, innocence, limerick, Micro-poetry
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Nocturnal Notions
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 27 “For today’s prompt, write a remix poem. To do this, pick one (or more) of your poems from earlier this month, and remix it. Bend free verse into … Continue reading
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Tagged cozy, dogs, Night, patterns, Peace, Written for Challenge
Two-Way Mirror
Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – “Gratitude” (posted by Frank J. Tassone) “Greetings Poets! Welcome to Haibun Monday, where we blend prose and haiku into something new. Frank J. Tassone here, and today, I want to reflect … Continue reading
Love/Anti-Love
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 26 “Today is our final Two-for-Tuesday prompt day. Pick one prompt for your poem today, or write a poem for each prompt, or write one poem that works with … Continue reading
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Tagged ache, American Sentence form, greed, Love, stubborn, Written for Challenge
Chipping Away
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – (posted by Susie) Create a new poem inspired by Karina’s vibrant, beautiful art piece, “Bits of Inspiration”~My Story Books become her. One flutters from her hand holding a rose, one wraps ’round … Continue reading
Choice
Written for: Poetics Aside 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 25 “For today’s prompt, write a meal poem. The meal can be healthy or not so much. It can also play a large role in the poem or be … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, cinquain, dessert, full, Written for Challenge
