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Why Would You Pick That?
Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 14 “Take the phrase, (blank) That” Disapproving mom points, alluding to purple dress, refusing to accept my choosing of a non-earth tone, I guess. Shopping together never worked. Copying her taste was not … Continue reading
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Tagged disagreements, ice cream, lento form, tastes, Written for Challenge
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Mudslide
Written for: November 2021 PAD Challenge Why have not seen Mudslide ice cream for months? Thankfully, your company came to the East Coast. I was thrilled. Even through Winter’s chill, I continued eating Mudslide. Please let me know when my … Continue reading
Power of Humor
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #352 – Many From One “On Wednesday, during our exploration of Wallace Stevens’ work through his “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”, I instructed you to be mindful of this piece of poetics. Stevens … Continue reading
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Tagged anticipation, humors, ice cream, laughter
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“feels like Sunday”
Written for: The Twiglets #238 – “feels like Sunday” Carvel should have their 2-for-1 sundaes on Sundays not Wednesdays. Shelves stocked with school supplies brings to mind how I hated Sunday nights. studies painting Saturday afternoon Sunday in the Park … Continue reading
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Tagged Haiku, ice cream, limerick, Micro-poetry, painting, School, wedding
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Sweet Summer
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #29: “Writing About Food” Salivate in Summer for juicy fruit of plums, peaches, watermelon, cherries, berries, and grapes. Ice cream would do nicely for dinners–I would love chocolate-mint chip, coffee, butter pecan, … Continue reading
Low Key Fun
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 23 You Say It’s Your Birthday “Another celebration that has been placed on hold were the obvious birthdays. If there was a birthday for someone near and dear to you, … Continue reading
Should A Spring Day Arise
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Octometer “Octameter is a poem made up of 16 lines divided into two stanzas of 8 lines each. Each line has a syllable count of 5. The set rhyme scheme is: a/b/c/d/e/d/f/d … Continue reading
But You Said . . .
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm: Pun-Ku (for Sal) (1) Unlike the haiku that allows for a less than strict adherence to the 17-syllable rule, the pun-ku must be exactly 17 syllables long. (2) It contains only four (4) lines … Continue reading
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Tagged disappointment, ice cream, pun-ku, silly
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ice cream troiku
Written for: Carpe Diem #1695 – Ice Cream . . . Troiku “This time I have chosen for another nice summer theme, Ice Cream. Of course ice cream isn’t specific for summer, because you can eat ice cream whole year, … Continue reading
beneath the ice
Written for: The Twiglets #115 – “beneath the ice” fish hibernate beneath the ice Beneath the ice caps, only a thin layer remains. beneath the chocolate ice cream scoop–surprise! another scoop of butter pecan both balanced in a sugar cone … Continue reading
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