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Lost Passage Of Time
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a piece of prose or poetry that uses the words black eyes and cold winter rain.” Stuck at nightfall in a cold winter rain, … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, lost, Night, rain, split personality, written from words
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Lead Me Safely
Written for: Sunday Muse #119 She waits for the owl to whisper wise words in her ear. She is lost–dreaming, awake– no rightful place. ‘You are part of my tribe, my dear. See how we both sport fearsome freckles? Once … Continue reading
Joe Has A Bad Day
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #449 Words: maze, wreck, crawl, back, armed, last, trapped, hand, stash, land, chatter, saw Armed with twenty-four rolls of toilet paper to add to his stash, Joe rushes out to his car only to … Continue reading
water
Written for: Carpe Diem #1814 – Lost Love rainy day tears become one with puddles new moon © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my attempt: waves of water soak a white party dress tears of love lost http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/
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Tagged girl, Haiku, lost, Love, tears, written from photo
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Lost Again
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 29 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Again,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, changes, Englyn, lost, nightmare, recurring, Written for Challenge
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Keeping Track
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Fussy Little Forms – Puente (posted by Marian) Puente is a rewarding form created by James Rasmusson. The word puente means bridge in Spanish, and–naturally–this lovely form features a bridge. It is a … Continue reading
Never A Sure Thing
Written for: The Twiglets #105 – “could not lose” He could not lose himself in a crowd. After events in her life, there was nothing more left to lose. A boozing loser all his life was finally kicked out by … Continue reading
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
