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Not For Me
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #384 – Instant Millionaire “What would you do with an unexpected million dollars?” I never buy tickets for lottery. If I won I’d be a nervous wreck. With thousands of animal charities, I never … Continue reading
It Was Only A Fling
Written for: April 2022 Poem-a-Day Challenge – Day 2 “Write a second chance poem.” Come on, give me another chance, it will never happen again. She was a fling, no great romance. Come on, give me another chance. Let’s go … Continue reading
They Do Not Respond
Written for: Friday Writings #17: Heroes “The floor is open for you to share your pieces. For those of you who wish to work from a prompt, I propose writing about heroes, however you choose to define the term.” I … Continue reading
Sniffle, Sniffle
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2, Prompt #362 Baby, It’s Cold Outside. “Write a cold poem.” I hope I don’t catch a cold, and panic it’s much worse than that. As virus mutations grow bold, I hope I don’t catch a cold. … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, fear, triolet form, uncertainty
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Smaller, but Thankful
Written for: Poetic Bloomings #361 – “We’re Thankful” “Now, we stand on the cusp of our Thanksgiving holiday in the States. The precursor to Christmas is almost nigh. So we are asked to write our obligatory “Thankful” poem … anything … Continue reading
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Tagged family, Love, thankful, triolet form
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Day Of The Birth
Written for: November 2021 PAD – Day 8 “Write a (blank) of the (blank) poem.” My birthday comes but once a year, I wait for that magical feeling. At old job, group baked cakes, two-tiered. My birthday comes but once … Continue reading
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Tagged birthdays, fewer, triolet form, Written for Challenge
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Costume Bully
Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 31 – Costumery “Put on a costume before you start to write. Decide to be someone or something you are not. (Don’t fight me on this.) You can be a princess. A prince. A … Continue reading
Lake vs. Beach
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Donna Matthews triolet form challenge Triolet Poetry 8-line poem Eight syllables each line The rhyme pattern looks like this: ABaAabAB – A and B are refrains Lakes are calm and fun to swim … Continue reading
Bewitching
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe Tuesday Writing Prompt – “heaven in her eyes” (posted by Devereaux and Beth) He coveted her from the start bewitching woman blinded him, for he knew not of her black heart. He coveted her … Continue reading
Under the Moon Of Dreams Come True
Written for: Poetic Bloomings Prompt #336 – Under The Moon of (——–) “Fill in the blank” Under the moon of dreams come true you can stand when the moon is full. Gaze ’til a face appears to you, under the … Continue reading
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Tagged blue, dreams, face, moon, triolet form
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