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Tag Archives: Night
Possibilities of Evening
Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 29 “Write an evening poem.” I love that interim time before those violets and roses pull back their doors. A thread of color ‘fore brush of black. My eyes await the silver … Continue reading
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Tagged colors, dreams, Interlocking rubaiyat form, new start, Night, Written for Challenge
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Lost Passage Of Time
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a piece of prose or poetry that uses the words black eyes and cold winter rain.” Stuck at nightfall in a cold winter rain, … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, lost, Night, rain, split personality, written from words
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At Night
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt Use “beautiful dreamer” in a piece of poetry or prose. women admire him green-eyed beautiful dreamer dreams in nightmare hues Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge–June 9, 2020
Peace At Night
Written for: Poets & Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #10: Early Bird or Night Owl? (posted by Rommy) “Shape you work around the idea of either or both.” Morning travel makes me ill, not something I can cure by pill. Appointments … Continue reading
night train
Written for: The Twiglets #161 – “night train” midnight train travel cozy in my bunk Winos sat on sidewalks drinking cheap bottles of Night Train out of paper bags. sits on the night train reading Agatha Christie having spooky feelings … Continue reading
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Tagged drinker, Haiku, limerick, Micro-poetry, Night, train travel
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cold night
Written for: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday #10 – Such a Cold Night As you can see, in this haiku Basho uses rhyme, a not so very well known haiku writing technique, because, as you maybe know, in (translated) haiku … Continue reading
at their peak
Written for: Carpe Diem #1800 – New Beginnings . . . first leaf falling “Today I love to challenge you to create Japanese poetry themed “first leaf falling”, autumn is in my opinion one of the most beautiful seasons and … Continue reading
Nocturnal Notions
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 27 “For today’s prompt, write a remix poem. To do this, pick one (or more) of your poems from earlier this month, and remix it. Bend free verse into … Continue reading
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Tagged cozy, dogs, Night, patterns, Peace, Written for Challenge
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Dog Routine
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 8 Write a pet poem. The dogs go out, the dogs come in no matter if it’s day or night. Murphy’s preference is 4:00 AM The dogs go out, … Continue reading
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Tagged Day, dogs, Night, routine, triolet form, Written for Challenge
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Opening Night
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 November PAD Chapbook Challenge “Write an opening poem.” Oh the shaking hands of stage fright. I need to get this role just right for here under those brilliant lights Opening night! Opening Night Now curtain’s … Continue reading
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Tagged monotetra, nerves, Night, opening, theater, Written for Challenge
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