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How Truth Feels

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Truth  (in honor of Gandhi’s birthday) Your Challenge: Write a new poem in which readers can experience truth in action. (posted by Susan) There is a problem when a person tells so many convenient lies, … Continue reading →

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truth, art

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

Written for:  the Twiglets #136 – “truth is art” Art is not necessarily truth. Sometimes life imitates art filling it with vigor and vibrance, or dragging it down to a low place of death. Truth is a perfect clear water … Continue reading →

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Substitute Truth for Lies

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #393 Words:  smug, memo, truth, corrupt, delete, mock, catch, hope, note, born, fire, liar Catch that smug-born liar, and memo him the truth. Send a note, and hope it will set a fire under … Continue reading →

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If Truth Were Tangible

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Truth If truth were a color would it be the golden light of sun, moss green of Mother Earth, or true blue as a loyal friend? In the end, if you see these hues, they … Continue reading →

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underneath

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem 1398 – Purity  (Rumi) Purity: A certain Sufi tore his robe in grief, and the tearing brought such relief he gave the robe the name faraji, which means ripped open, or happiness, or one who brings the … Continue reading →

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This Poem Is A Rumor

Posted on January 2, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #332 Words:  light, nothing, ditch, vine, mighty, silver, boil, lost, tell, middle, rumors, seams This poem is a rumor, a whisper of light and loss traveling up silver-seamed vines, growing from nothing but colored … Continue reading →

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What??

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #411 – Write an information poem.  The poem could be about delivering information, sifting through information, or receiving information. But remember: Not all information is created equal. And not all of it is reliable. And some … Continue reading →

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Introducing Me

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #406 Write an intro poem.   ‘In my mind, I’m thinking of a situation in which a poet enters a room and then drops a poem. Kind of like this is my intro music or something. … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Constant

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  Weekend Challenge – The News (posted by Brendan) The amount of news we are now confronted with is immense. In 2011, information scientists deduced that Americans took in five times as much information … Continue reading →

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It’s Your Choice

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads  (Imagined by Isadora Gruye) Out of Standard:  Multiple Choice In the current political climate of my America shaped box, leaders are lifting lines directly from one of my favorite authors – a man … Continue reading →

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