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When Crystal Is Not Clear

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #514 Words: sense, years, still, mend, frame, scry, decry, marry, funnel, avenue, heart, fall Though scryer swore that her heart would mend, she would fall in love, and marry again, she still sensed problems on … Continue reading

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New City, Tired Feet

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub Poetics: “Go Ahead, Make My Day” (posted by Mish) “We all have our favourite movies that have deeply impacted us with powerful images and of course, those catchy lines, dialogue that transcends beyond the screen. … Continue reading

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Forging New Friendships

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #494 Words: follow, frantic, simple, forget, moment, dry, string , chains, singe, fringe, sugar, forge Hey Sugar, if you are frantic because you forgot to follow the simple movements and words necessary to forge new … Continue reading

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What Does The World Look Like

Written for:  Go Dog Go Café – Tuesday Prompt: Write a piece of prose around the question: What does a return to “normal” look like for you? You run into a friend. The impulse to hug will no longer seem … Continue reading

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Animal Crackers

Written for:  Blogging From A to Z Animal crackers used to be sold in boxes shaped like circus cars with bars across them. Recently, I was happy to see re-packaged boxes of animal cracker on shelves, near the Keebler elves. … Continue reading

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Color Changes

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – “Huitan” “The huitain is an off-shoot of the ballade. It is a French form in its nature and in fact, it is an 8-line poem in its totality, composed of one ballade … Continue reading

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Blue’s Brew

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl,  Wordle #383 Words:  dogs, ship, morning, stop, shadow, treat, spring, brew, notes, spent, view, shaken Shadow ship stopped in the harbor, early morning under sky of foggy-white. Even dogs slept on, dreaming of treats. The … Continue reading

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Written for:  Carpe Diem #1566 An Epic Journey Through New Spain — “¡Vayan Subiendo!”(“Everyone mount up!”) was the rousing call from Juan Bautista de Anza. In 1775-76, he led some 240 men, women, and children on an epic journey to … Continue reading

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End or Beginning?

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – A Skyflower Friday: Goodbye (posted by Kerry) As another year comes to its natural conclusion, it may be time for some goodbyes – some important part of yourself may have to be left … Continue reading

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Unchangeable Changes

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – “Change”  (posted by Paul) Your eyes open to a white world tinged with rose. In time you find a green meadow. A blue sky dances by, darkens purple. Sunsets in flame. Then, your eyes … Continue reading

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