poetry
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Alternate Take
A quadrille prompt this week from Punam to use the word “alter” in, as the dVerse quadrille calls, a poem of just 44 words. Alternate Take She always assured there was an alternate take not to old news of our contrary states but to love after moment’s sweat would play struck by it some days… Continue reading
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I’m Ready (part one & two – poems)
Dora of Dreams from a Pilgrimage has a new prompt this week at dVerse Poets to write a dialogue poem so I thought to a second part of something recent, the first part of which I included. I’m Ready (part one) I steal steely crazed glances between the blinds through goggle glasses with cool blinder… Continue reading
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I’m Ready (poem)
This is to a daily poetry thing for this month I wasn’t aware of and that I obviously haven’t followed along with, but day five did come up earlier for me and the prompt is here … a graph of three columns to basically choose one from each. Now I’m sure I didn’t quite keep… Continue reading
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Measure of Life on a Park Bench (poem)
So, there was a poetry prompt from Leslie, who you can find to explore at LeslieScoble.com, to write a poem with the main stipulation being that your narrator be seated on a bench. The rest of the prompt’s details are here, The Bench: A monologue poem including Leslie’s own wonderful take on her own prompt. //////////////////////////////////////////… Continue reading
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The Cul-De-Sac (fiction)
This started as a haibun response to a prompt from Merril at dVerse poets this week and began with a remembrance of a time once spent on a Spring break from college to visit a Joanie and where we were, indeed, laid out hand in hand on a blanket in a darkening cul-de-sac whispering the… Continue reading
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I Was A Mountain Once (poem)
A dVerse Poets prompt, this one from Mish, to personifying the abstract . I Was A Mountain Once I was a mountain once that held pathed treks to enlightenment I was (a) small mound (s) wearying those trek steps footed steep heavy minded way . I was a sky’s wind once that carried gale words… Continue reading
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Rings (poem)
A new Quadrille prompt this week (44 word poem not including the title) from Kim at dVerse Poets. The word to include this time around? “Engrave”. Rings They were inside A set Of rings Initials Engraved Ribboned to a pillow In a church held by ponytails with cherub cheeks and cautious feet In front of… Continue reading
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Bits & Pieces – 03-14-25
When we all received our first Covid checks, 12 hundred bucks I think it was, back around the time we started mainlining cleaning products and shining ultra violet lights up our asses according to the expert who knew all the sciency shit we needed to know to try and combat this new scourge of the… Continue reading
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Bloody Paradise & Death Becomes Us (call and response – poems)
Have this friend that I met through dVerse Poets, Paul (and a thank you to dVerse for such) an absolutely wondrous writer/poet whose work just astounds me and he recently wrote this at his site, Parallax Bloody Paradise – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon Note: I wrote this in response to GP at Pacific Paratrooper following… Continue reading
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Crazy Cat Lady Guy Cat Tips Guide – Tip #354
Crazy Cat Lady Guy Cat Tips Guide – Tip #354 Scene set: Back in August of last year I moved out of a roommate situation that I had moved into out of a solo living situation that I moved out of into that roommate situation that I then needed to move out of, quickly, with… Continue reading
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