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Under Midnight Sun (found poetry)
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #43: Found Poems and Erasures (posted by Rosemary) “Well I guess it’s fair to say that all erasures are found poems but not all found poems are erasures. (This may not be … Continue reading
Making The Switch
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #40: Walking Away (posted by Rosemary) “Write about walking away.” Reluctantly releasing myself from warmth of Summer’s embrace. Green, pink, and yellow all had their place. Time has come to enmesh myself … Continue reading
Youth’s Dreams
Written for: Poetic Boomings2 – Prompt #305 – Summer Leaves? “When Summer leaves, Autumn comes rushing in. But, no one ever sings about Summer Leaves. So today I’ve listed part of the lyrics for Autumn Leaves. Use a phrase, word … Continue reading
Sweet Summer
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #29: “Writing About Food” Salivate in Summer for juicy fruit of plums, peaches, watermelon, cherries, berries, and grapes. Ice cream would do nicely for dinners–I would love chocolate-mint chip, coffee, butter pecan, … Continue reading
Snapshots Stored In The Heart
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt “Write a poem using the phrase “if we never”. One day he told her they would have to part. It was not a surprise; they both knew the ending. Summer … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Storm
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille #96 Wild Monday (posted by Kim) “The word today is ‘wild’, most often an adjective meaning living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated. Synonyms for ‘wild’ include untamed, undomesticated, feral, … Continue reading
Sestina of Blue
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar – Sestina (posted by Bjorn) “Hello poets and strugglers with the Sestina. I think most of you have already found out that being steered by the end-word is the really hard … Continue reading
Hints of Change
Written for: Wednesday Muse~Cicadas! “This week the prompt is cicadas. This time of year cicadas are sawing, buzzing, thrumming away. To me this sound represents the sound of summer, the beginning of the end of summer. Cicadas in ancient times … Continue reading
Rain With A Kick
Written for: Wednesday Muse – Summer Rain Not always soft showers that tickle the ground, a summer rain can follow thunder’s blast, raging at the windows, playing havoc with the trees. As quickly, nature reverts to stillness, as if contemplating … Continue reading
porch
Written for: Carpe Diem #1707 cooling on the porch (hashi-i), classical haiku “Today’s classical kigo to work with is very clear I think. Isn’t it a joy to cool down on the porch with a nice beer or glass of … Continue reading