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Louis
Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’s Weekly Challenge #135 “Share a Heartwarming Story” Recently a member of my old Portland writing group reached out to all those members–past and present–to let us know that our beloved mentor, Louis, was … Continue reading
Meaning of Loss
Written for: Poetics Aside PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 15 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Meaning of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write … Continue reading
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Tagged disbelief, grieving, loss, Rondelay form, Written for Challenge
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Team Players
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #481 Words: team, progress, power, soul, joy, act, those, family, passing, owe, rural, back Whether from rural areas or cities, a team’s power of progress is owed to its soul–that feeling of joy–of being a … Continue reading
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Tagged family, loss, soul, team players, Wordle
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Who Was She?
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: “You Want It Darker” (posted by Lucy) “We will write a poem about the transient notion of life to death, or topics germane to the theme. With a twist. We are going to … Continue reading
Faces of Rain
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #301 “Have You Ever Seen The Rain? “Write on any aspect of rain.” Rain reigns supreme in this new world of deluge and destruction. Tears rain down faces of those who have lost all, … Continue reading
Free Speaking Fir
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: Seeing The Forest “YOU ARE THE LAST TREE STANDING IN THE FOREST. WRITE YOUR POEM FROM THIS VIEWPOINT!” Was it something I said? Must be a trick, and I am the one … Continue reading
Indigo Glow
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: Critique and Craft “Descriptive Detail” – (Posted by Frank H.) “The topic today is descriptive detail. This is the part that tells the reader what the poem is about. It is … Continue reading
Witness, Survivor
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Remembering September 11, 2001 “Post a remembrance poem for 9-11. Whether it’s an old poem you had written then, or a new tribute written for this prompt, post it or as many as you’d wish. … Continue reading
Rushing Water
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Trimeric “TRIMERIC is a four stanza poem created by Dr. Charles A. Stone. The first stanza has four lines, and the remaining three have three lines each. The first line of stanzas … Continue reading
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Tagged evacuation, flood, loss, Trimeric form, vessel
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When Reality is Abhorrent
Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 25 “For today’s prompt, take a line from a poem written earlier this month, make that the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Quote an entire … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, Grief, loss, rubaiyat stanza, Written for Challenge
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