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Casting Light
Written for: Sunday Muse #211 sisters of night sky cast curlicues of color light up the world Happy Birthday, Shay! http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
Chalked Arrows
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #158 (posted by whimsygizmo) Chalk It Up To Poetry She grabbed a thick stick of periwinkle blue chalk, and drew large zig-zagged arrows where people would walk. She hid far away out of … Continue reading
Pink Sliver
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #548 Words: minutes, hours, light, sliver, chime, drive, sent, breath, write, crime, plans, match In the early hours of dawn, a pink sliver of light written across the sky took my breath away. Chimes … Continue reading
Morning Magic
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Morning has broken (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) “Now Spring has penetrated the Northern Hemisphere we are moving from dark to longer lighter days. Or from Nocturne to Aubade.” “In French it means “dawn serenade,” … Continue reading
My View
Written for: Friday Writings #21: What’s There “Your optional prompt today is to look and see what is present, in your surroundings and/or your heart, and write of that.” Dining room window looks out on backyard where bushes sprout red … Continue reading
Accomplishments of Spring
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #149, ‘Tis the Season (posted by msjadeli) “Pen a poem including some form of the word, ‘season'”. Almost post-pandemic, the season of Spring dares to peep out of hiding, painting flowers, trees, and … Continue reading
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 21 “Write an ekphrastic poem. That is, write a poem based on a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other piece of visual art. ” Just like showering snowflakes differ, so it is with sunflowers. … Continue reading
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Light In Her Eyes
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #526 Words: glasses, eyes, tap, secret, years, paint, meeting, sample, alone, words, light, blink Her green eyes were effulgent as glass orbs. No other family member possessed them. In meeting her, people were drawn to … Continue reading
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Bananas
Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 27 “You have written some five-line stanzas, and some poems with two stanzas related only by proximity. Like families moved into a pre-fab neighborhood or posters in a dorm room. I want you to … Continue reading
Monday
Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 11 – Monday Monday’s color is blue as a bad mood. Begins a week of school or work. Even though I am retired, I stay stuck in the mire of Monday. I wonder why … Continue reading