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Realization vs. Stupidity
Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 29 “It’s not often we get five Two-for-Tuesday prompts in a challenge, but this has been a special kind of month.” For this week’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt: 1. Write a truth poem, … Continue reading
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Tagged Acrostic form, ex-cons, help, mistake, relationships, Written for Challenge
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Debunk the Myth of Martyr
Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge “For today’s prompt, write a misguided poem. The poem could be about a misguided person. Or it could be narrated by a misguided person. Or reveal a bad idea. Or well, whichever misguided … Continue reading
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Tagged help, Monorhyme form, overwhelmed, Written for Challenge
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So Many To Save
Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 22 “Write an animal poem.” Wish that I could save them all- hippos, giraffes, each dog and cat. Stand up for their rights, they call– doe-eyed, silent, as their habitat ebbs like tides, … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, harrisham form, help, vanishing, Written for Challenge
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Legend
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #527 Words: spark, icy, legend, brew, scented, stone, few, spread, breath, clue, enchanted, feather I am a legend made of feathers, scented in lavender, resting upon an icy stone. I spread enchantment with my breath … Continue reading
Long Silvered Locks
Written for: Sunday Muse #177 Ach, it is becoming too difficult to braid the hair I have stubbornly sought to keep. Deep veins and liver-spotted, arthritic hands, are gnarled like an old tree. Honey, would you please help me finish … Continue reading
Pandemic Dos and Don’ts
Written for: Writers’ Pantry #32: From Case Studies to Plague Poetry “How does one respond to a stranger who asks, “Can you recommend a good pandemic book?” “On Pantry day, you have to follow no prompt. Share poetry or prose … Continue reading
In-Between
Written for: Sunday Muse #93 Ben Heine Art Photography Image Source Oh dear, I fear we can do nothing for her. She was rescued from that ladder by a fireman on the ground. Why she climbed that ladder is a … Continue reading
Going For Life
Written for: Poetic Asides #500 – Write a half-way poem. “Write about the half-way point in a race. Poem about the half-way mark in a work (or school) project. Or have two people meet each other “half way” by compromising … Continue reading
The Welcoming
Written for The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #384 Words: hope, flood, hypocrisy, seek, border, open, poor, joy, waste, risk, welcome, tired I welcome you, poor tired traveler. It is a joy to open my door to someone who seeks shelter. Please … Continue reading
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Love Of A Few
Written for: Poetics Aside November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 19 Write an abundant poem. Love of a few good friends helps to make amends for hearts who have suffered rends, cannot comprehend new start. Know you can depend on … Continue reading
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