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Music of Meditation
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #58: Two Into One Will Go (posted by Rosemary) ” . . . it’s Candy’s newly-invented form I want to focus on today: the Waltmarie Poetic Form, outlined by Robert Lee Brewer … Continue reading
Caffeine and Poetry
Written for: VJ’S WEEKLY CHALLENGE #123: WARRIOR “That’s my warrior self. (Well, one of them.). Now tell me about yours.” Caffeine and poetry reading as I listen to Soundscapes. Check out day’s challenges, and meditate to unwind.
Wanting Peace of Mind
Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 29 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Wanting (blank),” 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 imagination, meditation, nature, peace of mind, scenery, Trintina form, Written for Challenge
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Myriad of Actions
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United (Posted by Magaly) Weekly Scribblings #24: When All Else Fails Write poetry or prose where speakers or characters fill in the blank, “When all else fails, I __________.” To snap out of a cloud … Continue reading
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Tagged actions, Beach, Beneficial, drawing, meditation, walking, writing
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Where Calmness is Found
Written for: Poetic Asides Prompt #525 – “Write a calm poem.” Gazing at garden flowers, watching ocean waves peak. I can spend countless hours to gain the calmness I seek. Jasmine incense burns soothing music plays I close my eyes … Continue reading
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Tagged calmness, flowers, jasmine, meditation, music, ocean waves
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Rhymes Within Rhymes
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poets: French Forms. Pick one. A Triolet I picked this form for repetition. Love to hear ringing rhymes within rhymes. Nice it is not for a competition. I picked this form for repetition, like … Continue reading
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Tagged chimes, meditation, repetition, rhymes, triolet form
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Renewal
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #254 – “Second Wind” “Everything takes an effort. Big or small, we do our best to complete the task at hand. And even if we stumble along the way, we find we can pick … Continue reading
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Tagged double shadorma, meditation, moving forward, refresh, renewal, Stillness
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Patches
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #244 – Motivation: Humility “If you think yourself to be too great for small tasks, then you are too small for the great ones.” “Write of humility. Humble in your life or in the … Continue reading
Having Fun
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Fun Can you list 10 ways you have fun? (posted by Susan) “And the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night. If you think I am having more … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, Beach, cooking, crosswords, fireplace, fun, meditation, reading, sketching, walks, writing
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Morning Meditation
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Solitude (posted by Kim) “I regularly read Brain Pickings by Maria Popova and a recent one had an article about Hermann Hesse on solitude. The article starts by describing how Hesse’s ideas about … Continue reading