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Cloudy With Sun Spots
Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 19 “Write a future poem.” Future is hard to see clearly. Present life changes every day, a formless lump of modeling clay. Current mood can make future drear. Some hope to see a … Continue reading
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Tagged Friends, future pictures, Moods, Rondel form, Written for Challenge
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That September Day
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) Meeting The Bar: Something Noel in Lines “Since today is the 9th of the 9th month it is fitting for that numeral to inform today’s poetry form – so let’s meet … Continue reading
Old Man In Sorrow
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #74: Painted Tales (posted by Magaly) “Today’s prompt came to mind after I watched Girl with a Pearl Earring, a movie inspired by a novel which was inspired by a painting… Now, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, family, Friends, POV of subject, sorrow, Written from Art
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Tortoise And Hare
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #60: Troubled Relationships (posted by Magaly) “I invite you to write new poetry or prose using “a troubled relationship”—literal or metaphorical—as inspiration.” The tortoise was steadfast and slow. The hare was quick … Continue reading
P is for Punctuality
Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’S WEEKLY CHALLENGE: THE OTHER SIDE “This week, I am challenging myself to consider the other side. Through creative writing or visualization, to imagine a dialogue with an opposing force. If I am so … Continue reading
Facets of Intimacy
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
Gingerbread Cottage
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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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
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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Greyhound Travels
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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