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Dating
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Triolet “Today we explore (once again), the Triolet. “ The boy wanted to ask her out Too shy, he sketched her from afar She did not have a single doubt, the boy … Continue reading
Old Oak of Dreams
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery: Meet Jane Kenyon (posted by Victoria) “Write a flash fiction story in prose of 144 words or less. The story must include the following phrase from Jane Kenyon’s book, Taking Down The Tree: … Continue reading
Exiled Off Main Street
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Guest Host: Helen Dehner “Here is the list of words to choose from, which reflects much of our September Book Club choice “My Dear Hamilton” by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie. Eliza’s … Continue reading
Material Girl
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge (posted by Kerry) – Art FLASH/55 I am a material girl. No tattoos, no string of pearls. Cut, weave, sew. Think these are real snakes, but it’s all a show. … Continue reading
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Tagged girl, maintenance, material, Written from Art, written in a count of words
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Tunneling Into The Mind
Written for: Sunday Muse #53 In my mind’s eye I see you, my lost little girl, all in yellow. Oh, how you loved that color. Said it made you feel like you were wearing the sun. Why am I seeing old railroad … Continue reading
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Tagged color, girl, Mind pictures, tunnel, waking dream, Written from Art
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Complexities
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #389 Words: shy, mine, inhibit, tough, night, trial, signal, hints, file, chill, sitting, swipe Shy, inhibited, this girl was tough to converse with, though not difficult to find. She favored a bench in the … Continue reading
Paper Cranes
Written for: The Sunday Muse #40 She, a girl sensitive to all creatures fills cage with paper cranes. In the forest, she releases them; they fly free. Although but a gesture, she hears bluebirds, finches, and red robins sing.
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Tagged birds, freedom, girl, nonet, sensitive, song, Written from Art
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At The Station
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #382 Words: wind, neck, spin, howl, hundred, play, touch, shop, drop, lucky, train, plan Hear howl of wind spin, touch my neck like a play of icy affection. A hundred plans dropped from my … Continue reading
Appreciation
Written for: The Sunday Muse #31 Dressed in tidy white she treads on land where nothing grows. People have lost all hope that earth will forgive. She comes upon a single perfect rose, freshly planted, she supposes, but by whom. … Continue reading
