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Possibilities of Evening
Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 29 “Write an evening poem.” I love that interim time before those violets and roses pull back their doors. A thread of color ‘fore brush of black. My eyes await the silver … Continue reading
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Tagged colors, dreams, Interlocking rubaiyat form, new start, Night, Written for Challenge
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“background magic”
Written for: The Twiglets #129 – “background magic” In dazzling, whirling colors, the background burst with magic. He pulls your focus toward the background so that you never notice the magic being performed in the foreground. she sits with back … Continue reading
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Tagged colors, focus, Haiku, limerick, magic, Micro-poetry, mistake
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“my right shoe”
Written for: The Twiglets #205 – “my right shoe” My right shoe would be a red leather high heel in another age. Each pair of shoes I own, has a stretched- out right shoe. one new right shoe near a … Continue reading
Watching Water Change
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday (posted by Kim) Being But Human “This week, I would like you to write about a time when you last watched stars, a storm, the sea, an animal, or something else in … Continue reading
Complimenting Violet and Yellow
Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 11 Autumn, while beautiful, means death for all those purple petunias, while lavender lessens in color, and eating plucots comes to an end. On a table yellow and violet candles … Continue reading
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Tagged candles, colors, flowers, Golden Shovel form, Written for Challenge
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Golden Woods
Written for: Sunday Muse #132 sun shines through branches orange-gold leaves paint the woods step into Fall http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
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
Quilted Autumn
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille #113 – Blanket Us (posted by Merrill) “Use blanket as a noun, adjective, or verb. Describe a blanket, real or imagined. Make a blanket statement. Be cozy, dark, sensual, or funny. Maybe you want … Continue reading
Lurkers in Woods
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #39: October Thrills (posted by Magaly) “Greetings, word lovers. Magaly here, writing to you while high October-is-coming! fumes. In case you haven’t noticed, I might be more than slightly obsessed with the … Continue reading
Autumn’s Gift
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Writers’ Pantry #37: Rise of the stink bugs (posted by Rommy) “As someone who loves to notice the cycles of nature around me, and tries to find the beauty of every season, I try … Continue reading
