Tag Archives: Poem

Little Buddha Dog

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Mindfulness and Poetry  (posted by SarahSouthwest) Tonight we’re doing a mash-up prompt. I want to use a mindfulness technique to open up your poetic brain, and then take it from there, and see … Continue reading →

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Painted Poem

Posted on January 30, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille:  Poem For Me, using the word ‘poem’. (posted by Victoria) Painting behind my eyes tries to write itself into a poem. Vermilion tickles tongue. Wide brush of sky glides bluely along, bumping into … Continue reading →

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This Poem Is A Drifter

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #380  For today’s prompt, write a nothing better poem. Now, there are at least a couple ways to take this, but probably more. First, the poem could be about a moment that’s so amazing that nothing … Continue reading →

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Summer Parting

Posted on August 28, 2014 by

Written for:  Creative Bloomings InForm:  Lannet The “Lannet” is a form of sonnet, consisting of 14 lines. There is a strict syllable count of 10 per line. It has NO END-LINE RHYMING SCHEME. Only internal rhyme is allowed. There is … Continue reading →

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Murder at Local Resort

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Written for: Poetic Asides #276 Write a news poem inspired from any part of the news. Famous local beach resort, bustling in the final month of summer, filled with regulars, tourists, and families with small children. Hotel room door is … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of Yell Sound

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

Written for:  The Mag #233 Where otters swim and play in Yell Sound, fifty-eight fishermen drowned at one end of the sound on a drear night in mid-summer. Disaster struck the other end with a crash of an RAF flying … Continue reading →

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Edges of the World

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

Written for The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #174 Words:  demimonde, transgression, rites, asylum, gray, candle, Africa, myself, oranges, grand, reborn Transgressions of the demimonde cut a swath of gray across Africa, where people lit candles to pray for them. Grand rites … Continue reading →

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Light Lessens Fears

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

Written for:  Creative Bloomings, #163, “Fears, Phobias, and Foibles” Deep inside of us all, we have that one thing that makes our knees shake and stomach churn. We yearn to let confidence take hold only to find we were sold … Continue reading →

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Child of the Mushroom Cloud

Posted on August 17, 2014 by

Written for Red Wolf Poems, We Wordle #24 Words:  life, doubt, swings, legs. stood, crashing, fight, mushroom, fiery, sturdy, stern, strokes, nose, found, ear, low, asylum, dust, luxury, alley, chills, fishnet, glassy, rang, frayed, winds, clasped, water, roots, froze, soap, … Continue reading →

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Invitation to A Beach House

Posted on August 11, 2014 by

Written for The Sunday Whirl #173 Words:  bend, way, parts, case, straight, eye, limit, water, sound, lane, east, grain No way to get lost. Follow signs for ‘East’, stay in the right lane. At the bend you will hear the … Continue reading →

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