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Odd Child Out
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: (posted by Marian) Just One Word: Gormless Me again, Toads! Just one word to inspire your poems this weekend: gormless Dunce cap in corner under blackboard of chalked letters and numbers which all … Continue reading
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Blind Eye
Written for: Poetics Aside #456 – Write a tragic poem. fish die animals starve people are bombed blind eye losing allies gaining dictators crimes against humanity blind eye opioid use intensifies black men are profiled justice has turned a blind … Continue reading
Written for: Carpe Diem #1333 – José’s Sandals (A Christmas Tale from Paulo Coehlo) On Christmas Day, a special boy learns the true meaning of gift-giving. silence a new king is born love came to the world © Chèvrefeuille (our host) … Continue reading
No One’s Property
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Human Trafficking Quote from the WOHT: “The International labour Organization estimates that 21 million people are victims of forced labour globally. This estimate also includes victims of human trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation.” We … Continue reading
Having A Ball
Written for: The Twiglets #9 – It’s A Ball Stepmother, cruel stepsisters, shrews Cinderella’s eyes pool as she get bad news. She has to clean, no ball for her. On mop she leans, the room a blur. With a twinkle, … Continue reading
Gray World
Written for dVerse Poets Pub: Open Link Night #176 (posted by Grace) This is your opportunity to link 1 poem of your choice as this is no prompt-day. They found me. I did not want to be found. I waited … Continue reading
