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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Pattern
Written for: Sunday Muse #145 (posted by Chrissa) late afternoon sun pattern of writing on snow filters through the trees http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
And Then . . .
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Peter Frankis) Meeting The Bar: Opening lines . . . beginnings “So tonight, I thought we’d start on beginnings – particularly that all-important first line: ‘Let us go then, you and I,’ from … Continue reading
After The End
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub Poetics: Beginning at the End (posted by Laura B.) “For this Poetics prompt I’ve selected some final lines of poetry. Choose ONE and write your poem as continuation where the poet left off, thematically, in … Continue reading
Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #54 – Hindsight is Rather Tricky (posted by Magaly) “If I Knew Then What I Know Now” In thinking about hurtful endings in particular periods of my life, would I not want … Continue reading
Thinking Through a Blizzard
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Use “blizzard of thoughts” in a piece of poetry.” He pictured her in his mind, this goddess he met at his job one day, when too many hours of … Continue reading
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Tagged blurry, exhaustion, goddess, written from words
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“at close range”
Written for: The Twiglets #211 – “at close range” at close range her makeup appeared garish The baseball player had lost his range of motion meadow flowers dance colors whirl in Summer breeze at close range A man who sent … Continue reading
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Tagged Haiku, limerick, mail-order, meadow, Micro-poetry, range of motion
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Which Way?
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #120 (aka #119, part 2) – No way. Way! (posted by msjadeli) “Way” feels active to me, whether it is a path that is traveled on, something you travel to, or that you … Continue reading
Three by Three
Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’s Weekly Challenge: Threes “Sum up a situation in three words or three lines.” waiting anxious vaccine stomach riled up no vaccine appointment long wait ahead https://onewomansquest.org/2021/01/25/vjs-weekly-challenge-threes/
Blue-eyed Ocean
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #322 Bits and Pieces “Think of your situation as bits and pieces and how they had influenced you. To take Hampton’s quote, what places have you been, who have you loved? What song best … Continue reading
Bribed
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #492 Words: web, settle, justice, vicious, chain, call, shelf, tell, send, cheers, sway, month vicious web justice on a shelf. Calls for chains swayed by cheers proud boy settlers tell judge, send him out, it’s … Continue reading
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