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From A Branch

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 #276 Opening Lines Draw inspiration from the opening line of a book.  Ideally, opening lines should grab the reader’s attention and make them want to read the book. In our case, they will ideally spark a poem. … Continue reading →

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Maple Tree

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  Critique and Craft  (posted by Frank Hubeny) – Imitation Practice “The prompt today is to identify some poetic technique, theme or style that you enjoy and would like to try yourself … Continue reading →

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“syrup sky”

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #153 – “syrup sky” Sun burst through afternoon clouds. Sky looked like warm honey. What if the sky dripped maple syrup raindrops? a tap in the tree scent that wafts up to the sky maple syrup … Continue reading →

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Old Oak of Dreams

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub  – Prosery:  Meet Jane Kenyon  (posted by Victoria) “Write a flash fiction story in prose of 144 words or less.  The story must include the following phrase from Jane Kenyon’s book, Taking Down The Tree: … Continue reading →

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Children’s Treasures

Posted on September 17, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery:  Memories with the trees  (posted by Merrill) “Prosery is our latest addition to the dVerse universe. This will be our fourth prosery prompt. If you’re not yet acquainted with the dVerse term, let … Continue reading →

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Red Cedar

Posted on August 3, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman- “The Art of Emily Carr” “Today, my Toadly friends, we are immersing ourselves in the art of Canadian artist Emily Carr, a visionary artist ahead of her time, … Continue reading →

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pink

Posted on June 27, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1685 Troiku month (14) Pink Sakura Blush (Kim Russell) “This time I have chosen a haiku by one of our long time members, Kim Russell. She is a great haiku poetess and has shared a lot … Continue reading →

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“aroma of pine”

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1676 Troiku Month (5) the aroma of pine by Hamish “Managua” Gunn “Today I have chosen a haiku by one of our haijin from the start of CDHK. I know that he is a great author … Continue reading →

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dandelions

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1655 Tan Renga (2) — Beautiful Ugliness “For today’s Tan Renga Challenge I have chosen a haiku by a not so well known haiku poet and contemporary of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), Yozakura better known here at … Continue reading →

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Tree Alarm

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #400 Words:  salt, spring, tree, sight, sings, shack, limit, glass, power, park, spray, ridge Alarm tree sighted powerful storm coming, just over the ridge. Sprang into action, warning birds in the park, who flew … Continue reading →

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