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Tag Archives: fireflies
The Gleaming
Written for: Sunday Muse #146 Through each phase of the moon, fireflies gleaming like drops of gold stained glass circle fabric of the skies. Free floaters weave themselves into her hair, listening to trill of songbirds, watching dance of wildflowers. … Continue reading
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Tagged fireflies, phases of the moon, songbirds, wildflowers, Written from Art
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“holding light”
Written for: The Twiglets #170 – “holding light” She was enchanted by fireflies holding light. Lit candles hold their light, flickering and tattooing shapes on the wall. people close to me take away light held inside their death dims my … Continue reading
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Tagged burglar, candles, death, fireflies, Haiku, inner, light, limerick, Micro-poetry
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glow
Written for: The Twiglets #138 – “glow in the dark” I remember black light posters that glowed in the dark. If teeth, false or not, glow in the dark you’ve used too much whitener. midnight sky pin pricks … Continue reading
Evening Coming On
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Mini-Challenge: Let Evening Come (posted by Kim) “I have chosen a poem by Jane Kenyon, ‘Let Evening Come’, to inspire your pastoral poems this weekend: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46431/let-evening-come “I would like you to write a … Continue reading
Examples of Fire
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrill #52 “Let’s Fire It Up” (posted by WhimsyGizmo) Fired. Fiery. Firing. Afire. Let me stand next to your fire. Fire and ice. We didn’t start the fire. Write about a fire-breathing dragon, or … Continue reading
Nature’s Glow
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Camera FLASH! Gazing in a mirror her head bejeweled in stones she learns gems are not as bright as fireflies. http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/
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Tagged cinquain, fireflies, gems, glow, written from photo
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