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Temptation of Treats
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Use ‘manipulation,’ ‘children,’ and ‘recovery’ in a poem.” Dad was in Recovery; the children were terrified that he would die. Mom tried to calm them … Continue reading
Red Buttons
Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 21 “For today’s prompt, use at least three of the following six words in your poem (bonus points if you can use all six):” button gather hold not sweep toxic gather … Continue reading
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Tagged lucky, Lune form, Written for Challenge, written from words
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No Recall
Written for: Go Do Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt: “Write a poem using the words ‘notes’,’memory’, and ‘knife’, Who took these notes, I wonder, gazing down at what looks to be my own handwriting. I have no memory of … Continue reading
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Tagged aged, handwriting, unfamilar, written from words
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Changing Skylines
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (Posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem using the words, “New York”, “skyline”, and “compelling”. Violet skyline of the desert has a unique beauty, one that is new to … Continue reading
Downward Slope Without Skis
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem using the words, ‘life, freedom, rights, regression’.” To have freedoms in your life, you must have rights to those freedoms. When rights … Continue reading
Storage
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Begin a poem with ‘detached memory’. Detach memories that bring you pain, that tear at your guts in vain. Store them in a remote part … Continue reading
Chameleon
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt “Use the words ghoul, blood, and infant in a piece of writing.” His appearance is that of an infant–sweet face, bouncy curls. When darkness sets in, his true self within … Continue reading
Suitcase
Written for: April 2022 PAD Challenge – Day 20 “Write a six words poem, using 3 or all” content double guide meet pump suit contents of suitcase: one bicycle pump guide to doubles tennis meet https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-april-pad-challenge-day-20
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Tagged Collum lune form, suitcase, Written for Challenge, written from words
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Perfect Picnic Spot
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Use the words, willow, line, and forget in a poem.” From their picnic spot on a knoll, they spy a line of weeping willows, heads … Continue reading
Beneath The Sea
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Use the words, ‘beneath the surface’ in a poem. Sea of turquoise clear waters nacreous flashes of pink, midnight blue, and coral lie beneath the … Continue reading