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Hug-less
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #121 Let’s Embrace (posted by Merrill) “In this time of global pandemic, most of us are not hugging people who are not in our bubble, and most of us are not going out … Continue reading
Chilly Hot Dog
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Writers’ Pantry #52 – “The pantry is now open for business. “Share your words old and new, fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose.” (posted by Rommy) Click! Heat is coming on. One joyful dog’s … Continue reading
Warmth At The Inn
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #118 “inglenook” (posted by Linda Lee Lyberg) “Today is Monday and that means it’s time for dVerse’s own creation- the Quadrille. For those of you new to dVerse, the quadrille is a 44 … Continue reading
Drear
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #484 Words: wall, narrow, throw, hold, want, tape, morning, lead, black, stories, after, small An ominous lead sky de-joyed the morning. After holding back, rain railed against the narrow windows while out in its midst, … Continue reading
Intimate Group
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #313 – Gathering “Our gathering (if we’re able to gather at all) will be something else all together. Can you imagine Thanksgiving or our gathering in that dynamic? So as a twist (see?), we … Continue reading
Fierce Heat
Written for: Sunday Muse #133 The warmth of you heart cannot be touched by the iciness of the world. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
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Tagged American Sentence form, iciness, warmth, Written from Art
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Homeless Child
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration It’s Tragic! Write this poem: “The greatest tragedy is –––––––––” A child is left alone scared, hungry. You look at her and wonder how this can be. You bemoan– she looks young, … Continue reading
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Tagged child, family, fear, homeless, hunger, Tri-Fall form, warmth
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Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #299 – A House Is Not A Home We are writing about a house or a home. It could be a house we live(d) in, a house we wished was ours, a supposed haunted … Continue reading
My Perching Friend
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration – Point of View THERE’S A BIRD PERCHED ON A BRANCH HIGH IN A TREE. WRITE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BRANCH. This sharp-clawed beauty perches precariously on the end of me. … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful, bird, different point of view, favorite, song, tree limb, warmth
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Seasonal Affects
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Sonnet “Today we revisit an old classic – the Sonnet! The SONNET is a poem that consists of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite … Continue reading