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Three Chapters of Me

Posted on September 21, 2020 by

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #304 My Life In Words “Your auto-biography begins here. Break up your life (up to this point in time) into three chapters. Give each chapter a title. Write three brief poems (one for each … Continue reading →

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When Aging Rushes In

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #267 – “Begun Too Soon” “We have entered November. Thanksgiving looms, but it is over-shadowed by what has begun on the music radio/streaming sites. Christmas music has infiltrated the airwaves and there’s nothing we … Continue reading →

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Wolf Misconceptions

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside 2019 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 1 “Write a once upon a time poem.  The title of the poem could be “Once Upon a Time,” or the first words could be. Or you could do … Continue reading →

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Laboring

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

Written for:  dverse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – Labor  (posted by Frank Tassone) Write a haibun that alludes to Workers, Labor Day, the former and current struggles of Workers, or anything else labor related.   Being familiar with health … Continue reading →

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Miss Take

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #404 – Write an error poem. Her name was Miss Take. Take on weights and never measure up. She was a short sell, no bells ringing to start her day. Today, she ponders more and wanders … Continue reading →

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Mistakes

Posted on December 16, 2016 by

Written for:  Elizabeth’s Creativity Challenge #25, Mistakes The people were tired, uninspired by politicians. Here is a businessman with no experience in government. Let’s send him to The White House. He claimed disgust, and ineptitude regarding handling of military, Wall … Continue reading →

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Lapse of Words

Posted on June 2, 2016 by

Written for:  dVerse Poet’s Pub, Even Monkeys Fall From Trees (Posted by CC) For this prompt, think of a mistake you’ve made. Think of what you learned from it or maybe how you thought it was the end of the … Continue reading →

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You Can Never Stay Angry

Posted on March 11, 2016 by

Written for:  dVerse poets pub:  “Bouts-Rimés Revisted; Meeting the Bar” Choose a line to write a poem.  Use the following 14 words in order as end rhymes of a sonnet: stay, sits, play, wits, fits, comedy, flits, tragedy, eye, smart, cry, … Continue reading →

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Watching Time Tick

Posted on May 24, 2015 by

Written for: Sunday’s Whirligig #8 words:  method, country, stones, bleached, sheep, olive, humming, needlework, men, fool, dominoes, laugh Humming over needlework, Olive stretches her bleached piece of cloth over the embroidery hoop. Another country sampler. She laughs, her voice a … Continue reading →

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The Mistaken Martyr

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #183 words:  crazy, martyr, prisoner, secret, laughter, shine, childhood, seer, diamond, steel, stranger, shadow Seer stands in shadow of childhood, knowing a secret that shines like a diamond reflected on steel. Hears crazy laughter. … Continue reading →

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