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Tag Archives: Fears
“smothering years”
Written for: The Twiglets #317 – smothering years Golden years smother the dreams of where and who you thought you would be. Her mother–in the name of love– smothered her early years with fear of childhood sports, games, and animals. … Continue reading
The Psychic’s Advice
Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 18 “For today’s prompt, write a funny poem. Of course, funny is subjective, and sometimes it’s not even funny (at least in the humorous sense of the word). After all, there … Continue reading
Litany of Fears
Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 30 Eve, eve – What frightens you? Tight spaces Clown faces Dark rooms where danger looms. Any type of snake can make me shake. That’s enough, what’s your stuff? https://imprompt.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/eve-eve/
Our Isolation
Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 9 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Our (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your … Continue reading
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Tagged Fears, frustration, Haibun, isolation, Written for Challenge
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Why Am I Here?
Written for: Poetics Aside April 2020 PAD Challenge – DAY 13 Write a purpose poem. We forever ask, why am I here? Ponder it some, then feel a tear begin to fall. You do not know, yet you fear. Maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged Fears, Life, Thoughts, Trintina form, why, Written for Challenge
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Swallowing Fear
Written for: Poetic Asides #512 – Write a disappointment poem. I could not disregard my fear– bike riding after years. Could I still balance myself? Loved it as a child. Rentals at the beach. Now winter wipes out the chance. … Continue reading
Homefront
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: “Soliloquy” (Posted by Frank H.) The challenge today is to use the dramatic literary effect of soliloquy in a poem. “Characters in a drama engage in soliloquies when they say something … Continue reading
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Tagged doubts, Fears, Friends, impulsivness, relocation, soliloquy
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Path Through Uncertainty
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Poems to Weather Uncertain Times (posted by Sanaa) “In our lives we encounter uncertainty a number of times. We live through each day with hope either blooming or dissipating in our hearts. When life seems … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, children, compassion, Fears, nature, trees, uncertainty, writing
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“tired old words”
Written for: The Twiglets #129 – “tired old words” See what you made me do. No. I swear I’ll never hurt you again. You know how much I love you. old words fresh wounds overcome by exhaustion, too tire, too … Continue reading
They Thought Her Odd
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #406 Words: children, swing, noise, weekend, deaf, love, late, sign, noose, swim, scoot, learn She was deaf to all pleas, a child whose fears were learned over years, prevented her from joining other children … Continue reading
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