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sky shades
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt “Beneath the surface of the night” twilight’s purple-pink sky of vibrant beauty peeks ‘neath surface of night https://godoggocafe.com/
Restrictions
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #30: Writing as a metaphor for living. (posted by Magaly) How have you and your muse been spending your days? My muse and I have been reading and revising and such… hence … Continue reading
Snapshots Stored In The Heart
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt “Write a poem using the phrase “if we never”. One day he told her they would have to part. It was not a surprise; they both knew the ending. Summer … Continue reading
The Road to Moving On
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration – Potpourri Topic: Letting Go Character: Factory Worker Object: A Key Fob Setting: A Small Apartment “USE THESE AS THE SPARK FOR YOUR POETIC BRILLIANCE!” Joe is content with his job at … Continue reading
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Tagged healing, personal loss, scenario, work, written from words
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Oh My Aching Knees
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt: “Write a pieces of prose or poetry around the phrase, “on our knees”. On our knees we searched for my keys increasingly displeased by the wide hem of trees from … Continue reading
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Tagged knees, silly, trees, written from words
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Respect
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #16: “Reverse” (posted by Rommy) Choose from at least one of the following “re” words, and incorporate them into your work: .rediscover .review .reveal .respect .renounce I respect him for renouncing the … Continue reading
haiku – 3
Written for: Poetic Asides April 2020 PAD – Day 19 Write a poem including these 6 words: bump, embrace, fixture, howl, lonely, resolve bump on tree branches difficult to see that high lonely empty nest rollercoaster ride fixture in amusement … Continue reading
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Tagged future, Haiku, nest, rollercoaster, Written for Challenge, written from words
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Go Sit in The Back
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #12: “Nevertheless, She Persisted” (posted by Magaly) “Write poetry or prose which included the words, “She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” This bus is segregated, she was … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, persistence, segregation, written from words
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Horror–Truth or Imagination
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United – (posted by Sanaa) Weekly Scribblings #1: January is here, with winds that blow kisses ~ For this Weekly Scribblings edition, I want you to pick any three words from the given word list … Continue reading
Crushing
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge “Thirteen bits of Kerry” (posted by Magaly) “So, for my last prompt, before our Garden closes its active doors, I wish you to celebrate Kerry’s poetry with me. Joining the … Continue reading
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Tagged body, brain, inspired by another poet, weight, written from words
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