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Are Sins Forgiven in Youth?
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt Use the words “my sin beyond” in a piece of writing (posted by Devereaux and Beth) My sins are beyond belief. Grief I have suffered. Grief I have caused. My … Continue reading
“cherry red sky”
Written for: The Twiglets #198 – “cherry red sky” When the sky cleared, it turned maraschino cherry red. against the cherry sky, silhouette of seagulls on her drawing she crayons sky carefully strokes of cherry red Her cherry red lipstick … Continue reading
butterfly
Written for: Carpe Diem #1760 Butterfly (a Tan Renga challenge) “Today I love to challenge you to create a Tan Renga with a given haiku. As you all know the goal of a so called “Tan Renga Challenge” is to … Continue reading
honeysuckle
Written for: Carpe Diem #1723 Honeysuckle “As a haiku poet I use a “haigo” or “penname” and as you know my “haigo” is Chèvrefeuille (French for Honeysuckle). I am a Dutch haiku poet and I write almost all my haiku … Continue reading
Lou
Written for: The Muse #48 They called her Lou. She sang, performed on stage at times. Great -Grandma Eloise, an unforgettable character. Liked her liquor, jewelry, and dance. This is her old Victrola, a book of poems of which she … Continue reading
Red Silk Ecstasy
Written for: Poetic Asides #458 – Write an ecstatic poem. This poem is ecstasy, fantasy, tied up in red silk ribbon. This poem lead you to clouds, miles away from all things earthly. Your skin glows, with slow moves of … Continue reading
sweet scent
Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #50 – Rabindraneth Tagore’s “where shadow chases light” “At the start of this month I told you that every weekend meditation would be a “Carpe Diem Distillation” episode, in that special feature the goal is … Continue reading
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Bourbon Vanilla
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Open Link Night #220 (posted by Bjorn) Madagascar vanilla tempted to sip from brown bottle, but essence is best experienced in a cake perfumed with vanilla. A candle flickering, flame on white, scenting a … Continue reading