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Book vs. Movie
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem using the words “shining” and “endless”. I watched The Shining, spellbinding. Reading the book is far more powerful, allowing for endless horror. … Continue reading
Think About Your Life
Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 7 “Write an abundance poem.” Often you don’t appreciate the copiousness of your life. In youth, you believe you know strife while joy weaves a quilt of featherweight. You always had food … Continue reading
That September Day
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) Meeting The Bar: Something Noel in Lines “Since today is the 9th of the 9th month it is fitting for that numeral to inform today’s poetry form – so let’s meet … Continue reading
What’s On The News?
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Televised (posted by Sumana) Let us see what patterns of life surface from both the positive and / or negative sides of the televised news and also sometimes its purposeful silence on certain current affairs. … Continue reading
September Ghosts
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July 17: Haunting “Does something from your past come back to haunt you? Have you heard strange noises or felt haunted in the night? Had bad dreams? Told “ghost” stories? Had a “Bad Penny” moment … Continue reading
suffering
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday -“compassion” (posted by Xenia) Children die every night on television. When do you register the fact that this slaughter is real? Is there any hope left in the hearts and minds of … Continue reading
Howling in the Street
Written for: Quickly’s Thursday “Too Much of a Good Thing” How do you know when to quit? How do you learn? We are choosing a prompt from a listing. My choice is: She was howling. Animal shriek. Wolf loose in … Continue reading
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Use of Spiral Staircases
Written for: Quickly #24 – spiral Horror books and films often feature spiral staircases, a favorite of creatures. Inexplicably, their victims run up, screaming. Stuck upstairs, no hiding, easy seeking. or Elderly woman of great wealth seated in wheelchair, poor … Continue reading
The Martyrs of ISIS
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Martyrdom/Witness “Here’s a very surprising fact! It surprised me, anyway, and led to this prompt. According to Wikipedia: In its original meaning, the word martyr, meaning witness, was used in the secular sphere as well … Continue reading
Oh So Many Ways To Be Scared
Written for: Poetics Aside #342 Take phrase _____Ways To _____, replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make that the title of the poem, and then, write the poem. You can start out with Stephen King– Salem’s Lot, Christine, The … Continue reading