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Tag Archives: tercet
Memory In Jeopardy
Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 25 “Write a thought poem.” I just had the most amazing thought, must write it down soon as I can. Now it’s forgotten, leaving me fraught. Lately I can remember nought. Does … Continue reading
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Tagged disappointment, memory, slowness, tercet, Written for Challenge
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Near Future
Written for: Poetic Asides April 2020 Challenge – Day 8 Write a future poem. I am not looking far ahead, just to a time without masks and gloves, to sleep peacefully in my bed Trees, plants, and flowers are in … Continue reading
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Tagged health, near future, normality, Peace, tercet, Written for Challenge
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Proud Parent
Written for: Poetics Aside 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 13 Write a persona poem. Take on the persona of someone or something else. I stand so stately–proud without a sound except for my children who like rustling ’round … Continue reading
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Tagged colors, leaves, proud, tercet, trees, Written for Challenge
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Seasonal Mornings
Written for: 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 1 – Write a morning poem and for Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Write a poem about love! Or about the seasons changing, love affairs growing old, streams swelled with rain, … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, morning, Seasons, tercet, trees, Written for Challenge
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Burn of Love
Written for: Poetics Aside 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Burn (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible … Continue reading
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Tagged body, coolness, heat, Love, reactions, tercet, Written for Challenge
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Star
Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 14 “For today’s prompt, write a report poem. I know, I know: Writing a report sounds about as far away from poetry as flying is to a penguin, but many … Continue reading
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Tagged famous, questions, suicide, tercet, woman, Written for Challenge
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