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Course of Eight Years
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – “Frustration and Heartbreak (posted by Frank) Frustration and heartbreak are risky themes. The characters expressing these emotions of weakness look silly to some. That’s the risk. The reward, however, for writers who successfully take … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decisions, family, Friends, frustration, heartbreak, lost time
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Learning How Hard Life Can Be
Written for: Poetic Asides #449 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Learning (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles might include: “Learning … Continue reading
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Tagged Age, family, Friends, uncertainty, Written from one word
Years Later
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Fussy Little Forms: Cavatina (posted by Marian) “Just recently came across this older Italian form, but to me, it seems like a sonnet variation–kinda? It features rhyme and syllable counting that together … Continue reading
Under A Tin Roof
Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 8 Write a family poem. Those southerners, Maggie and Brick had issues–who would Big Daddy pick? Mae and Goober had kiddies who rehearsed sappy ditties to sing to Big Daddy, … Continue reading
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Tagged family, inspired by play, limerick, Written for Challenge
Kite
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Rising Above “I read in an article that circumstances, according to scientists are only 10% contributors to happiness and the rest is done by ‘our genes, our behavior and our intentional activities’. This may be … Continue reading
Lesson in Seasoning
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #41 (posted by Mish) – “spice” “Your entire poem need not be spicy or relate to spices (though that is fine too!) You can add “spice” or a derivative of the word with … Continue reading
An Afternoon
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Of Muse and Me” (posted by Sanaa) Paper, pen, ideas.. and suddenly our mind goes blank! There are times when we get so caught up with life that we don’t get enough … Continue reading
At My Sister’s House
Written for: Poetic Asides #408 – Write a second home poem. Most people have a first home–even if it’s just the place where you lay your head or stash your heart. But many people also have a second home–a place … Continue reading
In Simpler Times
Written for Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge: “Out of Your Own Words” (imagined by Magaly Guerrero) Grandma loved wearing red nail polish, fanning out her fingers in admiration. In her bedroom, silver brushes and combs adorned her … Continue reading
When Holidays Change
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – MTB–How to Write a Villanelle (posted by Frank) Hello, this is Frank Hubeny. Today’s form is the villanelle. Colin Lee used this form in a poem last month which gave me the idea to focus … Continue reading
