Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Silent and Slow

Written for dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night
hosted by Sanaa. My poem is inspired by the
opening line of Sandburg’s poem, “Fog”.
Here’s where the inspiration took me.

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

Reflections

Written for Haiku Fridays with Jill #2

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Haibun, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Moon Glow: A Haibun

Written for dVerse Pub Poetics:
Names of the Rose. Our host, Merril,
 invites us to write a poem of any style,
incorporating the names of at least five
different roses. This is my haibun.

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Chōka, Ekphrastic, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

After the Downpour: A Chōka

Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, invites us to write any form of poem
about resilience using the image shown below.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Poetry, Quadrille, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Dogwood Evening

Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Quadrille Monday:
Come Bloom With Me! Our host, Lillian, invites us
to write a 44-word poem with the word “bloom”.
This is my quadrille.

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Informative, Music Blog, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

What’s It All About?

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“Greek Goddess Maia”
This is my response to the challenge.

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Fantasy, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Delicioustopia

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Yvette is our PoW this week; her prompt is
to write a poem of 20 lines or less about a

utopian or dystopian world. This is my take –
a whimsical, fantasy world of food.

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Short Story, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Only One Way

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge
to write a story, poem, etc. using the
prompts shown below.  Here’s my response,

based on my experience with pedantic piano teachers.

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Golden Shovel, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Restless

Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Poetry Form:
Golden Shovel. The line I have chosen can be
seen below. Grace is our host and this is my poem.

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Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Memories of Water

Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.

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Haibun, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

L’alba: A Haibun

Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Haibun Monday:
“Silence”. The image is borrowed from my amici at
Blog 57. Frank is our host and this is my haibun.

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Music Blog, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Guardians Of The Earth

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“Home Planet”
This is my response to the challenge.

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Poetry, Rhyming Recipe, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

La Salsa di Pomodoro: A Rhyming Recipe for Traditional Italian Tomato Sauce

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
As PoW, my choice for this challenge was
 to write a rhyming recipe using couplets.
Here’s where the prompt took me. Buon Appetito!

“A tavola non si invecchia” –
At the table, one does not grow old.

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Absurdist Fiction, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Love Is A Battlefield

Written for Muse On Monday. David has
asked us to write a story about a first date
in a war zone … whatever our definition of
a war zone is. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Dialogue, Poetry, Quadrille, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Can You Dig It?

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille: Let’s Get Digging.
Our host, Punam, invites us to write a44-word poem
using a form of the word “dig”. Here’s my quad.

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Art Inspiration, Ekphrastic, Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Inspired By Art

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Exploring the Art of
Gerard Sekoto. Our host, Melissa, has asked us to
choose one of the featured paintings and write a poem

based on it. Here’s my response to the challenge.

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Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Same Day, Different Years

Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, has asked us to write a syllabic poem
of our choosing on the subject of sisterly love.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Sundaying of Sundayness

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly
where our PoW, Sally, asks us to write a
poem in the style of an author we admire.
Thanks for the inspiration, Sally & David!
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Music Blog, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Family Matters

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“You Can’t Pick Your Relatives”
This is my response to the challenge.

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Literary Quote, Mini Story, Phrase Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Shortness of Self

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge
to write a story, poem, etc., inspired by
a line from Ayn Rand’s “We the Living”.

Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Blah….Blah….Blah

Written for Muse On Monday. David has
asked us to write a story where the characters
cannot communicate through language.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts, Zuihitsi

Simple Interruptions

Written for dVerse MTB: Zuihitsi – Following the Brush.
Our host, Merril, invites us to write a Japanese hybrid
form of poetry. This 10th century poem style is new to
dVerse; this is my first attempt at writing Zuihitsu .

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Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Where Does Love Go?

Written for dVerse Poetics – Where does love go?
Our host, Kim, invites us to write a poem, taking
the title from the question, “Where does love go?”
Here’s where the prompt took me .

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Tricube, Writing Prompts

Empty House: A Tricube

Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host, Willow,
has asked us to write a tricube poem on a specific
moment in the day. Here’s my response.

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Phrase Prompt, Poetry, Prosery, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Threshold

Written for dVerse Prosery Pub – Publication.
where our host, Melissa, has asked us to write
a
144-word piece of prosery incorporating the lines
from Emily Dickinson’s poem: “Publication – is
the Auction of the Mind”
. Here’s my response.

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Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

First Thaw: A Tanka

Written for TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge
where Robbie has asked us to write a tanka
using at least one onomatopoeia.
Here’s my response.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Thread By Thread

Written for Missy’s Mad Challenge #087.
The prompt is to write about something fragile

that refuses to break. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Please Allow Me To Introduce……

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“Recently Created Compositions”
This is my response to the challenge.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Wall, the Flower, and Other Things

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Open Link Night
where our host, Lillian, has invited us to write a
poem of our choosing. I have used one of the
images of street art graciously offered to us
by Lillian. Thanks, Lillian! Here’s my take.

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Paean, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Solid Eight: A Paean Poem

I’m recuperating from surgery
and hope to be here tomorrow.

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly
where our PoW, Nigel, asks us to write a
paean poem in response to his prompt –
“Paean of Personal Triumph”. Thanks for
the inspiration, Nigel & David! Here’s my take.

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