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True Colors
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 30 “For today’s prompt, write a the end poem. It’s the end of the first draft phase of the challenge, so there’s that. But you can also reach the … Continue reading
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Tagged coward, Ghazal, relationships, Written for Challenge
Have Another Piece
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 29 Have (blank) Come on, have another piece of pie, I made it because it’s your favorite. You can always take a couple of Tums. In medicine chest, is … Continue reading
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Tagged coax, eating, mother, pie, Tintrina form, Written for Challenge
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I Look Around
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 28 Write a gratitude poem. ‘Tis so lovely to have beautiful soup, so rich, and green, waiting in a tureen with a loaf of bread spread thickly with butter. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cento form, grateful, Love, surroundings, wretched, Written for Challenge
Nocturnal Notions
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 27 “For today’s prompt, write a remix poem. To do this, pick one (or more) of your poems from earlier this month, and remix it. Bend free verse into … Continue reading
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Tagged cozy, dogs, Night, patterns, Peace, Written for Challenge
Love/Anti-Love
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 26 “Today is our final Two-for-Tuesday prompt day. Pick one prompt for your poem today, or write a poem for each prompt, or write one poem that works with … Continue reading
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Tagged ache, American Sentence form, greed, Love, stubborn, Written for Challenge
Choice
Written for: Poetics Aside 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 25 “For today’s prompt, write a meal poem. The meal can be healthy or not so much. It can also play a large role in the poem or be … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, cinquain, dessert, full, Written for Challenge
Green Sheen
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 24 “For today’s prompt, write a poem with dialogue. He said, he said. She said, she said. He said, she said. And so on. Poems with dialogue don’t happen … Continue reading
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Tagged dialogue poem, jealousy, relationship, Written for Challenge
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Physical Fun Times
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 21 “For today’s prompt, write a travel poem. There are so many ways a person can travel–by train, plane, automobile; by horse, roller skates, rickshaw; by trolley, hot air … Continue reading
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Tagged pantoum form, physical illness, psychological illness, vaccines, Written for Challenge
Light Reflection
Written for: Poetics Aside 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 20 For today’s prompt, write a light poem. The poem could involve light, like from a light bulb or the sun. Or it could involve the concept of being … Continue reading
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Tagged dodoitsu form, light, Love, moon, Written for Challenge
