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A Countdown To Easing Grief
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #385 The Final Countdown “Write of the anticipated something in your life in a countdown to that momentous occasion. That’s the theme, but you can word it however you wish to convey your thoughts. … Continue reading
loss
Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 30 “Write a moving on poem.” blue is loss of my heart. How do I move past? https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-april-pad-challenge-day-30
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Tagged broken, elfchen form, loss, pain, Written for Challenge
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The Last Pet Companion
Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 29 You are my darling boy, issues throughout your life. Now your frame appears skeletal It’s time https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-april-pad-challenge-day-29
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Tagged cinquain form, companion, loss, Love, Written for Challenge
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Draped in Sadness
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #382 “The End of a Hard Week” Sadness lingers, drapes over me like a black cape. No escape from reminders–little items around my house that belonged to my precious dog, Marion. My other dog … Continue reading
Losses
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem where you begin and end with the same word.” Lost many good people this year. Some we knew others, not. Many causes, … Continue reading
They Bring Us Joy
Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 14 “Today we do return to our five-line stanza. Maybe later a longer poem. Today: Some sort of plant (single or collective) OR animal OR a parent and child OR a pair of lovers—observed … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, extinction, loss, petting, saving
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Lost On A Sunday
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #354 – Edward Hopper “It seems the paintings and works of artist Edward Hopper are great fodder to inspire other artists in their endeavors. We as poets have come across this from time to … Continue reading
Frayed
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #519 Words: streaming, free, line, fray, try, nothing, sharp, sheen, rights, daily Her life frays like hem of old jeans. Sharp losses suffered daily. A line is drawn in the sand. One side streams with … Continue reading
Should You Tire
Written for: Sunday Muse #178 “Pick one image to write about.” I had high hopes for us– happy marriage and children. Hollywood will adore you, dear, my loss. Should you tire of stardom you will find stars await silvering my … Continue reading
After The Storm
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 Prompt #351 – The Day After “Today is September 12th. Twenty years after The Day After. We’re writing “The Day After” poems. You decide what day you are referencing and write that poem. “The Day After … Continue reading