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Monthly Archives: March 2023
“bells like clear vowels”
Written for: The Twiglets #318 – bells like clear vowels An ambitious ‘A’ chimes from church declaring noon. Thick crystal glass pings an ‘O’ full and vibrant as the wine it holds. calls for dinner cowbell rings from front door … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, church, cowbell, crystal, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry
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Pressure-Cooker
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – Pressure (posted by Frank J. Tassone “Today, let’s write a haibun that references pressure, in whatever way you experience or conceive of it.” When I was a child, my mother used … Continue reading
Skirting the Edges of March
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #431 Harbingers of Spring (and Whatnot) “The weather may not realize it quite yet, but we are of a mind for spring. Spring ahead with your best seasonal poems celebrating the demise of the … Continue reading
Wolf Secrets
Written for: The Sunday Muse #252 I am the one you never see especially in winter snow. Tree confetti aids me while I sleep. When day sky turns to night, I must travel far into the woods. For the present, … Continue reading
Little Care
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub, MTB: Wordplay (posted by Grace) “Write a poem using word-play techniques as described.” “Word play, also written as wordplay, word-play, or a play on words, is when a writer experiments with the sound, meaning, and/or … Continue reading
Contrasts
Written for: Friday Writings #69: Darkness and Light “Give us your take on darkness and light.” Pale rose of dawn light warms the sky– an appetizer before the main course–fiery orange/violet streaks of sunset. Darkness in heart hardens to stone … Continue reading
Comforting Memories
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: in father’s name (posted by Punam) “So, you must have gathered, today we are going to write about fathers. Whether you want to write about your father, a fictional father or yourself as … Continue reading
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Tagged color, Dad, eyes, hands, Love, security, written from song titles
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spring haiku
Written for: Poetic Asides Prompt #648 “Write a spring poem” alighting purple leafy lavender monarch butterfly https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/wednesday-poetry-prompts-648
“smothering years”
Written for: The Twiglets #317 – smothering years Golden years smother the dreams of where and who you thought you would be. Her mother–in the name of love– smothered her early years with fear of childhood sports, games, and animals. … Continue reading
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