Tag Archives: body

Burn of Love

Posted on November 10, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Burn (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible … Continue reading →

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Crime-Solving Express

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #370 Words:  shine, nine, train, root, feign, crime, chain, line, disdain, design, sliver, afoot Do not disdain this shiny designed nine-car train line.  Crime is afoot on a mysterious trip. Slivers of space provide hints-no … Continue reading →

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Finger Paints

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings 2 #212 – “I Sing The Body Electric” Take a word or phrase that includes a body part and make that the title of your poem. Permission to mess up fingers and hands, dipping them into … Continue reading →

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Who’s in Charge?

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Psyche/Soul  (posted by Susan) “Your Challenge: In today’s new poem, turn your attention to themes of consciousness and unconsciousness, to soul or to Psyche herself.” “. . . the heart of the star as opposed … Continue reading →

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Amalgamation

Posted on January 11, 2018 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Poetry about the body  (posted by Sumana) “How do we view the image of our body? Do we see it with the eye of the media / advertisement / anyone apart from our own self … Continue reading →

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cupcake

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1293 Time Travel, ancient Japanese poetry to inspire you “There are a lot of haiku (and tanka) in which several myths and secrets are hidden. For example in a lot of haiku and tanka the poets hide … Continue reading →

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Body Haunt

Posted on October 25, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #43 – “creak”  (posted by Grace) Yes, the word is CREAK. Today, write us a poem or short prose containing the word CREAK. Make it a noun or verb. Create a halloween mood … Continue reading →

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Unraveling

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2016 Chapbook Challenge – Day 27 Write a falling apart poem. Falling Apart Losing Limberness Illnesses Not General All Peculiar And Resist Treatment

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Extremities

Posted on November 19, 2016 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – An Etheree Extremities Hands and feet always cold, at least my heart is warm in winter. Circulation, you say, and you are probably right despite fact that I deny it. My advancing age most likely plays … Continue reading →

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Body Food

Posted on May 3, 2016 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #249 words:  cell, yearning, silken, light, boundless, fire, grace, join, moment, eggs, skin, any She yearns to have silken skin, the light graceful stride of a woman without jiggling accoutrements of cellulite. Her body … Continue reading →

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