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Yearning To See
Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge Write a “what does the future hold?” poem. Yearn to see rainbow hands entwined racism abolished compassion burning for all beings of this earth https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2021-april-pad-challenge-day-2
Four Years
Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’s Weekly Challenge – Repercussions Four years of fear, watchful eyes and ears. All the truths we thought we knew, shatter into lies, and hatred. We wait, bated breath. Can we heal, unify, feel … Continue reading
Love & Anti-Love
Written for: Poetic Asides April 2020 PAD Challenge – Day 21 Write a love and/or anti-love poem. Fill your hearts with love these times plead try to assuage fear You are definition of anti-love if: you are greedy you make … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Love, Lune form, uncaring, Written for Challenge
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What I Witness
Written for: Poetic Asides April 2020 PAD Challenge – Day 8 Two-for-Tuesday – Write a lucky and/or unlucky poem. L ove and compassion U nder these challenging C ircumstances is witnesses every day. K indness keeps us pushing through each … Continue reading
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Tagged Acrostic form, compassion, coping, difficulties, lucky, Written for Challenge
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Glowing Hearts
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #271 – Grown-Up Christmas List “When we were children we wrote out our Christmas Wish List. Now as we’ve gotten older, Natalie Cole’s rendition of “Grown-Up Christmas List” comes to mind. What rises to … Continue reading
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Tagged American Sentence, compassion, heart, light
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Ever Seeking
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Purifying the Mind (posted by Charmed Chaos) Think about the things you do to purify your mind, put your soul at peace, to ease your heart, to become more MINDFUL. Ever seeking a … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, mindfulness, patience, Stillness, triolet form
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Path Through Uncertainty
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Poems to Weather Uncertain Times (posted by Sanaa) “In our lives we encounter uncertainty a number of times. We live through each day with hope either blooming or dissipating in our hearts. When life seems … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, children, compassion, Fears, nature, trees, uncertainty, writing
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Tolerance and Acceptance
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 25 Write an exile poem. They flee their countries in abject terror, their journeys arduous, filled with danger. So why do they chance this trial and error? Their language is … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, compassion, hope, immigrants, terza rima form, Written for Challenge
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Tipping The Scales
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~”Life: Paradox And/Or Balance” (posted by Sumana) Our life is a hybrid of opposites and we struggle to strike a balance between the two forces. In this whirlpool of apathy and care, brutality and kindness, … Continue reading
Glow
Written for: Carpe Diem #1274 Ryuko-ji (compassion) Today I have chosen one of the temples on Shikoku Island to inspire you with. This temple is named Ryuko-ji and is devoted to the Buddha of Compassion. “Wordlessness” is (in my opinion) one … Continue reading
