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Music Matches Mood
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 30 Musical Styles To what kind of music do you choose to listen? Blues jazz classic rock, some punk– Ramones, Patti Smith Doesn’t it depend on your mood? Relax with … Continue reading
Loser Day
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 – Day 29 Good Time Charley’s Got The Blues ‘Write a win or lose poem.’ Four placements are placed in the wash, then hung to dry. Up come three. Big mystery. Later same … Continue reading
In The Night
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Flights of Fancy (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) . Pen a poem that is about FLYING/FLIGHT (NOT FLEEING) . Take ONE or MORE of our natural winged phenomena – bird, bat, insect, seed, flying … Continue reading
Excels Untouched
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt Write a piece of prose or poetry around the words “cursive, touch, forget.” She was known for her excellent cursive and unforgettable penned verses. Won awards and medals was showered … Continue reading
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“heavy air”
Written for: The Twiglets #187 – “heavy air” The air hung heavy over the haunted black lagoon. Temperature and humidity thicken the air to a heaviness that weighs upon me like a hangover. hangs heavy in air bees and butterflies … Continue reading
Sauna Air
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 28 After The Workshop “YOUR FITNESS REGIMEN IS OVER FOR THIS POEM-A-DAY EXERCISE. HIT THE SAUNA. HIT THE SHOWERS. WRITE A STEAMY POEM. WRITE A SHOWERY POEM.” The sauna air … Continue reading
Weed Exercise
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #108 – Among the Brambles (posted by Linda Lee Lyberg). ‘Use the word ‘bramble’ in a 44-word quadrille.’ Squatting, sliding from one group of weeds to next, spraying white vinegar, twisting, and pulling. … Continue reading
Chuck That Umbrella
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 27 Everything Is Beachy “Here’s a batch of “Beachy Things”. Incorporate as many of them into you poem!” SAND, GULLS, WIND, WAVES, SWIMMERS, SUN, LOTION, PAIL AND SHOVEL BEACH BALLS, … Continue reading
Trinket’s Freedom
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #466 Words: chain, mend, vote, weigh, flow, drain, raven, name, chime, shallow, lace, trace Chimes rang out at midnight. The raven had flown off, leaving me a trace of lace at my window. Not … Continue reading
The Street
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 27 Outdoor Dining “As we practiced social distancing, restaurants resorted to moving the dining experience outdoors. Patios emerged where there weren’t any. Streets were cordoned off and seating was extended … Continue reading
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