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Scattered
Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 4 Friends retired are now scattered to warmer climates. Some are near family, a comfort with age. We can communicate without touch. My heart thrums with yearning to embrace them; catch up. … Continue reading
A Letter In The Mail
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Promp #347 So Much For Technology “Today, we vilify technology. We found some new gadgets made our lives better. But some were like opening Pandora’s Box. Think of some technological wonder of this modern age … Continue reading
Places That Make Me Smile
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet Bob and Wheel “A short while back, Robert Lee Brewer introduced us to this simple but interestingly named form, Bob and Wheel. I thought we might explore it a bit deeper. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Bob and Wheel form, surfaces, touch, woods
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satin edge
Written for: The Twiglets #84 – “satin edge” She swept down spiral staircase satined in pink edged in white lace, a cherry blossom confection Thought his moves were sleek as satin, but his manner was edged with sandpaper … Continue reading
The Aura At King’s Mill
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #322 Words: dream, two, middle trim, blind, knock, sticky, drizzle, know, hill, mill, king She dreams an amber aura hovering two feet above King’s Mill, abandoned thirty years ago. She stands, blind to all … Continue reading
Paper Pages
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Books (posted by Sumana) These days we read both P(Print)-Book and E(Electronic)-Book. We may be traditional (being raised on ink and paper) only interested in a physical book or be prone to more complex technology. … Continue reading
Play Me Like A Violin
Written for: Poetic Asides November 2016 Chapbook Challenge – Day 16 For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Play (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write the … Continue reading
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Tagged desire, music, sonnetina tre, touch, Written for Challenge
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Wool Vs. Cotton
Written for: Poetic Asides November 2016 Chapbook Challenge – Day 15 For today’s prompt, we’re on our third two-for-Tuesday prompt. So pick one, combine both prompts into one poem, or write two (or more) different poems. Here are the prompts: … Continue reading
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Tagged Hay(Na)Ku, material tastes, touch, Written for Challenge
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3D Printer
Written for: Carpe Diem #1073, 3D (printer) “You can look but you can’t touch.” That’s one of the first rules of museums, which house priceless works of art. But what about the community of blind and visually impaired who use … Continue reading
Touch
Written for: Carpe Diem #918, Touch/Tactioception (pain) Bring some ‘texture’ into your haiku today. Make us feel the surface of what you describe, be it the bark of a tree or the soft fur of an animal, or something else. … Continue reading
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