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rolling
Written for: The Twiglets #133 – “rolling in it” They knew her when– old neighborhood friends. Tenements lined the block, every need for a lock on your door. People on her street were poor. Now, old friends and neighbors wonder how she … Continue reading
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Tagged dog walk, limerick, Micro-poetry, neighborhood, poor, rich
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Swept Away
Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #89 – Extreme Haibun . . . Rain An extreme haibun is, as you maybe remember, a haibun is prose and poetry together, a kind of symbiosis so to say. I will give you … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, flowers, Haibun, neighborhood, rain, Spring
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Music In Black And White
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – April Poems – Day 28 “Photographic Images Reimagined” (posted by Margaret) “These images are free to download and use. I linked the sites and you are also free to choose one for … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, dreams, neighborhood, piano music, Written for Challenge
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Neighborhood Watch
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #381 Words: with, key, crime, shrug, away, others, right, last, word, memo, use, frame With use of the right kind of skeleton key, burglary crimes are committed all the time. Don’t shrug it off … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, group, neighborhood, precaution, safety
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Neighborhood Rescue
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #315 Words: bloody, nose, mist, vibes, moment, dive, spokes, spell, now, plant, choppy, place Dog’s nose twitching, itching now to get inside that small crawlspace, place drugs were purported to be stashed. Neighborhood on … Continue reading
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Tagged action, destruction, neighborhood, Wordle
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Neighborhood Fear
Written for: Poetic Asides #393 Write a pieces poem. Neighbors knew he carried a piece, prayed his lease would soon be up. all they wanted was a little peace Bully since childhood, he did not cease, becoming a gangster–ruthless, … Continue reading
La Giaconda
Written for: Poetic Asides April 2016 Challenge – Day 16 Write a poem about (or at) a food establishment e.g. local favorite, first date, first job, etc. In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York our first apartment together in a neighborhood of … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade poem, food, neighborhood, Written for Challenge
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