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Love’s Demise
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 30! Write a Stop and/or Don’t Stop poem. You are crushing my heart, I never thought we’d part–’til now. We may have had our rows No reason to break vows … Continue reading
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Tagged disbelief, hurt, Love, Luc bat form, Written for Challenge
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Lost Again
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 29 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Again,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, changes, Englyn, lost, nightmare, recurring, Written for Challenge
Music In Black And White
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – April Poems – Day 28 “Photographic Images Reimagined” (posted by Margaret) “These images are free to download and use. I linked the sites and you are also free to choose one for … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, dreams, neighborhood, piano music, Written for Challenge
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Over The Mountain
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 27 “For today’s prompt, pick a direction, make that the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. There are so many directions: north, south, up, down, left, right, … Continue reading
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Tagged caution, expectations, mountain, mystery, Rondelay form, side, Written for Challenge
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Seasoned Evenings
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 26 For today’s prompt, write an evening poem. A poem about or during the night. Or take evening a completely different direction and think of evening the score or making … Continue reading
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Tagged stars, Summer, trees, villanelle, wind, Winter, Written for Challenge
Tolerance and Acceptance
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 25 Write an exile poem. They flee their countries in abject terror, their journeys arduous, filled with danger. So why do they chance this trial and error? Their language is … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, compassion, hope, immigrants, terza rima form, Written for Challenge
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Complete and Utter Sorrow
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 24 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Complete (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your … Continue reading
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Tagged closeness, disbelief, elegy, Friendship, memories, Written for Challenge
Handling Freedom
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 23 Two-for-Tuesday – Write a Free poem or a Not Free poem Except for death and taxes, she was free to rise when ready, stay up to wee dark hours … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, freedom, Rubaiyat, structure, Written for Challenge
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Dear Alice
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 22 “For today’s prompt, write a correspondence poem. Maybe write a poem that would fit on a postcard or in a letter. Or write a poem about correspondence school. Or … Continue reading
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Tagged imagination, invitation, letter, News, visit, Written for Challenge
Movie
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 21 “For today’s prompt, write a sketch poem. My initial thought is to write a poem that’s like a sketch of a moment or an object. But you can play … Continue reading
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Tagged doduitsu form, humor, movie, sketch, Written for Challenge
