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Too Much, Too Soon
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem using “in the beginning”. A myriad of characters were introduced in the beginning of the book. Without stand-out descriptions, she was forced … Continue reading
Speeds
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #343 – Fast and Slow “We’ll write either into a poem. But to compound things further, you are to come up with a compound word highlighting either extreme.” When Speedy Alka-Seltzer met Speedy Gonzales … Continue reading
Amusement Park Wishes
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #460 Words: rights, envy, goofy, pray, me, waver, history, war, dismaying, threat, meant, jeopardized I prayed I could be Goofy at Disney World, but it was not meant to be, for me. Maybe I … Continue reading
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Tagged amusement parks, characters, costumes, masks, safety, Wordle
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An Abecedarian
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 2 “Write an alpha poem.” All through hours of darkness Bells tinkled in harmony with sigh-sound of wind Chimes, as if summer breezes tip-toed through my Dreams. For once … Continue reading
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Tagged Abecedarian form, characters, dreams, fairytales, nightmares, Written for Challenge
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Book World
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Try Everything” (posted by Rommy) “In this, my penultimate prompt for the Garden, I’d like to celebrate that sense of exploration and ask that we all stretch ourselves a bit. No, not … Continue reading
Grand Hotel 1932
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July 9 “Today, we’re writing about grandparents. We’re focusing on becoming one, being one or one of your grandparents. Alternatively, write a “grand” poem. A grand = $1000, it’s a kind of piano, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, grand, hotel, luxury, surface
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Old Story
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #330 Words: lock, runner, shard, shoe, tongue, screen, slippery, shock. time, grass, broken, chain Then there was the time Aunt Myra threw a shoe at Uncle Max. Oh, she had a wicked tongue and … Continue reading
A Little Madness
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Of Angels and Monsters:(Imagined by Rommy) “For today’s prompt I’ve gathered seven pop culture quotes that have to do with angels, monsters or both. Your mission is to pick one and create … Continue reading
Seven Years
Written for: Poetics Aside #349-Write a “running its course” poem. Whether it’s for good or bad, things often run their course eventually (except for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, which apparently keep going no matter what). Often, that phrase … Continue reading
The Strange Meeting of Hercule Poirot and Stanley Kowalski
Written for: The Daily Post Write a post in which the protagonists of two different books or movies meet for the first time. How do they react to each other? Do they get along? Ah, how do you do, Monsieur. … Continue reading
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