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She Dreams Again
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #546 Words: whirred, dawn, tips, off, again, awoke, mists, laughed, shouldered, blur, quiet, stretched She dreams again of a long ago love. He, a broad shouldered, black- haired man who could make her laugh … Continue reading
A Dream Instead
Written for Go Do Go Cafe Donna Matthews Challenge: Rondel form “The Rondel consists of 13 lines in 3 stanzas Rhyme scheme: ABba/abAB/abbaA (uppercase letters are refrains) Usually 8 syllables per line” Last night, asleep, a vivid dream rolled in, … Continue reading
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Tagged aura, dream, happy, moon, Rondelay form, vividness
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Stream Dreaming
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille Monday #132 Your poem theme: Stream posted by (whimsygizmo) First, a quote: In your dream-scheme of things a stream may appear. Listen for water’s sound as it flows over stones. A streamlet has … Continue reading
Nightmare/Dream
Written for: Poetics Aside PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 3 “Two-for-Tuesday – Write a dream and/or nightmare poem.” Childhood Nightmare Mom says I fight in my sleep Maybe I could not fight awake. Evenings I remember waking with teeth … Continue reading
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Tagged dream, fun, Harrisham Rhyme form, memories, nightmare, youth
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Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: RYŪKA The RYŪKA is an untitled poem usually consisting of four units (often treated as separate stand alone lines when romanized or translated) standardly with the following pattern of onji (sounds, syllables): 8-8-8-6, … Continue reading
Watercolor Garden
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (posted by Sanaa) Weekly Scribblings #20: “Undoubtedly Rossetti” “Hello everyone and welcome to another round of Weekly Scribblings! Poems by Christina Georgina Rossetti have always appealed to me. Born in London on 5th December, … Continue reading
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Tagged dream, inspired by another poet, lily pads, lotus blossoms, watercolors
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In A Waterspout
Written for: Poetics Aside April 2020 PAD Challenge – Day 6 Write a trap poem. I’m trapped inside a waterspout I don’t know how this came about No one hears me when I shout I can’t get out! I can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged dream, escape, monotetra form, panic, Written for Challenge
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Ripping Years Away
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #446 Words: sing, lift, rip, old, smooth, blessings, floor, view, enough, panic, virus, twenty Sing and dance with me on this old wood floor the way you did when we were twenty. Lift me … Continue reading
Desire of Water
Written for: Poetics Aside #518 – “Write a desire poem.” When I gaze at waves splashing shore part of me wants to be submerged under those white waves, living undersea. https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides
A Dream of Summer Rain
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #405 Words: cheer, sweet, teeming, swirl, free, kneel, beam, stick, drive, dream, sign, chill Filled with cheer, I dream of a sweet teeming summer shower. I am swirling free in a beam of sun … Continue reading