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Tag Archives: Fears
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
Double-Dog Dares
Written for: Poetics Aside #472 – Write a double poem. “As a former baseball player, I think of hitting doubles. But there are so many other possibilities with doubles, including double entendre, double jeopardy, double trouble, stunt double, and double … Continue reading
Absence
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Darkness Is . . . (posted by Sumana) “Darkness was; is; will be. Is it intrinsically bad? Or is it something that lies in between good and evil? What color is it? Is it gray, … Continue reading
Fears Of A New Kid
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #388 Words: stalls, chance, mouse, round, story, emerge, vents, clay, puddle, hinge, pulses, chain New kid in school has a round clay-colored face. Mousy strands of hair emerge from his scalp. He knows his … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, Fears, kindness, new kid, School, surprise, Wordle
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