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Cabin Fireplace
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #399 “We Didn’t Start The Fire” “Fire. It has many connotations. From desire to destruction, fire becomes the element that carries the most power. Think of an aspect of fire as your inspiration and … Continue reading
Unfiltered
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #565 Words: mindful, puzzle, ground, judging, filters, mouth, film, still, mind, art, breeze, wire With no filter in place, every thought in her mind comes right out of her mouth. She is unable to be … Continue reading
Journey With Me
Written for: Sunday Muse #223 My Prussian blue dress echoes in the star-shined wings of my companions and helpers, blue Morpho butterflies. They guide me on journeys, lifting me up into aqua adventures through night skies. I nest on brushes … Continue reading
Burning is Young Love
Written for: Friday Writings #38 – To Burn “With all this heat I decided to make this week’s optional prompt “to burn”. What comes up for you when you hear this phrase?” Burning is young love. A fever invades your … Continue reading
Noise of Darkness
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Form: Octelle (posted by Grace) “The Octelle, created by Emily Romano, is a poem consisting of eight lines using personification and symbolism in a telling manner. The syllable count structure for this verse … Continue reading
“all my days”
Written for: The Twiglets #291 – all my days I have no need to count all the days I have had so far. All the days I have left, I prefer to leave a mystery. All my days-a life in … Continue reading
Family of Fonts
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #157: What’s Your Type? (posted by whimsygizmo) “Shortform poetry is just my type. And in case you haven’t already guessed, today I want you to play with some form of the word type … Continue reading
Stakeout
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #398 – Sails for Sale Write a sail (or sale) poem. Her stakeout was Macy’s Franchise. With eyes like a hawk, she checked tags for when clothes she liked dropped in price. Her stakeout was … Continue reading
Power of the Sky
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #564 Words: sparks, sprouting, empty, breathe, sketch, damp, orbit, swirl, sisters, stars, art, shadows Empty soil, parched, unable to breathe. The earth swirled in shadows and dust. Two sorrowful sisters prayed for rain. They … Continue reading
Love, Intensely
Written for: Sunday Muse #222 They complain. I do not look at the audience much during a performance. They do not feel what I do when my face touches the smooth, worn wood of this magical instrument. When my hand … Continue reading
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