Tag Archives: shadorma

I Get It!

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #454 – I Get _______ I get it! Do not repeat it, understand? I will use less hot sauce in the gumbo. Next time, no fire trucks.  

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Recovery

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #20 Image Source Aftermath of storm, destruction boardwalk swept lamps are lit rides will run, vendors hawk wares. We will come back, strong. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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Decades Before

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Written for:  April 2018 PAD Challenge – Day 2 For today’s prompt, write a portrait poem. You can use an actual portrait to write an ekphrastic poem. Or think up an image from real life. Or fake life. Or don’t … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  Phantom Form – Shadorma (posted by Gospel) “Let us dVerse poets be allured! Shadorma is a syllabic poem consisting of six-line stanzas. The pattern is 3-5-3-3-7-5, and you may write one … Continue reading →

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Words Work Wonders

Posted on January 29, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-challenge:  Art With Me   (posted by Magaly) Write a new poem that explores one or three (even 13) things you believe words can do for you and others. Create cards for … Continue reading →

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Scarlet

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – I Once Used an Earthquake–dVerse MTB: Symbolism  (posted by Victoria) When we write symbolically, we choose something tangible to convey a more abstract concept or a mood/emotion. Rather than just saying something outright, … Continue reading →

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Roses

Posted on November 23, 2017 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~The Flower:  Rose Say it with Roses today. Write whatever it means to you. You might even focus on its thorns if you so wish. Such a gentle, beautiful and aristocratic flower has deep rooted … Continue reading →

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Poof!

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 3 Write a triangle poem.  For today’s prompt, write a triangle poem. As a shape, the triangle is interesting with its three sides and three corners (that add up to 180 … Continue reading →

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Three

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Fussy Little Forms:  Shadorma (posted by Marian) simply three short words of caring– I love you– can change gray thoughts and gloominess to sun gold, brightening a face. http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/

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Look Inside

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Peace Make peace the mood and motif of your poem. She wanted so to be tranquil, to be someone who took walks in the late-afternoon sun, listening to the birds and crickets and feeling the … Continue reading →

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