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Draw Me a Roar
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #94 – “Roaring in the New” (posted by whimsygizmo). “Today, as we head into the new roaring 20s, I want you to urge your words to roar. Loan them to a lion, or … Continue reading
Creature of The Sea
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #426 Words: laugh, rue, spiral, sham, dense, signal, craft, draft, shell, shallow, send, sop I am a laughing spiral, thin-shelled, sometimes dense. From shallow waters I send you signals to join me on this drafty … Continue reading
I Hear The Ocean
Written for: Sunday Muse #68 Finally I saw the ocean. It was huge, loved the waves. Found this shell, pearl pink inside They call it a conch. Now I can listen to the roar of the ocean whenever I want … Continue reading
candy apples
Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #96 Little Ones … Sedoka Sedoka: A Sedoka is an unrhymed poem composed of two katauta. A katauta has three lines with the syllable pattern 5-7-7 and is complete in itself and able to … Continue reading
watching
Written for: Carpe Diem #1662 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (9) Watching a Snail “As I discovered haiku back in the late eighties I hadn’t heard of Basho, but after reading one of the most popular haiku books in … Continue reading
Sacred Shell
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: Iambic Pentameter (posted by Frank) “The challenge today is to write lines of iambic pentameter, lines with five iambic feet. They do not have to rhyme. They do not have to … Continue reading
Shell Life
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Mini-Challenge Camera FLASH! (posted by Kerry) A creature made his home here for a time. Striations and nicks were left behind. Structure maintains integrity, with knot of infinity curled tightly at one end. … Continue reading
Conch Shell
Written for: Carpe Diem #1396 Unfold Your Own Myth Today’s poem for your inspiration is taken from “The Essential Rumi” by Coleman Barks and is titled “Make Your Own Myth”. It’s a nice poem and it describes the wonders of creating … Continue reading
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Penetrating Tinnitus
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Sunday mini-Prompt with Brendon: Voices Write a short poem about the voices you hear or the ones you used to; the voices which call or enthrall; the voices which yearn and those … Continue reading