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Tag Archives: dark
Living In Between
Written for: Sunday Muse #156 He wears camera lenses with filters to change ranges of light. Living mostly in darkness, his hands are inky fingers, his black, bushy mustache grows unruly. He has a choice to make. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
The Writing Begins
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery Monday- Some Prosery Cheer! (posted by Lillian) “PROSERY IS a piece of short prose that includes a line from a poem. I will give you the line, and then you incorporate it into … Continue reading
Lantern Light
Written for: Sunday Muse #129 I walk by lantern light, reflecting the moon so far behind me. I walk by lantern light in a deserted darkness. I walk by lantern light. Where will it lead me? http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
Suffocating Darkness
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration – Sexton’s Room “WRITE A SOMETHING INSPIRED BY THIS LINE FROM ONE OF ANNE SEXTON’S POEMS:” “THE BLACK ROOM TOOK US LIKE A CAVE” Dark, dark, dark. I could not see my … Continue reading
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Tagged dark, death, inspired by a line from another poem, nightmare, suffocation
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Twilight Thoughts
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Toads Out of Standard “A Guest Appearance by Kenia Santos (posted by Kerry) I present you with post-rock! “For today’s challenge, choose a song from the list below and use it as … Continue reading
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Tagged dark, explosions, light, passion, sky, Time of Day, Twilight
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Black Forest
Written for: Carpe Diem #1596 – Black Forest “Today I love to challenge you to create a “fusion-ku” with the two given haiku Jane Reichhold. The modern kigo for today is “Black Forest” and here are the haiku to work … Continue reading
Between
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub: Haibun Monday – “Transitions” (guest host: Merrill) “For this Haibun Monday, I want you to write about change, but specifically, I’d like you to write about a transitional time in your life. It could be … Continue reading
Forgivingness of Summer
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #57 – “Don’t Rain On My Parade! (posted by Kim) “Join us in writing rain-drenched poems in the hope that together we can magic up a big enough umbrella to keep the rain … Continue reading
Closed Heart
Written for: Carpe Diem #1240 Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue (Barnett Newman) “Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue” is a series of four large-scale paintings by Barnett Newman painted between 1966 and 1970. Two of them have … Continue reading
“dark”
Written for: Haiku Horizons she feels nothing her body is numb in the darkness https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/
