Tag Archives: Friends

Facets of Intimacy

Posted on November 17, 2020 by

Written for: One Woman’s Quest “This week, I want to talk about intimacy. For many years, I limited thoughts of intimacy to sexuality, however; age and challenges have altered that perception.” According to Webster’s Dictionary: closely acquainted; familiar, close: intimate … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread Cottage

Posted on September 28, 2020 by

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #475 Words: hypocrisy, lunch, foil, cat, why, fox, trust, sad, hoax, miss, liars, cottage Mrs. Fox lives in a gingerbread cottage. She takes considerable comfort in her calico cat, Cosmo. Distrusting store-bought pet food, she … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 18, 2020 by

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #299 – A House Is Not A Home We are writing about a house or a home. It could be a house we live(d) in, a house we wished was ours, a supposed haunted … Continue reading →

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Homefront

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

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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Greyhound Travels

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge (posted by Bjorn) “A flashback is a memory that is so strong that it pulls you back in time to another moment, maybe more pleasant than present or more horrific. … Continue reading →

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best friends

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

Written for: Carpe Diem #1692 Summer Love … extreme haibun “This month we will see a lot of examples of love in Japanese poetry, but for starters I have chosen to challenge you with the creation of a so called … Continue reading →

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old friend

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1669 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (16) white crane “Today I have a beautiful haiku by a classical master, Kikaku, an apprentice and very close friend of Basho. They loved each other dearly. Here is … Continue reading →

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Mean and Green

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 7 “For today’s prompt, write a jealous poem. Maybe you’re jealous. Or maybe someone else is jealous of you–or someone else. Whether envious of another or suspicious of a partner, … Continue reading →

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Feeling of Harmony

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 #240 – Motivation:  Harmony Think of how harmony comes into play in your world and write that thought in a poem. “synchronize with the nature order of life” When a group of friends or family harmonize, … Continue reading →

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Owner Of Dogs, Barks

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Shortcake, Waffles, Berries, and Cream . . . Feburary!  (posted by Sanaa) “Joseph O Legaspi is a poet born in the Philippines. When he was only twelve, his family immigrated to Los … Continue reading →

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