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I Miss Your Touch
Written for: Poetic Asides 2023 April PAD Challenge – Day 24 “Write a touch poem.” You touched my heart with your piercing blue eyes. Though an introvert keeping dark times buried, you slowly opened up to me, and I was … Continue reading
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Tagged marriage, sadness, separation, Sonnet, Written for Challenge
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Poor Artie
Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 4 “Write a party poem.” Artie is a man from Killarney, forever the life of the party. He married in June, soon the marriage was doomed. Wife voted opposite party from Artie. https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2021-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-4
The Letters
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (by Devereaux and Beth) “Write about a time where you were betrayed.” Love letters in a trunk found by Mom Discharged dishonorably lies, lies, lies too young to be a … Continue reading
Twenty-Five Years
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (posted by Rommy) Weekly scribblings #25: “Well, That Was Unexpected” “Hello Word Artists and Admirers! For this week’s prompt I’d like you to shape your artistry around the word “unexpected”. You don’t need to … Continue reading
I Have My Eyes on You
Written for: The Sunday Muse #111 My eyes are locked on you. Everywhere you go I will be there. You wear my ring, and so are harnessed to the broom to keep our house in order. No, I would not … Continue reading
The Choice They Made
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery: Between Heartbeats (posted by Kim) “We ask you to write a very short piece of prose that tells a story, with a beginning, a middle and an end, in any genre of your … Continue reading
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Tagged doubts, flash fiction, inspired by quote, marriage, risk, written in a count of words
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The Perfect Match
Written for: Sunday Whirl #437 Words: branches, flat, family, hope, chart, matters, pop, pie, stay, careless, takers, egg All branches of the family had their charts done, singles hoping to find a sign they would be compatible with. Serious matter. … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, compatibility, marriage, match, Wordle
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Mike, The Butcher
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration: Character Sketch #1 THE CHARACTER IS A BUTCHER. GIVE HIM A BACK STORY – CONSIDER HIS HOME LIFE, HOBBIES, SUPERSTITIONS, APPEARANCE OR RELATIONSHIPS. IN POEM OR SHORT FLASH FICTION, GIVE THIS BUTCHER … Continue reading
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Tagged butcher, character, flirty, marriage
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Ingredients for Two
Written for: Poetic Asides #492 – Write a marriage poem. The poem could take place at a wedding, be dedicated to a couple about to tie the knot, and/or be an ode to marriage in general. Or maybe you consider … Continue reading
“nothing so simple”
Written for: The Twiglets #123 – “nothing so simple” nothing is so simple that you cannot do it wrong. classmates teased her for being a simpleton cruelty of children Simplicity is the secret of life. Duplicity can get you life. … Continue reading
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