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Written for: Friday Writings #50: Sweet! “In honor of Halloween this week’s optional prompt is to use the word “sweet” to inspire your creations.” Always welcome, a Snicker’s bar or dark chocolate the color of tar. Twix is nice, you … Continue reading

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Tasting The Stars

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub (posted by Victoria Slotto) Meeting The Bar: Soliloquy “Soliloquy is a form of speech spoken aloud by a character but addressed to no one except his or her self. The purpose of the soliloquy is … Continue reading

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Cereal Breakdowns

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Writers’ Pantry #43: Sunday Morning Cereal (posted by Rommy) “Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! It may be something in the weather (or just the crazy that is 2020) but I’ve been finding myself reaching … Continue reading

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“a little salty”

Written for:  The Twiglets #173 – “a little salty” Her cloying sweetness needed an infusion of saltiness. I love when my lips are wet with the taste of sea salt. she eats beef stew tender meat, spring vegetables sadly lacking … Continue reading

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Honey

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Honey/Bee  (posted by Sumana) “Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt – marvelous error! – that I had a bee hive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and … Continue reading

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Full To Bursting

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Exercise in Poetic thought #4  “(from sentences in Part 1, choose 1 word from each sentence (10 words).  Use at least 8 in a new poem.” Words: cloud, auguries, flavor, tremulous, space, embrace, song, missed, … Continue reading

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Juicy Kisses

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #73 “A Prelude to a Kiss”  (Posted by De) “I want you to blow some kisses into your poems today. A prelude to a kiss. A goodnight kiss on a baby’s cheek. K-I-S-S-I-N-G … Continue reading

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Bourbon Vanilla

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Open Link Night #220  (posted by Bjorn) Madagascar vanilla tempted to sip from brown bottle, but essence is best experienced in a cake perfumed with vanilla. A candle flickering, flame on white, scenting a … Continue reading

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Mango

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Of Poems and Fruit”  (posted by Sanaa) “For today’s challenge, I want you to write a poem about fruit. Not just any ordinary, everyday item on the dining table but your best-loved; … Continue reading

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Diet Drink

Written for:  Poetic Asides April 2017 Challenge – Day 29 For today’s prompt, write a metric poem. Most of the world uses the metric system to measure things out; not so much in the States. But there are meters and … Continue reading

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