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Get A Dog
Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 10 “Write a Get ( ) poem.” A friend to lick your face with love, who knows when you are feeling down. A he or she to take care of. Adopt me … Continue reading
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Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 12 “For today’s prompt, write a number in the title poem. And yes, it’s as simple as it sounds. Include a number in the title of your poem. The actual … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, dogs, monotetra form, overindulgence, Wake, Written for Challenge
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How To Happify A Dog
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – “In need of a happiness project?” (posted by Lillian for the Monday Quadrille) “So how about sitting down and creating a little happiness project of our own? You’ve got it: the word for our … Continue reading
Dog Park Romance
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration- Character Study Again Write a poem about a person who leaves no stone unturned. Her dog chased his around the dog run. She called to her chocolate Lab to come. He did … Continue reading
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Tagged character study, determination, dogs, romance
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Loser Day
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 – Day 29 Good Time Charley’s Got The Blues ‘Write a win or lose poem.’ Four placements are placed in the wash, then hung to dry. Up come three. Big mystery. Later same … Continue reading
Peace At Night
Written for: Poets & Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #10: Early Bird or Night Owl? (posted by Rommy) “Shape you work around the idea of either or both.” Morning travel makes me ill, not something I can cure by pill. Appointments … Continue reading
Seasonal Affects
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Sonnet “Today we revisit an old classic – the Sonnet! The SONNET is a poem that consists of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite … Continue reading
Nocturnal Notions
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 27 “For today’s prompt, write a remix poem. To do this, pick one (or more) of your poems from earlier this month, and remix it. Bend free verse into … Continue reading
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Tagged cozy, dogs, Night, patterns, Peace, Written for Challenge
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Dog Routine
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 8 Write a pet poem. The dogs go out, the dogs come in no matter if it’s day or night. Murphy’s preference is 4:00 AM The dogs go out, … Continue reading
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Tagged Day, dogs, Night, routine, triolet form, Written for Challenge
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Daily Dog Walks
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: Creatures of Habit “WRITE A PIECE ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS. TAKE THE MUNDANE AND MAKE IT AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT! There is the daily routine of taking dogs for a … Continue reading
