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Keep Tilling That Soil
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #440 Experience Not Necessary “write something about this Poetic Bloomings site. What do you like about it? Not like about it? What do you miss from it? Give something that says it continues to be … Continue reading
The Death of a Nation’s Children
written for: Poetic Asides 2023 April PAD Challenge – Day 16 ”Write a “The (blank) of a (Blank) poem.” Zephyrs of spring fill the air with promise. Buds open, cherry blossom trees bloom in clusters like sweet pink candy. Spring … Continue reading
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Tagged children, death, guns, Haibun, Written for Challenge
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Pressure-Cooker
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – Pressure (posted by Frank J. Tassone “Today, let’s write a haibun that references pressure, in whatever way you experience or conceive of it.” When I was a child, my mother used … Continue reading
Panicked Heart
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun: Heart (posted by Frank J. Tassone) “Let’s face it: we are in the heart of winter—or summer if you live south of the equator. Perhaps it’s time we confronted the heart of the … Continue reading
Another January
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Fireworks and a Dripping Tap (posted by Kim) “What do you do in the first days of January?” A calendar chosen in December replaces old year’s choice. All occasions, including Bugs Bunny’s birthday, … Continue reading
Middle of the Street
Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 9 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) of the (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write … Continue reading
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Tagged drunk driver, Haibun, tragedy, woman, Written for Challenge
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Black Beans Await
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Soup’s On! (posted by Mish) “Today, I’d like you to stir some soup into your haibun. You can write about the creative process of your own concoction or the memory of someone … Continue reading
Unique Vacation
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: September Song (Guest host: Xenia Tran) “Create a haibun about September, and a special moment you experienced or are looking forward to.” A September vacation that would be recalled and cherished in … Continue reading
The Quiet Inside
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Give Me Shelter (posted by Mish) “Shelter could be nothing but a quick escape from the noise of the world. However, in times of poverty, homelessness, war, violence, shelter is everything. Shelter … Continue reading
Summer Begins
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Solstice (posted by Frank J. Tassone) Write an original haibun that alludes to the Solstice, whether Summer or Winter According to calendar events, today is the first day of Summer. The meaning … Continue reading