Tag Archives: memories

Silver Street

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics  (posted by Sarah) used for Grace’s Open Link Night “Let’s think for a moment about street names. They’ve always interested me. I like the 19th century developments that commemorate the builder’s wife and … Continue reading →

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Voices Echo

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

Written For:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – “Silent Sounds”  (posted by Frank) These are all those thoughts and chatter that go through our minds which seem like words that have a sound, but do not require ears to … Continue reading →

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Seeking Space

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Micro-Poetry, “Long-Ago Rooms” Write a poem of between 1 and 12 lines, in a form of your choice.  (posted by Kerry) red carpet – a room in Carmel red sunset on golden … Continue reading →

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Princess In Emerald

Posted on March 29, 2018 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Treasure   (posted by Sumana) One year on my birthday Dad gave me an enchanting princess doll on a stand. She wore an emerald green velvet dress. Tiny mirror dangled from her wrist. Long blonde hair … Continue reading →

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Dear Dad

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  Critique & Craft – “Meet the bar with a letter”   (posted by Bjorn) “The form of writing a letter to someone, real or imaginary is one of the oldest forms of … Continue reading →

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Finding Each Other

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – Pleasantly Surprised A friend I have not seen nor been in touch with for over eight years, came back into my life, via my poetry blog. How startling it was to … Continue reading →

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Any Age

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 14 Two-for-Tuesday:  Write a sonnet or other traditional form poem and/or write an anti-sonnet or anti-traditional form poem. I look back with nostalgia at childhood memories, wearing rose-colored glasses. Life … Continue reading →

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Remembering Childhood

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  Micro Poetry ~ Binding With Briars                   (posted by Kerry) This weekend, our frame of reference is “Binding With Briars” – from the final line of the … Continue reading →

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Holding

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #46 – “still holding” twenty minutes after hearing, “we will be right with you,” I am still holding. Trying to hold stillness in my heart Scent of whiskey rose from still holding moonshine. Antique memories still … Continue reading →

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Waters of Italy

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday:  water “Water comes in many forms. It can be rain or fog, it fills the lakes and makes the brooks babble. It can seem vast and endless when you watch the sea. … Continue reading →

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