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Cold Steel
Written for: April 2022 PAD – Day 11 “Write a power poem.” Cold steel, penetrating blue eyes. Leviathan with heel on the disenfranchised– indifferent to appeal. A tyrant we have witnessed before in World War II’s violence– people killed by … Continue reading
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American Museum of Natural History
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Museum(s) (posted by Susan) Pick a museum and write a new poem that takes us there. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dinosaur bones on display, made kids scream and adults uncomfortable gazing up at those gigantic … Continue reading
Other Ancient Ruins
Written for: Carpe Diem #1620 Kumano Kodo … day one trip Takijiri-oji to Tsugizakura-oji “The Takijiri-oji is one of the most ancient Shinto Shrines that you can see as you walk the Kumano Kodo. And the above image shows you … Continue reading
Lessons From History
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: “Peace Memorial” (Hiroshima Day) (posted by Frank) That’s right! Today marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. And the city of Hiroshima will once again hold its annual Hiroshima … Continue reading
A Pod With Potential
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Beginnings “Trace a thing, even, or action back to its true or imagined beginning.” Was it a magical bean? No, not a beanstalk of Jack’s. The Aztecs thought it divine, a wine for rituals. From an ordinary … Continue reading
Wearing White
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #313 Words: lies, sad, hood, left, facts, orange, evil, right, march, stability, statues, torches Evil dressed in white robes and hoods marching together, carrying torches of orange flame, thinking they had right on their … Continue reading
Some Crossings
Written for: dVerse Poets – Abridged Version (posted by Lillian) Come bridge with me. Create a poem that uses the word bridge in anyway you choose. Walking across Brooklyn Bridge, a lovely stroll on a spring day. How much more … Continue reading
Sun Sets on Life
Written for: dVerse Poets, Carved in Stone I would like for you to select from the pictures, and try to find a story from one or several. You could place yourself into the the image, you might want to imagine … Continue reading
Balance
Written for: Phoenix Rising, Destination: Auschwitz-Berkenau State Museum The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a memorial and museum in Oświęcim (German: Auschwitz), Poland, which includes the German concentration camps Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. It is devoted to the memory of … Continue reading
Once a Year
Written for: Phoenix Rising Destination: Stonehenge There is an aura of mystery surrounding this structure and your imagination could play a key role in your poem as to its origin, reason for existence and its purpose as you see it. … Continue reading
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