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Summer’s End (simple post)
Man, it was such a nice afternoon drive on my way home Friday, especially with a boss guy emailed “go home early, you’re appreciated” most welcome missive, that weather that you wish would just stay year round, an almost perfect perfect where I had my windows and sunroof open wide, the slow fade of another… Continue reading
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Cat’s Calliope (poem)
A prompt at dVerse Poets from Mish about “noise” and to write a poem of such. The prompt is here. ////////////////////////////////////////// Cat’s Calliope A cat purrs soft thunder from far hills in my ear through the filter of the top of my head on shared pillow (80/20 – as per cat “share” specs) bringing soft… Continue reading
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Oh, to the Stars … (poem)
The latest Quadrille prompt at dVerse Poets comes from Kim, the Quadrille being the 44 word dVerse specialty with a word to include. The word this prompt? “Rumpus” (yes, I still look up and dream) ////////////////////////////////////////// Oh, to the Stars … They spark blinkled star sprinkled dust down tinkled tickled keys in silent song … Continue reading
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Where Is Our Hat? (poem)
From Thursday a prompt from Laura Bloomsbury for an ubi sunt poem (where are they) a term taken from the longer Latin phrase, Ubi sunt qui ante nos fuerunt (where are those who were before us)? It asks: So this then … ///////////////////////////////////////// Where Is Our Hat? Where is that hat the one that cherry topped preparations for… Continue reading
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An Impatient King (prosery/flash fiction)
A new “prosery” prompt at dVerse Poets from Sanaa, a 144 word piece of prose to include a chosen line from a poem, in this case, the line “The future gathers in vine, bush, and tree: Persimmon, walnut, loquat, fig, and grape” from the poem “Time and the Garden” by Yvor Winters. ////////////////////////////////////////// An Impatient King… Continue reading
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Simple (stream flash fiction)
From Sadje, one of my first friends at dVerse Poets I only wanted simple he said she said the chorus said with a “we” watching from outside the lines drawn while singing in tune over Greek pastries at that little place in the district that specialized in just that sort of thing, some sweet some… Continue reading
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Look What Trump’s Done (song)
Now in January of last year I did a version of Melanie’s “What Have They Done To My Song” from back in 1970 with “Look What They’ve Done To Our Trump” which a good friend of mine commented at the time that she thought was the best parody tune I had done yet which was… Continue reading
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Danger Will Robinson!! (haibun)
So this past Monday was a haibun prompt from Frank at dVerse Poets. The prompt is here and emphasizes “silver”. Haibun Monday 8-4-25: Silver (I did stretch things a bit for a haibun) ////////////////////////////////////////// Austin Road Elementary school, Mahopac NY, early 1970’s. In the back of the school sat the playground, some basketball hoops, a baseball… Continue reading
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A New Captain’s Chair To Cardan Four (simple post about a chair)
Finally got myself the new PC chair I’ve been wanting. The old one, though of sentimental value, really needed to be retired, not completely, but at least to a different corner of this room, a sort of studio apartment in my sister’s basement, it has a small fridge an air fryer and a microwave so… Continue reading
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Fish Tales (poem)
A Quadrille prompt at dVerse Poets earlier this week from Mish, another 44 word poem with a prompted single word to include. The word this time around? “Fish” The prompt explains, more in full, Mish’s inspiration. ////////////////////////////////////////// Fish Tales They hung flung high in the air where they stunk of fish too long in the… Continue reading
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