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Lost On A Sunday
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #354 – Edward Hopper “It seems the paintings and works of artist Edward Hopper are great fodder to inspire other artists in their endeavors. We as poets have come across this from time to … Continue reading
Weeping
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Micro-Poetry~Fill The Empty Parts (posted by Kerry) The object of this challenge is to write a poem in no more than 10 lines. We are taking inspiration today from Rupi Kaur, using the … Continue reading
January
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – “January” (posted by Kim) “There is an overall feeling of emptiness, which is reflected in the January skies: they are grey, there are no birds and, at the moment of writing, … Continue reading
House of Confusion
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft – Reverse Poetry (posted by Frank) “A reverse poem is one that presents a message, story or a viewpoint for a few lines and then stops and rewinds all … Continue reading
zen
Written for: Carpe Diem #1290 spiritual way – Haiku’s state of mind – zen […] “To start with I have a haiku in which one of the most important issues of Zen Buddhism, Emptiness, is mentioned and with that haiku I … Continue reading
Bare Room
Written for: The Twiglets #44 – “a bare room” Even a bare room has remnants of scents–a whiff of cologne in the closet, a hint of orange floor polish on empty planks of wood. Even a bare room can jar … Continue reading
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Threat
Written for: Elizabeth’s Creativity Challenge Day 26 Word for Today ‘Threat ‘ Sometimes you encounter empty threats. If you can see through the words, you might not feel threatened. If you believe words are true, you can consider countermeasures. In … Continue reading
