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Not A Believer
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Let Your Words Be your Paintbrush! (posted by Lillian) “In February 2018, I became acquainted with the often surreal art of Catrin Welz-Stein. She studied graphic design in Germany and then worked for … Continue reading
Close Your Eyes
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (Devereaux and Beth) “Write a piece of prose or poetry that begins with: Where I go, no one can follow.” Where I go no one can follow, so just to … Continue reading
“she’s a leaf”
Written for: The Twiglets #195 – “she’s a leaf” She’s a leaf I’m a twig It’s a relief she weighs less than a pig. In a butterfly flutter, she sways and becomes a fallen leaf. burnished red leaf she picks … Continue reading
Sky-Skiing
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #112: The Sky’s The Limit” (posted by whimsygizmo) “Today, I shall paper-airplane-sail you the word sky. Describe for us a skyline. Build a skyscraper of phrase. Scribe us something sky-blue true. Go skydiving … Continue reading
Three Chapters of Me
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #304 My Life In Words “Your auto-biography begins here. Break up your life (up to this point in time) into three chapters. Give each chapter a title. Write three brief poems (one for each … Continue reading
Open The Roads
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #474 Words: democratic, deny, sychphants, end, sorrow, dead, turtle, hypocrite, ruthless, justice, sad, trump Well Sufferin’ Succotash! These hypocritical sycophants deny democracy, applaud Trump’s ruthless autocracy. Sad time for American justice. Sorrowful turtles who creep … Continue reading
Toxins
Written for: Sunday Muse #126 (posted by Fireblossom) I erupt. A volcano of toxic black smoke hidden within rises up, disperses, clears pent-up fires. My body is now pure water, stamping out scorching flames, soothing forests, that they may grow … Continue reading
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Tagged eruption, inner storm, pure, volcano, water, Written from Art
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Last Words
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #37: Last Messages “In East Asia (Japan, China, Korea) there is a long tradition of death poems called jisei, reflecting on one’s own death and/or death in general. They are supposed to … Continue reading
Homeless Child
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration It’s Tragic! Write this poem: “The greatest tragedy is –––––––––” A child is left alone scared, hungry. You look at her and wonder how this can be. You bemoan– she looks young, … Continue reading
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Tagged child, family, fear, homeless, hunger, Tri-Fall form, warmth
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Raccoon Riot
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Stornello Italian tercet, 11 syllables per line – aaa end rhyme The raccoon now faced garbage cans with locked lids Outraged, he climbed to deck, ravaged plants, and slid off, mischief done … Continue reading
