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Youth’s Dreams

Posted on September 29, 2020 by

Written for: Poetic Boomings2 – Prompt #305 – Summer Leaves? “When Summer leaves, Autumn comes rushing in. But, no one ever sings about Summer Leaves. So today I’ve listed part of the lyrics for Autumn Leaves. Use a phrase, word … Continue reading →

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Three Chapters of Me

Posted on September 21, 2020 by

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #304 My Life In Words “Your auto-biography begins here. Break up your life (up to this point in time) into three chapters. Give each chapter a title. Write three brief poems (one for each … Continue reading →

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Whose Feather Is This?

Posted on September 13, 2020 by

Written for: The Sunday Muse #125

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Awakening to Misdeeds

Posted on May 13, 2020 by

Written for:  Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt – Today’s prompt: Write anything related to “Even a rose has thorns” How was this possible, they thought. It wasn’t a facelift he bought. Yet year after year, he looked … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Came Home A Soldier

Posted on April 11, 2020 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides April 2020 PAD Challenge – Day 10 For today’s prompt, take the phrase “The (blank) Who (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, … Continue reading →

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Ripping Years Away

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #446 Words:  sing, lift, rip, old, smooth, blessings, floor, view, enough, panic, virus, twenty Sing and dance with me on this old wood floor the way you did when we were twenty. Lift me … Continue reading →

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Not Enough Time

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration – Beginning of the End “Begin you poem/story:  “Everything they could have said to each other had been said . . . ‘ Everything they could have said to each other had … Continue reading →

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Greyhound Travels

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge (posted by Bjorn) “A flashback is a memory that is so strong that it pulls you back in time to another moment, maybe more pleasant than present or more horrific. … Continue reading →

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One Voice

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – April Poems – Day 4 Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman:  Scars to Your Beautiful  (posted by Sherry) Write a poem sharing whatever words and feelings this song and/or video inspires in you. … Continue reading →

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An Aging Sonnet

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Forms:  The Sonnet – (posted by Bjorn) “With a new year comes changes and new goals to deliver. Given the success of our last book project we have discussed to create a book … Continue reading →

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