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Hat Eras
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Leave Your Hat One (posted by Mish) “Pay homage to the hat in a poem.” Men have stopped wearing hats for business or pleasure, except of course, for the Mad Hatter. Don’t you … Continue reading
The Release
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #528 Words: turquoise, tension, one, dissonance, female, themes, release, speaks, easy, shh, stay, with See that turquoise sign – the one that says, Release? Brand new female-owned speakeasy. Some nights they have color-themed drinks, each … Continue reading
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Tagged club, drinks, good feeling, women, Wordle
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“a hairy lip”
Written for: The Twiglets #186 – “a hairy lip” A man can stand up well to a hairy lip. A woman has to wax. She does not like peaches because the fuzz touches her lips. he kisses her tries to … Continue reading
The Ritual
Written for: Sunday Muse #102 In Autumn’s gold woods, the women meet as they do each year, a ritual that allows them to cherish each other and their extraordinary companions of the wild. Dark-haired woman contrasts with her white wolf, … Continue reading
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Struggle Not in Vain
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman : Being a Woman in Times Like These “The noted Canadian writer of poetry and prose, Margaret Atwood, is the award-winning author of forty works, including fiction, … Continue reading
Zip or Pull?
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #52 – “Zip It!” (posted by De) “Okay, poets. It’s Quadrille Monday, and it’s time to put a little ZIP in your doo-dah. De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) here, and for today’s Quadrille (a … Continue reading
Susan B.
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Money It’s Women’s History Month, so feel free to link women’s history and money in your poem if you wish. I think poets of all genders would do marvelous and beautiful things with money. “There … Continue reading
Ode To Silence Breakers
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman-“The Silence Breakers” – (posted by Sherry) “There was a lot to be discouraged about in 2017, but one positive is the rise of the “Me, Too” movement, … Continue reading
Feel The Power
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~A Woman’s Day: Be Bold For A Change International Women’s Day, originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. It’s a global day to honor women’s achievement in social, economic, … Continue reading
The Ladies
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #282 Words: water, shrill, stitch, draw, become, wake, single, blue, ribbon, circle, peak, sense See how that aqua blue ribbon becomes her, Mildred? Even at her peak, she never looked so radiant. That singular … Continue reading
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