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

Pyromancer’s Confession

Written for Poetics Tuesday: “Beginnings Are Endings”,
hosted by Punam, who has asked us to write a poem,
taking the opening line of a well-known piece and
using it as the last line of our poem. This is my response.

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Poetry, Prose, Theme Prompt

When The Music’s Over

Written for dVerse Poetics –“I’d Rather Go Blind”
hosted this week by Melissa. The focus is to
choose one of the five senses and write a poem
exploring what life experiences might be like
without that sense. This is my response.

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Poetry, Quadrille, Word Prompt

Lingering

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – #227
where our host,
De Jackson, has offered up the
word “smile”. Here is my quadrille.

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Scary Story, Short Story

Haunted Woods

Written for Missy’s MAD Challenge
where we’ve been given the opening
sentences to build on. Here’s my take.

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Free Verse, Poem

Into The Woods

Written for dVerse Poetics: Let’s Take A Walk
In The Woods, Shall We?
Our host Lillian asks us
to write a poem about the woods. This is my poem.

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Musing

Sweet Silence: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #288
“Yap Yap Yap
”. Here’s my 2¢ worth.

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Flash

Purification

Not
a peep
did she make
in her white dress
receiving the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

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15 Words

This is Dalai Lama meditation, “Purification”

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