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Tag Archives: Summer
The Days of Lemonade
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem using “lemonade days”. Children set up a stand selling lemonade in days of Summer. Friends lent them a helping hand, dependent of course … Continue reading
Sweetness
Written for: Poetic Bloomings – Prompt #339, Makes Sense “Today, we are addressing the idea of sense. There are the five senses and the organs that put them to work. There is dollars and “cents.” There are different scents in … Continue reading
“summertime”
Written for: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #1845 Troiku Challenge: Summertime “I have chosen the theme Summertime for this Troiku Challenge, because here in The Netherlands we have a very warm, say hot, time with temperatures rising above 30 degrees Celsius, … Continue reading
The Summer In-Between
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #67: Liminal Space (posted by Rommy) “Dive into the idea of ‘liminal space'”. “Those are times and places where things are not strictly one thing or another. Merriam-Webster defines it as 1: … Continue reading
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
