Tag Archives: Sonnet

A September Morning

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

Written for:  Wednesday Muse #9  (posted by Toni) “I am making this short and sweet: write about an anniversary or several in one poem. Let’s try our best to make this true poetry instead of prose broken into lines. Fireblossom … Continue reading →

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Passion’s Dance

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Written for Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 16 Two-for-Tuesday Write a catch poem. Catch a cold, a ball, a fish, or someone’s eye. Write a release poem. Release your anger, a ball, a fish, or someone’s head … Continue reading →

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Sugared Strawberries

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Get Listed:  Late March Edition (posted by Sanaa) Greetings poets, wayfarers and friends. As we bid farewell to the month of March I am reminded of poems by Algernon who was one … Continue reading →

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Outward Appearances

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  “Enjambment in Sonnets”  (posted by Jilly) “The use of punctuation in poetry, especially when it is read aloud, is just as essential as it is in prose, but many of us … Continue reading →

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An Aging Sonnet

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Forms:  The Sonnet – (posted by Bjorn) “With a new year comes changes and new goals to deliver. Given the success of our last book project we have discussed to create a book … Continue reading →

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After Summer Love

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 1 Write a glorious poem. Too fresh in his mind are those glorious days of summer strolls when they walked on the moon it seemed, floating off ground in … Continue reading →

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Sacred Shell

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

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 →

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Particularly Purple

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini Challenge  (posted by Kim) – “A Rainbow Of Sonnets” “This weekend I would like you to write a NEW sonnet based on a colour of your choice. It could be … Continue reading →

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Sunset Sonnet

Posted on September 13, 2018 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Sunset  (posted by Sumana) The sunset is a short-lived period that begins in the evening and also ends there creating perhaps a moment of pause, a time for stress release. It definitely wipes out the … Continue reading →

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Love Cut Short

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 17 Two-for-Tuesday – Write a love/anti-love poem. She was the only true love of his life, never a question–they belonged together. In their youth, she was sure she’d become his … Continue reading →

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