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Roar

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #174 (posted by Kim) “You say you want a revolution” “Today, I want you to write a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting your title), including the word revolution.” The zoo’s animals … Continue reading

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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

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Animal Kingdom

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: This Valentine’s Day, Come and State it Plainly (posted by Sanaa) “For Today’s Poetics, I want you to write a love poem. Bear in mind that it doesn’t necessarily need to be romantic. … Continue reading

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A Life Shared With Animals

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt 408 “I Wish I Had Written That” “How many times have I said, “I wish I’d written that!” Countless for sure. This week, use a line or two (or more) from a poem you … Continue reading

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Scenting

Written for: Sunday Muse #226 I am a red fox (not a Redd Foxx). We have different senses of humor. Speaking of senses, did you know that we canines have a fifty times greater sense of smell than humans? When … Continue reading

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Animal Thoughts

Written for: Sunday Muse #218 I have my eye on you. My golden iris looks into your heart. Can’t wait to get home! Can’t wait to get home! My mom is gonna be so surprised when she sees the gift … Continue reading

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Caring For Pets

Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 8 “Write a ‘what they never tell you’ poem. In childhood, my sister and I were banned from having a dog or cat. Dad loved animals; Mom was afraid of them. We … Continue reading

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No Sense/Sense

Written for: April 2022 PAD – Day 5 (Two-for-Tuesday) “Write a make sense poem and/or don’t make sense poem” pandemic lessens spring softens air, blooms appear as tyrant destroys love of animals heartbeats of trust and loyalty you can count … Continue reading

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Neglect

Written for: Friday Writings 11: Feast or Famine (posted by Rommy) “For those of you who would like a prompt to work with, may I suggest writing about what comes to mind after reading the phrase “feast or famine”.” What … Continue reading

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Wildness in Check

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Linda Lee Lyberg) Poetics: Songs of Unreason “Today I have a Jim Harrison challenge for you.” When I find myself struggling for inspiration, my go to is Jim Harrison’s work. For whatever reason, … Continue reading

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