Tag Archives: wisdom

Glinda

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #260 – “There’s No Place Like Home” Adopt the persona of one of the characters.  Write a poem of Dorothy’s arrival from that character’s point of view. Think it’s a joy always being “the … Continue reading →

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One Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle  #375 Words:  eggs, sing, corn, breeze, movies, misty, child, find, spray, attentive, drive, runny Indian corn centers the crimson front door. Autumn breeze sways husks on bottom. Mild mist sprays sidewalks, pasting leaves into … Continue reading →

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Father and Son

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1236 – Mirror by Juame Plensa A very significant part of Plensa’s work is in the field of sculpture in the public space. Installed in cities in Spain, France, Japan, England, Korea, Germany, Canada, USA, etc., … Continue reading →

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Respect

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday:  Free For All  (posted by hayesspencer) Today is Free For All – meaning, you can choose your subject for the haibun. However there are still some rules: The haibun must be one … Continue reading →

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Druids

Posted on August 3, 2016 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1009, Druids The origin of the word ‘Druid’’ is unclear, but the most popular view is that it comes from ‘doire’, an Irish-Gaelic word for oak tree (often a symbol of knowledge), also meaning ‘wisdom’. Druids … Continue reading →

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Hazel

Posted on July 16, 2016 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #996, Hazel The hazel might be said to be the quintessential Celtic tree because of its legendary position at the heart of the Otherworld. Here, nine magic hazel-trees hang over the Well of Wisdom and drop … Continue reading →

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