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Juicy Kisses

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #73 “A Prelude to a Kiss”  (Posted by De) “I want you to blow some kisses into your poems today. A prelude to a kiss. A goodnight kiss on a baby’s cheek. K-I-S-S-I-N-G … Continue reading →

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Watermelon Basket

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  Just One Word – “Hollow” (posted by Marian) “With the new year, let’s try a new weekend challenge here in the Garden. Let’s try allowing just one word to provide a springboard for … Continue reading →

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adventure

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1510 Adventure … the celebration starts “This month I will try to give you an episode every day following the alphabet. Today we start with the letter A. Our theme for this day is “adventure” and an … Continue reading →

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Particularly Purple

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini Challenge  (posted by Kim) – “A Rainbow Of Sonnets” “This weekend I would like you to write a NEW sonnet based on a colour of your choice. It could be … Continue reading →

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Farmer’s Market

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Written for:  –  Miz Quickly, “Whereness” Place ought to be easy. A place stays put. It can be described, objectively, until the cows come home and not be altered a bit by all that data. If by “place” we meant … Continue reading →

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“autumn coolness”

Posted on August 25, 2018 by

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #46 Renga With Basho Hineri “autumn coolness” Here are the six haiku (including the real “hokku”) to work with. The goal is to write the 2-lined stanza between the haiku and to close the “chain” with … Continue reading →

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paulownia tree

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #39 Troiku Challenge “a distant mountain” “In this Troiku Challenge you have to create first a so called “fusion”-haiku and than you have to create a Troiku (more on Troiku you can find in the … Continue reading →

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Mango

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Of Poems and Fruit”  (posted by Sanaa) “For today’s challenge, I want you to write a poem about fruit. Not just any ordinary, everyday item on the dining table but your best-loved; … Continue reading →

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Banana Boats

Posted on September 23, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini Challenge: “Boats” (Posted by Kim) “I love boats, which is why this weekend I’d like you to write about a boat. It could be a boat you’ve owned; one on which … Continue reading →

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Raspberry

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1223 Raspberry low winter sun raspberry leaves glow red and green © Jane Reichhold the sweet taste of her passionate kiss rests a while I carress her snow white skin a gentle touch of raspberry © … Continue reading →

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