Poem, Sonnet

Howling Wind

Written for David’s Weave Written Weakly #190
where Sally has prompted us to write a sonnet
including a line from William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much With Us”.
This is my response. Thanks, Sally!

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Limerick, Poem, Uncategorized

Santa Magic

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #262
. The prompt
word is ‘sleigh’. This is my limerick.

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Haiku, Poem

RDP Tuesday: horizon

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

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Poem, Wordle

Wintry Night

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #455.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

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Acrostic, Cinquain, Poem

Green All Over

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #30 where
our inspiration word is “envy”. Also for Sue &
Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge

and the word “prepare”. This is my cinquain.

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Haiku, Poem

RDP Sunday: reverie

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

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Flash, Poem, Writing Exercise

Postcard Moment

Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #318.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Poem

Lofty Dwelling

Written for David’s Weave Written Weakly #189
where our friend Violet has prompted us to write
about some lovely artwork from the National Gallery of
Art website. This is my pic & my response. Thanks, Violet & David!

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Flash, Limerick, Poem

Little Bit-O-Honey

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #261
. The prompt
word is ‘candy’. This is my limerick.

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Cinquain, Poem

City Shopping: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #29.
Our inspiration word is “strength”.
This is my ABA Mirror Cinquain.

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Limerick, Poem

Beside Themselves Elves

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #260
. The prompt
word is ‘boring’. This is my limerick.

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Poem, Flash, Haiku

RDP Saturday: turbulence

Today at RDP, Punam asks us to get creative
with the word ‘turbulence’. Thanks, Punam!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Haiku, Poem

RDP Thursday: discern

Written for RDP where leapingtoes asks us to
get creative with the word “discern”; also for
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #063 and Crispina’s

photo #2. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Flash, Micro Story, Poem, Quadrille

Done

Written for dVerse Quadrille #237 – Zero.
Our host, Melissa, from Mom With A Blog,
invites us to create a poem of exactly 44 words
using the word “zero”. This is my quadrille.

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Poem

RDP Wednesday: yield

Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us to get creative
with the word ‘yield’. Thanks, Heather!

I found this poem in a box of mementos;
it was written by me in 1965.
The last stanza was written just now.

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Flash, Haiku, Poem

RDP Tuesday: optimism

Today at RDP, Martha asks us to get creative
with the word ‘optimism’. Thanks, Martha!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Poem, Haibun

Weathering The Dark

Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #317
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Musical Poetry, Poem

Doloroso e Amoroso

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly #187
where Ange has prompted us to write a piece of
“musical poetry” inspired by the instrumental
guitar track, “Canción Triste” by Jesse Cook.
This is my response. Thanks, Ange & David!

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Cinquain, Poem

Walk On

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #28.
Our inspiration word is “survive”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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Poem, Wordle

Shopper’s Lament

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #452.
Our prompt words are: forget, reminder,
busy, time, passing, late, missed, find, out,
store, revolve, and schedule. Thanks, Di!
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

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Limerick, Poem

Mega-Sales

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #259
. The prompt
word is ‘shopping’. This is my limerick.

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Fantasy, Flash, Haiku, Poem

RDP Friday: zephyr

Today at RDP, Martha Kennesy asks us to get
creative with the word ‘zephyr’. Thanks, Martha!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Fantasy, Haibun, Poem

The Watcher

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #061
. I chose Pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Flash, Poem

RDP Tuesday: illusion

Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us to get  
 creative with the word ‘illusion’. Thanks, Martha!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Poem

RDP Monday: multitude

Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us to get creative
 with the word ‘multitude’. Thanks, Heather!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Cinquain, Fantasy, Poem

Fever Pitch: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #27.
Our inspiration word is “blaze”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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Fantasy, Limerick, Poem

Oh! My Talons Are Killing Me!

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #258
. The prompt
word is ‘scale’. This is my limerick.

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Haiku, Poem

RDP Friday: boreal

Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us to get
 creative with the word ‘boreal’. Thanks, Martha!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Poem

Two Tables

Today at RDP, bushboy asks us to get
 creative with the word ‘feast’. Thanks, Brian!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Cinquain, Poem

Winter Day

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #26.
Our inspiration word is “chill”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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