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Consequences of Ignorance
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #485 Words: sorry, familiar, earthy, train, skip, showstopper, scene, mass, plan, slip, sticky, spice They were sorry, son, that they had no plan. Slipped up when it came to earth’s mass. A familiar, joyous scene … Continue reading
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Tagged earth, future, mistakes, Wordle
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Three Chapters of Me
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
When Aging Rushes In
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
Wolf Misconceptions
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
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
Miss Take
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
Mistakes
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
Lapse of Words
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
You Can Never Stay Angry
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
Watching Time Tick
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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