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Tag Archives: Peace
Near Future
Written for: Poetic Asides April 2020 Challenge – Day 8 Write a future poem. I am not looking far ahead, just to a time without masks and gloves, to sleep peacefully in my bed Trees, plants, and flowers are in … Continue reading
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Tagged health, near future, normality, Peace, tercet, Written for Challenge
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
Survival of Animals
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Wordy Monday with Wild Woman – “The Wolf Mother” “The loss of the wolf is like the loss of the mother. Somewhere she roams in memory, in darkness. Our bond with her is … Continue reading
Night Peace
Written for: 2019 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 4 Write a Night _______ poem. When night arrives, paint on walls dims to cool. I am at peace on my couch feeling no responsibility for, or judgement from, others. The … Continue reading
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Tagged fibonacci form, Night, Peace, Written for Challenge
Where is Peace?
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Peace (posted by Susan) Have you known peace? What was it like? How large a peace can you imagine? How does that change when we imagine peace ~ or create peace ~ together? Please write … Continue reading
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Tagged HexSonnetta, inner, kindness, Love, methods, Peace, world
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Do Not Waste Time
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Turn! Turn! Turn! (posted by Lillian) “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to … Continue reading
Unlike Minded
Written for: The Sunday Muse #42 While vivid color and appearance is similar, minds and hearts are not. One mind races with plots and bloody hand -prints to the apex–dominant, dictator, conqueror–with shrunken heart. The other mind clearly sees people … Continue reading
New Year Cheer
Written for: Poetic Blomings2 – Prompt #228 – “Toasted” We come upon the end of another year. The celebratory nature of New Years Eve (Hogmanay, thanks to Poet McIllwain; the last day of the year in Scotland) has us reveling … Continue reading
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Tagged New Year, Peace, toast, Wishes
“piece of straw”
Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #62 – Troiku for the holidays . . . This weekend I love to challenge you to create a Troiku themed “holidays”. piece of straw blown off into emptiness a new beginning © Chèvrefeuille … Continue reading
