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Two Moms
Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 19 Two-for-Tuesday “Write a What’s There and/or a What’s Not There poem.” Word salad they called it. She knew the words but wrong ones emerged. Frustration palpable. Still, she craved chocolate and … Continue reading
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A Singular Woman
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #479 Words: deny, stretch, dry, triumph, wilt, endure, crack, trim, laugh, grand, singular, foil Rebecca’s grandmother was a singular woman– trim rather than heavy like women who baked and cooked in her neighborhood. She … Continue reading
A Bow To Lewis Carroll
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (Posted by Rommy) Weekly Scribblings #7 – This is a tribute For this week’s scribblings, I’d like you to to think about the word “tribute”. You can make your word offering a straightforward tribute … Continue reading
Toad Tickles
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Tuesday Platform: “Toads Just Wanna Have Fun” (posted by Rommy) As a toad you must know I can put on a show anywhere lily pads grow. Hop from pad to pad, but … Continue reading
How To Treat Old Age
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Ode to Age You may write about youth, old age or even about a distinct period of history or literature. “Why so scrawny, cat? Starving for fat fish or mice…. Or backyard love?” — Basho … Continue reading
Twists
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics, “Twisted Adages” (posted by Jilly) “For this week’s Poetics, we will start with an adage, or several adages, but we won’t stop there. I am asking you to craft your poetry around an … Continue reading
A Look Inside the Medicine Cabinet
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics – “Medicine” White-capped orange bottles line top shelf. I need to discard outdated medicines, and would if only I could read the dates. Seems to be more dog pills than human’s. Shame I never recall all of … Continue reading
Restaurant Ambience
Written for: Poetics Aside #435 – Write a reserved poem. New restaurant, let’s try it. We walk in little bit before dinner crowd decides it is late enough to dine. Maitre d’, haughty in his penguin garb, looks us over. … Continue reading
Where Am I?
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: “This One’s On Me” (posted by Paul) We are of course a pub where only virtual drinks are drunk and where the the real selection on offer is the talent of the group … Continue reading
A Evening On The Terrace
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – Hometown Haibun (posted by Mish) Think hometown. Bring to life a scene or experience from your hometown, whether it be a childhood or adult memory. Reminisce. Relive a moment. Describe to … Continue reading
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