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Sun Art

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet:  Shadorma “The Shadorma is a Spanish poetic form made up of a stanza of six lines (sestet) with no set rhyme scheme. It is a syllabic poem with a meter of 3/5/3/3/7/5. It … Continue reading →

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Just a Pinch

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

Written for dVerse Poets Pub:  Poetics:  “Secret Ingredient” (posted by Gospel Isosceles) “Thus far we’ve looked at secret ingredients within the context of recipes, as that is how we usually apply them. However, in our prompt let us venture away from … Continue reading →

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No Remorse, No Forgiveness

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 11 For today’s prompt, write a forgiveness poem. Earlier this month, I shared an apology poem prompt, but it’s one thing to apologize; it’s something else entirely to forgive … Continue reading →

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Open Fire

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 3 “This prompt sort of plays in with our first two prompts. A fire can combat the cold and could supply the smells of which we wrote. But what about fire? … Continue reading →

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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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