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Sobbing In The Moonlight
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Stepping Off The Sidewalk (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) “There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white…” Shel Silverstein “For this … Continue reading
Greyness Lifting
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: The Charms of Samuel Greenberg (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) “Searching for inspiration for this Poetics prompt, I first fell upon Rimbaud which led me to Hart Crane who surreptitiously resurrected an “impoverished, proto-surrealist … Continue reading
Making The Switch
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #40: Walking Away (posted by Rosemary) “Write about walking away.” Reluctantly releasing myself from warmth of Summer’s embrace. Green, pink, and yellow all had their place. Time has come to enmesh myself … Continue reading
Broken Shadows
Written for: dVerse Poets Prompt – Poetry: 9 Across For A Countdown (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) Use one of these lines: . It seems as though you are still summer (cite Merwin) . Broken shadows across the cracked ground (cite … Continue reading
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Tagged change, nonet, Seasons, shadows, written with line from another poet
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Innocents
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (with Beth and Amanda) “Write a piece of poetry that ends with, ‘in the end, we were just a moment’.” Starting out fresh, we thought romance would last forever. Innocent, … Continue reading
In The Night
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Flights of Fancy (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) . Pen a poem that is about FLYING/FLIGHT (NOT FLEEING) . Take ONE or MORE of our natural winged phenomena – bird, bat, insect, seed, flying … Continue reading
New Face, Same Guy
Written for: Poets & Storytellers United – Weekly Scribblings 21: anagrams (posted by Magaly) “Write new poetry or prose using anagrams.” He was on the alert, would have to alter his appearance. They were on to him, no doubt about … Continue reading
Classical Blues
Written for: Sunday Muse #97 I am weary, of these concerts that put a crimp in my neck. No disrespect intended to Mr. Chopin, however, I have grown weary of your music as well. I wish to rebel, and hit … Continue reading
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Tagged change, classical music, exhaustion, piano, woman, Written from Art
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Tomorrow is Today
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Impermanence (posted by Merrill) “About a week ago, on a windy day, the sky seemed to change every few minutes. Rain to clearing to grey clouds to sunshine. It struck me not just … Continue reading
Change Comes, Invited or Not
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~changes “We try to learn to appreciate change, as it cannot be avoided. We would have to set life in bronze or stone or amber to preserve it. Would it then be alive? Can we … Continue reading
