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Spirits of Halloween
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday Happy Halloween! (posted by Frank Tassone) “Feeling the goosebumps of this spooky season? Channel your inner paranormal, and write your blend of prose poetry and haiku, with allusion to Halloween. If inspiration … Continue reading
New Adventure
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub Meeting The Bar: Let Your Words Ring Out (posted by Peter Franks) “Write a poem with focus on sounds.” She steps over jagged jewels fronting the sea. Climbs on clumsy feet, shaking the sails of … Continue reading
Chuck That Umbrella
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 27 Everything Is Beachy “Here’s a batch of “Beachy Things”. Incorporate as many of them into you poem!” SAND, GULLS, WIND, WAVES, SWIMMERS, SUN, LOTION, PAIL AND SHOVEL BEACH BALLS, … Continue reading
Ocean Opera
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 PAD – Day 3 – “A Day At The Beach” What can you hear? We are looking for poems about the sounds heard at lake/ocean side. Sand shushes next to my blanket– quick … Continue reading
Silver Sounds
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Rain (posted by sarahsouthwest) “Tonight, I want you to give me a rainy poem. Give me your rain – the city rain, the desert rain, the rain that falls in the forest. Give … Continue reading
Sounds Delight
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #287 – Sight, Sound, Scent “As we look for comfort and connection during this rather unsettling time in our lives, let’s consider the words sight, sound, and scent. Choose just one, and express a … Continue reading
Rainy Day Thoughts
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #447 Words: ping, meet, trend, phrase, flake, sigh, turn, fall, twist, press, break, wheel Ping, ping, ping. First drops of rain meet the window. Happy it is not snowflakes falling. She sighs, presses her … Continue reading
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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
Listen To The Rain Grow
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #412 Words: rain, grow, listen, seven, humility, change, plate, still, stories, string, where, sits I have heard stories that if you sit perfectly still, count to seven, and listen, you can hear rain growing, changing … Continue reading
Among The Pines
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery #1 (posted by Bjorn) “As I told you during the last Pubtalk we are now ready to go on with a new updated writing prompt. We want to challenge you a little bit … Continue reading