Poem, Poetry, Word Prompt

The Weaver

Written for RDP, where leapingtoes asks us
 to get creative with the word “master”.
Thanks, Toes! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poem, Word Prompt

Blues In The Night

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #268
. The prompt
word is ‘night’. This is my limerick.

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Poem, Quadrille, Word Prompt

The Persistence Of Memory

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – #240 –“ Fill, Zip, Trip”

where our host, Punam, has offered
up the word “trip”. Here is my quadrille.

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Haibun, Musing, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Tuesday: peregrination

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word “peregrination”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s one of my memories.

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Poem, Word Challenge, Daisy Chain

Underfoot: A Daisy Chain Poem

Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word ‘squish’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

In a Daisy Chain poem, the last word in a line
becomes the first word of the next line and on to end;
the last word of the chain is the same as the first word.

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Memento Poem, Poem, Theme Prompt

August 15, 1965: Tickets To Ride

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly #195
where Marion asks us to write a Memento Poem.
I have chosen to write about the day my mother
surprised me with tickets to see The Beatles.
This is my Memento Poem. Thanks, Marion!

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Photo Prompt, Poem

Transient Traces

Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #324.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Mirror, Mirror: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #36 where
our inspiration word is “ego”. This is my cinquain.

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Limerick, Poem, Word Prompt

Silly Dingus Magee

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #267
. The prompt
word is ‘crime’. This is my limerick.

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Poem, Word Prompt

Departure

Written for Living Poetry where
Bart challenges us to write a poem
with the words “service”, “son” and
“today”. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Ekphrastic, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Monday: murky

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word “murky”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my musical take.

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Ekphrastic, Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poem

Tidal Benediction

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #069
. I chose Pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Party Hearty!

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #35
where our inspiration word is “foreign”.

Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poem, Word Prompt

See How They Run

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #266
. The prompt
word is ‘farm’. This is my limerick.

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Poem, Theme Prompt

What’s On The Verizon?

Written for Living Poetry where
Bart challenges us to write a
“clairvoyant” poem. Here’s my take.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Woman Down

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #34
where our inspiration word is “defeat”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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Free Verse, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Saturday: bloom

Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
 to get creative with the word “bloom’.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s my take.

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Fantasy, Haiku, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Friday: exist

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the words ‘exist’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Limerick, Poem, Word Prompt

Thar She Blows

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #265
. The prompt
word is ‘curl’. This is my limerick.

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Haibun, Musing, Poem, Theme Prompt

An Unexpected Grace

Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday 1-5-26:
Epiphany
where our host Frank asks us to write
a haibun in which we allude to “epiphany” –
however we understand it. Here is my haibun.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Starting Over

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #33 where
our inspiration word is “fresh”. This is my cinquain.

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Haiku, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Saturday: new beginnings

Written for RDP, where Punam asks us to
 get creative with the words ‘new beginnings’.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s my take.

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Limerick, Poem, Word Prompt

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #264
. The prompt
word is ‘door’. This is my limerick.

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Musing, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Friday: perspective

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word ‘perspective’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Flash, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Wednesday: apricate

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word ‘apricate’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.

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Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Tuesday: evanescent

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word ‘evanescent’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Epiphany

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #32 where
our inspiration word is “gift”. This is my cinquain.

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Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poem

Translucent Sorrow

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #066
. I chose Pic #3.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Saturday: wrap

Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
 to get creative with the word ‘wrap’.
Thanks Punam! Here’s my take.

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Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poem

As Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #320.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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