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Mouse in the Wall
Written for: April 2022 PAD – Day 6 “Write a ____ in the ______ poem.” You are counting sheep in an effort to sleep when you hear something creep in your wall’s concrete. Click, click, click of rodent feet scuttle … Continue reading
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Tagged monorhyme, mouse, sleep, unsettling, wall, Written for Challenge
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Interject Levity
Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 16 “Write a form and/or anti-form poem.” A form can be strict depends on which you pick, and what you wish to depict. I would have to predict the poem will be imperfect. … Continue reading
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Tagged forms, imperfect, monorhyme, subject, Written for Challenge
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The First Concert
Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 5 “Write a “The First ( ) poem. Excitement built our hearts a’tilt Stadium filled Here she is! A thrill Petite with voice that kills Wailing blues–we’re tear-filled Encores, though not billed … Continue reading
Abide by My Side
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #117 The Dude Abides (posted by MSJadeli) Today’s challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a quadrille poem. If you’re new to dVerse or the quadrille, it’s simply a poem … Continue reading
Biscuit Bummer
Written for: Poetics Aside PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 5 “For today’s prompt, write a ruin poem. The poem could be about visiting some ancient ruins. Or you could write about ruining a situation or ruining a recipe (I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged failure, food, monorhyme, Sad, Written for Challenge
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Autumn’s Gold
Poetics Aside April 2020 PAD Challenge – Day 9 Write an ekphrastic poem. Gold of autumn shines through trees Tell me who walks these woods, please, in whose outer limits, dwell dark seas. A light beckons me to follow its … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, being, gold, monorhyme, trees, Written for Challenge
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Pleasure and Displeasure
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 5 “Today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt is to write a Pleasure and/or Displeasure Poem.” Pleasure I am ever pleased to put guests at their ease. Plate of crackers, sharp cheese, assorted … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, displeasure, food, guests, monorhyme, pleasure, pressure, rush, Written for Challenge
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The Art of Retirement
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD – Day 12 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “The Art of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write … Continue reading
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Tagged hobbies, learning, monorhyme, retirement, Written for Challenge
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Tired of Depression
Written for: 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 3 For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Tired of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your … Continue reading
Secret Ingredient
Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 1 Write a secret poem. What made her chopped liver the best, did fried onions give it that zest? I remember the grinder she pressed cooked liver through with finesse. … Continue reading
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