Tag Archives: Emotions

Emotional Food

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside #460 – Write a nourishment poem. Without emotional nourishment we are frightened, floating souls.  

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Unseen Emotions

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – MicroPoetry~Notebook Poetry “Breakable”  (posted by Kerry) “I wondered if I might inspire others to return to the comfort of pen and paper. I do not expect you all to rush about looking … Continue reading →

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Imagining Who You Are

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Written for:  Quickly Warm up with a list. I am _______. I am not _______. I am _______. I am not _______. Be both real and wild. Be serious and silly. Go so far from the way YOU see YOURSELF … Continue reading →

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Low Expectations

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside #442 – Write an ex poem. If you start with low expectations you will live life on an even keel. It is possible to feel exaltation if you start with low expectations. Start your list with … Continue reading →

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interior

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1345 The Story of the Young King of the Black Isles (Scheherazade tells a story in 1001 Arabian Nights) blue oceans filled with all kinds of life no more tears © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my … Continue reading →

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Internal Noise

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub:  Sound Off! – Quadrille #33  (posted by Victoria) – “sound” There are sounds no one can hear, except you. Plunge–your stomach sinking when you hear bad news. Ba-boom, Ba-boom–your rapid heart beats when in love. … Continue reading →

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Slippery Slope

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside #384 – Write a nope poem. A nope poem, I suppose, could be about saying no to a certain situation, person, or thing. Like saying nope to live concerts, people who like debating everything, or mushrooms. … Continue reading →

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Call Me A Cab

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2016 Chapbook Challenge – Day 9 For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Call Me (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write … Continue reading →

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Hair Fibonacci

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #369 – Write a pattern poem. Yes, this is based off today’s prompt number: 3-6-9; the next number would be 12, right? So yeah, there are number patterns, but also patterns in how people act and … Continue reading →

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Prescience

Posted on September 12, 2016 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  Sunday mini-challenge, “Charms” (posted by Brendan) For this mini-challenge write a short poem (10 lines or less) binding up a spell or charm for something that plagues some aspect of daily life. Invoke … Continue reading →

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