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Change Coming ‘Round
Written for: Friday Writings #34: Unsavory Topics “Create poetry or prose which includes one or all of the words:” freedom, choice, belief thought she had freedom regarding her own body– that was her firm belief https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/
Woman
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #558 Words: plant, blood, slice, love, womb, screams, downstream, flesh, rose, eggs, pins, burns Planting his feet firmly, he tries to pin her down, make a decision. She wants to scream. It is a … Continue reading
Scarlet Suggestion
Written for: Sunday Muse #195 Something mysterious about burnished pewter, and a scarlet candle–wax designing its own shape– as it melts, cascading down the body of the candle. I think of passion, a woman in a gown of red–burning, turning … Continue reading
Close Call
Written for: Miz Quickly – Day 8 “Hokey Pokey” Alliteration, Consonance, Assonance “Write a line with a couple of ‘eesee’ sounds, in words that do not have the same consonant. Once you have done that, go about your business and … Continue reading
Remembered
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #346 “It Suits Me Fine” Using one suit from a deck of cards for poem. Put in the ground with a spade, small wooden marker placed. Those who thought her forgotten did not see … Continue reading
The Price You Pay
Written for: Sunday Muse #168 With freedom comes a price. Assimilating into a new land and culture takes a toll. The weight of the city is on her shoulders. She is learning the language, in hopes of becoming a doctor … Continue reading
The Choice
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #496 Words: inhumane, shame, suppress, line, wait, evil, spring, vote, water, hope, soul, race Wait. I know she is next in line, but I feel it would be a shame to take her now. She … Continue reading
Survival Escape
Written for: Sunday Whirl #495 Words: shine, entitled, while, child, stab, bile, fright, reconcile, miles, enlightened, rude, denial No longer a frightened child–bile choking her throat–she will never reconcile with her mother or step-father–a shining example of rudeness and self-entitlement. … Continue reading
The Transformation
Written for: The Sunday Muse #141 Ah! The transformation begins. Steel woman molts as iron armor takes root in head and neck. Soon time travel will commence. Each prong represents an era. No one will jeer at her now. Ah! … Continue reading
One With Nature
Written for: Sunday Muse #138 I am a facelost in a cloudwhose mist befogstops of evergreenslike white smokemountains. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
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