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Cozy Night
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #165 – Warmly (posted by Lisa) “As we in the Northern hemisphere are crunching into winter, those in the Southern hemisphere are crunching out of it and into summer. In either case, the … Continue reading
Cabin Fireplace
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #399 “We Didn’t Start The Fire” “Fire. It has many connotations. From desire to destruction, fire becomes the element that carries the most power. Think of an aspect of fire as your inspiration and … Continue reading
“red bricks”
Written for: The Twiglets #274 – red bricks The third piggy’s house was built of sturdy red brick. The other two, feeling sheepish, moved in with their smarter brother. Love red-bricked old public schools, faded but still standing. in wheel … Continue reading
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Tagged bricks, children's story, fireplace, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, schools
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The Christmas Song
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #364 The Muse in Music “Christmas music fills the airwaves these days. And it’s easy to find inspiration in a good song title. Using one such title as your poem’s title, write that poem!” … Continue reading
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Tagged chestnuts, fireplace, Holiday music, lucky, scent
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My Log Cabin
Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Outside Looking In (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) ” -conjure an imaginary house of any size, any place, any age -fill it with an imaginary person/people past or present, or ghosts, or leave it … Continue reading
thoughts
Written for: Carpe Diem #1654 Tan Renga (1) Smoldering Fireplace “For this first Tan Renga Challenge of May 2019 I have chosen a haiku that I recently created. It’s up to you to create the second stanza (approx. 7-7 syllables) … Continue reading
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Tagged fireplace, herbs, loneliness, remembering, tan renga
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Having Fun
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Fun Can you list 10 ways you have fun? (posted by Susan) “And the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night. If you think I am having more … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, Beach, cooking, crosswords, fireplace, fun, meditation, reading, sketching, walks, writing
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Evening Comfort
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 8 – Comfort Food “One thing that always becomes important the deeper we get into fall is the warmth provided by a well-cooked meal. And nothing is as savory as your … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn PAD, comfort, fireplace, food, warmth
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Aroma
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 2 – AROMA Smell those chestnuts roasting on the fire, crack and eat with apple cider. Scent from oven–gingerbread, and pumpkin pie spices fill my head. and mums– earthy, herbal. Chimney … Continue reading
orange
Written for: Haiku Horizons – “log” an orange spark cracking sound, woodsy scent from new log on the fire https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/
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