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Headstone & The Walk (short fictions)
Well, with it being that time of year for these types of stories I thought to revisit a short bit from last year, one I have posted before in a couple of spots and one that started with a dVerse Poets “prosery” prompt from June of 2024 and also to liberally revise the second part… Continue reading
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A Petal’s Grace (poem)
A new Quadrille prompt at dVerse Poets this week, this one from Lillian, a 44 word poem, not counting the title, that is to include one word directed in the prompt. Lillian’s word? “Petal” ////////////////////////////////////////// A Petal’s Grace Sitting alone outside the Market he counts people not known together with those gone in slow hurries… Continue reading
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Kenny, The Yellow Fog (flash fiction)
Something from earlier this week at dVerse Poets …. “Björn here, trying to inspire you to write prose. It is always hard to find a good line to embed in a piece of prose, but after looking around this line caught my attention: The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes from “The Love… Continue reading
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The Failed Painter (poem)
New quadrille prompt this week at dVerse Poets from De Jackson (WhimsyGizmo) and the word to include for this latest 44 word dVerse special? “Much” ////////////////////////////////////////// The Failed Painter I amended you the canvas that one proving again I am no painter no artist not even willing walls of new heart’s homes edging… Continue reading
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A Grimm’s New Tale (poem)
From Bjorn at dVerse Poets, a Cinquain, a short poem based on syllable count, a five-line poem with a count of 2-4-6-8-2, “but there are plenty of variations” “You may use this form as a single stanza, you may reverse and/or or do it as a mirror” So I thought to that, to stack some,… Continue reading
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Postcard (summer poem revisit)
I just posted, here in the Attic, an end of Summer reflection, a post that is pretty alright I think, but in that posting it reminded me at the bottom of it one from last Summer and well, maybe one more grasp at it before Fall. ////////////////////////////////////////// August 5, 2024. The other day my production… 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: title your poem with the question – where are the/they… use the questioning within your poem, even with repetition DO… 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
