Tag Archives: ego

satin edge

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #84 – “satin edge” She swept down spiral staircase satined in pink edged in white lace, a cherry blossom confection   Thought his moves were sleek as satin, but his manner was edged with sandpaper   … Continue reading →

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clues

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #83 – “reading the clues” Oh no! She had been reading the clues all wrong. Identity of the murderer was now clear. he was clueless unable to read her signals There once was a man from … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 5 Write an intelligence poem A stranger, color of pink applesauce, walk into a bar takes a seat, orders drink and calmly removes his head. Bartender says, you can’t do … Continue reading →

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Drafts of Change

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #342 Words:  stormy, charge, star, gift, fry, wired, mar, draft, sand, silence, manner, guilt Stormy Daniels, a star with a gift, but not for silence. Wired ego, no guilty manner. She is a sand flea … Continue reading →

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Following The Path To Madness

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #339 Words:  urge, sand, wind, sound, follow, madness, shout, power, miss, memory, hunger, boundless There is an urge to follow madness during these days of power’s fist, where shouting and violence are sounds that … Continue reading →

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Mock Courage

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #39 – “boneless courage” Made his bones. Went out with the guys to celebrate his newly won respect. He basked, boasted, toasted, strutted. Next morning cops found him lying in the gutter, every bone in his … Continue reading →

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His Comforts

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Meeting the Bar:  Irony  (posted by Frank Hubeny) Ambiguity is powerful, but it is also not enough for some poets. They hold strong positions on some topics, perhaps rightfully so, and they want to make sure … Continue reading →

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Altered Sayings

Posted on February 12, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads Recycle a Saying (Poetry and Flash Fiction with Magaly) I invite you to take a famous proverb, change some of its keywords, then use the altered version to write a new three-stanza poem … Continue reading →

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Invincible

Posted on March 28, 2016 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #244 Words:  crooked, smoke, name, phantoms, God, words, water, three, pebbles, lead, moon, light He believes he is chosen by God to be the stone that leads the pebbles. Everyone knows his name, listens … Continue reading →

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Roamin’ Ego

Posted on May 4, 2015 by

Written for:  The Mag #268 Ah, wait until she feasts her eyes on my selfie. No resisting me then. Look at this head of curls, check out my musculature, and well, I had to be modest–give her something to imagine. … Continue reading →

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