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“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
Blues
Written for: Poetic Asides #390 For today’s prompt, pick a music genre, make that the title of your poem, and then write a poem. So your poem could be titled “Jazz;” “Baby, I got the blues;” “Heavy Metal Heartache;” “Rockabilly … Continue reading
If I Could
Written for: dVerse Poets – Meeting The Bar: Common Meter (posted by Frank Hubeny) A popular form used for poems, songs, nursery rhymes and ballads is common meter. It subdivides into many variations depending on where one puts the line … Continue reading
Written for: Elizabeth’s Creativity Challenge – Day 36 Word for today: Invigorate A walk in crisp weather awakens your senses, a chance to look for new sights in nature, or on city streets, and shop windows. See some new … Continue reading
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Blue Spill
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub , Quadrille 11 Write poem of exactly 44 words, using the word, spill. Can I spill my guts to you? Draped in blue crepe, Body aches, heart fakes beats. Murmur white lies to soothe … Continue reading