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The Palmist
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #547 Words: void, tracing, over, fingertips, moon, lines, patterns, cook, star, strong, unconsciously Tracing over her client’s fingertips down to the line patterns on her palm, strong half-moons could be seen. What did it … Continue reading
Suspending Belief
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #375 – Honesty “Write and honesty poem, or write a dishonest poem.” Internet misinformation Hackers secret station features photos of people who are not real, but would love to steer you in their direction. … Continue reading
Impressive Ego
Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 20 – Important “Take the abstract word ”IMPORTANT” and illustrate, define, personify—do something to make it real. You do not have to use the word itself. You can. You can use it over and … Continue reading
Reaching The Core
Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’s Weekly Challenge “Ponder what we find when we dig.” She knew the truth but her need to prove it became an obsession. She made calls, googled people on the internet, even tailed them … Continue reading
Four Years
Written for: One Woman’s Quest II VJ’s Weekly Challenge – Repercussions Four years of fear, watchful eyes and ears. All the truths we thought we knew, shatter into lies, and hatred. We wait, bated breath. Can we heal, unify, feel … Continue reading
Your Life
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #323 Playing Favorites #6 ‘“Playing Favorites” is as simple as choosing a favorite poet/poem (world famous or just famous in our own little garden) and picking a line or title of one of their … Continue reading
Lose The Smirk, Get To Work
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: Protest Poetry (posted by Grace) “Write a Protest Poem with a theme (e.g. voting, social justice, peace & war, violence, women’s rights, human rights, environment, pandemic, etc) in your blog. This … Continue reading
How Truth Feels
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
truth, art
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
Substitute Truth for Lies
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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