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Lost Love Poem
Written for: Poetics Aside 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 6 (Two-for-Tuesday) .Write a lost poem. Or . . . .Write a found poem Love poem was lost to me, self-penned, one I fancied. Under jumbled pile, I found … Continue reading
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Tagged cinquain, lost, Love, Poem, treasure, Written for Challenge
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Sacred Shell
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: Iambic Pentameter (posted by Frank) “The challenge today is to write lines of iambic pentameter, lines with five iambic feet. They do not have to rhyme. They do not have to … Continue reading
Lost In Limbo
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #357 Words: images, nowhere, blade, shell, pit, safe, gasp, limbo, rattle, ring, fold, pill Imagine being nowhere, rattling ’round in limbo gasping for air, not knowing if you are safe? No pill to swallow, … Continue reading
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Tagged fear, lost, nowhere, Wordle
Looking Glass
Written for: Poets United Mid-week Motif~Seeking The Extraordinary in the Ordinary (posted by Sumana Roy) Violet-framed glasses keep me in sight, yet I misplace them in their plain, black case, along with their computer, and television-watching siblings. They are crucial for … Continue reading
World of Sand
Written for: Poetic Asides #379 – Write a dream poem. Sand covered ground, maze of buildings, hazy sky unsure of weather. I work somewhere in this area. Coming back from lunch, streets strike an unfamiliar chord. Construction hammers bang, drills … Continue reading
Scar(red)borough Fair
Written for: dVerse Poets-Quadrille #22 (posted by whimsygizmo) “Scar” Use it as a verb, noun, or adjective (scarred). Go deep and dark with it, or lighten it up with a little word play or a hyphen: scar-let becomes a … Continue reading
Does Truth Exist Within A Spell?
Written for: Poetic Asides November 2016 Chapbook Challenge – Day 24 Write an imitation poem. Pick a poem and write an imitation of it. Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s, “A Dream Within A Dream” Take this kiss upon the brow! … Continue reading
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Tagged Inspired by another poem, lost, Love, Written for Challenge
We’ll Be There Before Dark
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #253 Words: draw, cover, maps, break, still, rear, howling, food, split, less, lost, move Dog howls in the rear seat. Children squirm. They can no longer sit still on hot leather seats, which no … Continue reading
