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Hope
Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November 2020 Challenge – Day 7 “For today’s prompt, write a this time poem. A “this time” poem, for me, sort of makes the assumption there was a “previous time,” and that “this time” will … Continue reading
She Fell
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United – Weekly Scribblings #17: “For Certain, It’s Enjambment” (posted by Sanaa) “Enjambment: Meaning, Use and Function French in origin, Enjambment means to step over or put legs across. It can be defined as a … Continue reading
A Special World
Written for: The Sunday Muse #103 She wears a nest of robins in her hair, blue eggs peeking out of branches. The grateful rabbit rescued from a hunter’s gun, snuggles in her arms, trusting. Girl closes her eyes, content with … Continue reading
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Tagged contentment, girl, nature, rabbit, robins, trust, Written from Art
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Two Sides of a Fox
Written for: Sunday Muse #90 Blue-eyed side holds my deepest thoughts and musings. I am wary. Who are you? What do you want with me? Brown-eyed side is trust I find in you. I will protect you if you protect … Continue reading
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Tagged animal, Friendship, protect, trust, two sides, Written from Art
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Rebuilding
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: “New Year – New World” Create and describe a “new world” as you envision it. (posted by Mish) Nature has begun the painstaking work of growing a new world. Seedlings dot the earth … Continue reading
Gods in Sync
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge Art FLASH/55 (posted by Kerry) “For this weekend’s art collaboration, I am introducing an illustrator in ink and watercolour, known as Anarh1a, from Novorossiysk, Russia. She has kindly given permission … Continue reading
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Tagged black, eagle, falcons, mythology, trust, white, Written from Art, written in a count of words
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At The Dentist
Written for: Poetic Asides #477 – Write a leap of faith poem When I am sitting in a dental chair– hairs caught in the clip of that paper bib–my mouth is no longer my own. Dentist has all those metal … Continue reading
Outward Appearances
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: “Enjambment in Sonnets” (posted by Jilly) “The use of punctuation in poetry, especially when it is read aloud, is just as essential as it is in prose, but many of us … Continue reading
Lost Family
Written for: Poetics Aside 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 12 “For today’s prompt, write a disaster poem. Disasters can be epic and involve earthquakes, fires, and violence. But disasters can also be epic and involve spilling red wine … Continue reading
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Tagged devastation, Haiku, trust, Written for Challenge
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Trust
Written for: Poetics Aside 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 27 Write a story poem. Start falling, I will catch you. No worries, it’s a trust thing. She lets go, hits head on ground. Catches him flirting.