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Double Reflection

Written for: Sunday Muse #162 (posted by Carrie) after deluge water pools amidst stones bird marvels at swimming moon sees his body reflected in both water and moonlight http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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They Call It Love

Written for: April 2021 PAD – Day 20 “Write a love and/or anti-love poem.” this idea of love their eyes fixed on each other heartbeats like bass drum tune often heard together now they have a secret song https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2021-april-pad-challenge-day-20

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stooped flowers

Written for: Carpe Diem’s TANKA SPLENDOR 2020-1: VERNAL EQUINOX “Here at Tanka Splendor I hope to inspire you to create an all new Tanka inspired on a given Tanka. This week I have chosen a Tanka themed “New Beginnings” and … Continue reading

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practicing

Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November – Day 20 “For today’s prompt, write a target poem. People shoot at targets with guns as well as bows and arrows. But they also aim at targets when pitching in baseball, rolling a … Continue reading

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Sighs of Spring

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet:  Tanka “The Tanka is a Japanese poem of five lines. The first and third lines are composed of five syllables, and the others contain seven. In Japanese, tanka is often written in one … Continue reading

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sketching

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #112 Transformation … sketching from life (Shiki’s Shasei technique) “And for this weekend meditation I have chosen a haiku by that other famous haiku master, Masaoka Shiki. In this episode I love to challenge … Continue reading

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Santiago de Compostela

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1741 Santiago de Compostela “Santiago de Compostela is the capital of northwest Spain’s Galicia region. It’s known as the culmination of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, and the alleged burial site of the Biblical apostle … Continue reading

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Two Tanka

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Tanka “In Japanese, tanka is often written in one straight line, but in English and other languages, we usually divide the lines into the five syllabic units: 5-7-5-7-7. Write TWO different poems: … Continue reading

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ocean renewal

Written for:  Carpe Diem REVIVING TANKA SPLENDOR (01-2019) DAFFODILS Here is the Tanka by Jane Reichhold: your sleeping breath night rain revives the earth waves of sea air in bright yellow daffodils nod to the dark wind © Jane Reichhold … Continue reading

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Little Jingle Bells

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 18 “Take the phrase “Little (blank), replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your poem.” Written for:  … Continue reading

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