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Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Form: Mirrored Refrain (posted by Grace) “The Mirrored Refrain is rhyming verse form constructed by Stephanie Repnyek. The poem is formed by three or more quatrains where two lines within the quatrain are … Continue reading
Absentee Muse
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Who’s Your Muse? (posted by Ingrid) “The Muse is part of the Classical Tradition in poetry, which dates back over 2000 years to the poetry of Homer and Hesiod in Ancient Greece. This … Continue reading
Casting Blues
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem based upon this picture.” Casts hues of blues over building and river where ferry boats dock, awaiting passengers at end of working day. Glaring afternoon gold-rimmed … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon, blues, clouds, ferry boats, sun, Written from Art
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This Poem is Blues
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Blue Tuesday (posted by sarahsouthwest) “In March last year, I asked you to write some red poems. Tonight, I want you to write me some blue poems. Red is pretty straightforward. It’s out … Continue reading
“sky holds blue”
Written for: The Twiglets #196 – “sky holds blue: All traces of white clouds have vanished. Today the sky holds blue. Blue sky dapples ocean with dazzling lights small sad little boy April rains will ruin plans then sky turns … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Haiku, invention, limerick, Micro-poetry, rains, sky
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Back Door Blues
Written for: Poetic Asides Countdown Challenge – T-minus 8 “Write a persona poem.” I got those mean back door blues. People slam me I shudder and shake. My frame is loose, my glass may break. I got those mean back … Continue reading
Washed in Blue
Written for: Sunday Muse #61 Extend beaches with indigo, aqua, and cerulean. Wooden planks disappear, but, I am here to see the sea, and feel it cover me. Where I came from, where I will go. Gulls cry in monochrome … Continue reading
Black And Blue
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – April Day 22 Poets of April – Pick a quote and photo to inspire your poem. (posted by Susie) “To write a blues song is to regiment riots and pluck gems from … Continue reading
Moods of Blue
Written for: Quickly – “Make It Easy On Yourself” “Nothing fancy. Listen. Go where you go.” (Mz. Quickly shared videos of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Peggy Lee, and Ray Charles) Some blues wail, leave a trail of sadness and … Continue reading
Breakdown
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #301 Words: season, seep, limb, crack, crimped, blues, breathe, cold, snapped, overlapping, stones, grass There’s a crimp in my life. I’m cracking, nerves snapping, cannot breathe. Anxiety seeps into my bones. I want to … Continue reading
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