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They Bring Us Joy
Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 14 “Today we do return to our five-line stanza. Maybe later a longer poem. Today: Some sort of plant (single or collective) OR animal OR a parent and child OR a pair of lovers—observed … Continue reading
Scattered
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Bjorn) Meet the bar with the Cadralor & Nobel Prize “The cadralor is a poem of 5, unrelated, numbered stanzaic images, each of which can stand alone as a poem, is fewer than … Continue reading
At The County Fair
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #87: “Let’s Go To The Fair” (posted by Rommy) “For today’s prompt I want you to write about one (or more) things you might find at a fair and write about that. … Continue reading
My Log Cabin
Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Outside Looking In (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) ” -conjure an imaginary house of any size, any place, any age -fill it with an imaginary person/people past or present, or ghosts, or leave it … Continue reading
Forest Rules
Written for: Sunday Muse #159 We brake for ducks in a row. Originally we were on our way to see the Wizard. Found out its been done before, so we decided to stroll through the forest. Did not expect a … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, forest, imagination, traffic light, Written from Art
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Shallow World
Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 26 “Write a (——–) World poem.” where money grants you power where malls count more than housing where nature is sacrificed. Time for animals to save our surroundings. https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2021-april-pad-challenge-day-26
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Tagged animals, Endecha form, money, nature, power, shallowness, Written for Challenge
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The View
Written for: April 2021 PAD – Day 14 “Write a “from where you’re sitting” poem Large animal, black and white crawls along backyard fence Possum? No, feral cat a’fright. Red-headed bird flies in. Odd occurrence to see him perch upon … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, daydreaming, window, Written for Challenge
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Best Friends Always
Written for: Poets and Storyteller United Weekly Scribblings #64: Beloved Companions “Write about your non-human beloved companions.” You can do no wrong in their eyes they love you. Pets are loyal and protective; do the same for them. https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/
Animal Affair
Written for: Sunday Muse #144 Upon emerging from the ark, the animals were parched. Two by two they met at a fresh water pool. Tigers, pandas, giraffes, zebras, and more. Slurping, neighing, and hooting sounds echoed ’round. It was an … Continue reading
Pulling on my Soul
Written for: One Woman’s Quest – VJ’s Weekly Challenge“What Pulls on Your Soul?” Animals of all kinds pull at my heartstrings. Oceans call my name, as the tides ebb and flow. I want to go and absorb the vastness with … Continue reading
