Tag Archives: Peace

In The Night

Posted on July 30, 2020 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Flights of Fancy  (posted by Laura Bloomsbury) . Pen a poem that is about FLYING/FLIGHT (NOT FLEEING) . Take ONE or MORE of our natural winged phenomena – bird, bat, insect, seed, flying  … Continue reading →

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Near Future

Posted on April 9, 2020 by

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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Hear The Cries

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery:  “The Rock Cries Out . . . “ (posted by Frank Tassone) “Today, the United States celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A modern prophet, Dr. King’s tireless advocacy of … Continue reading →

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Nocturnal Notions

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

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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Survival of Animals

Posted on November 5, 2019 by

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 →

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Night Peace

Posted on November 5, 2019 by

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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Where is Peace?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

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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Do Not Waste Time

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

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 →

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Unlike Minded

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

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 →

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New Year Cheer

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

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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