Limerick, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Big City Blues

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word is
‘road’. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Haibun, Poetry, Shadorma, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

A Jelly Jar of Stars

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Reena, who has chosen
the theme “East Meets West”. Our challenge.
is to combine one Western poetic form with
one
Japanese poetic form. This is my Haibun/Shadorma.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Last Voyage

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Haibun, Haiku, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

A Moment After

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge,
where she has given us the sentence below as
a thought-starter. Here’s where the prompt took me.

“A thought brushed my palm, then scattered like a startled bird.”

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Haiku, Poetry, Writing Prompts

Seeing Green

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
These are some of the plants in
our sunroom. I love it here!

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Musing, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Attitude

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt

Let Go

Written for dVerse Poets Pub
“Let Them” Write Poetry, hosted by Mish.

Sorry I missed the link up!

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Edgy, Haiku, Micropoetry, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Guanoed: A Haiku

Written for Tanka Tuesday where Melissa
asks us to write an edgy, offbeat haiku.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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List Poem, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

In Silence

Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
us to write an “is” and “is not” list poem.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Sizzling!

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word is
‘heat’. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Free Verse, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Family

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 16
words using the prompt word ‘cherish’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Prompts

Storms: A SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

In The Blink Of An Eye

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Ange is our PoW this week and she has
suggested the One Syllable Challenge.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Free Verse, Poetry

Atlantic Crossing

Written for dVerse Poets Pub
Open Link Night hosted by Grace.

For my grandparents, parents, and all
brave immigrants following their dreams.

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Haiku, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

As One

Written for Haiku Fridays with Jill.
This week’s theme is candles.

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Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Letting It Out

Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew, asks us to write a poem using
the words ‘art’, destroy’, and ‘laugh’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Accidental Cook

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word is
‘warn’. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Let Them Eat Cake!

Written for Tanka Tuesday where Colleen
asks us to write a poem using homophones.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Badger's Hexastitch, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Inferno: A Badger’s Hexastitch

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
word ‘hell’. I am using
a fab photo by Brian at bushboys world for

my image. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Poetry, Quadrille, Theme Prompt, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Going To The Game

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille –
This One’s Gone To The Dogs! The
challenge cooked up by De Jackson is to
write a 44 word poem with the word ‘dog’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Between The Snowflakes

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge,
where we are encouraged to wrap our heads
around the word ‘elusive’. Here’s my take.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

His Majesty

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Dinggedicht, Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Sea

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Hope is our PoW this week; her prompt is
to write a 10-20 line Dinggedicht poem.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Free Verse, List Poem, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Acts Of Love

Written for dVerse Poets – Unlock With Lists.
Our host, Björn, invites us to get creative with
the use of lists. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Haiku, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Mellow Yellow

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Thanks, Jill. Here’s mine.

💛

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Secret Pond

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Moving On

Written for Tanka Tuesday where Robbie asks
us to write any form of poem to tell a story with
a beginning, a middle, and an end. Thanks to
Maureen for her from Thursday Door Challenge
photo. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Exaggerated Poem, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Wildest Wrangler Of The West

Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew, asks us to write an exaggerated poem
telling a tall tale in glorious detail. I have paired
my poem with a great image from Melissa’s
Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge
.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Prompts

Heaven’s Light

Written in response to this fabulous photo by
Brian Dodd at bushboys world, who
graciously allows me to share the beauty.
Here’s where the image took me
.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Scrub-A-Dub-Dub

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt words are
‘prince’ and ‘clean’. This is my limerick.

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