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Funeral
Little cherub on mama’s lap, surrounded by strangers, crammed into narrow pews in a room she does not know. No color, no toys, no talking. No joy. She squirms, but just a little. Everyone stands in unison. An organ plays, … Continue reading
Posted in daily prompt, humanity, poetry
Tagged children, funeral, innocence, laughter, mourning, NaPoWriMo
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Violets (a triolet)
Sweet violets in the garden grow in dappled shade and summer breeze. Such vibrant beauty to behold! Sweet Violet’s in the garden. Grow strong and wise and free and bold! May laughter always flow with ease. Sweet! Violets in the … Continue reading
Reverse Engineering
Passing Through the Lot on a Hot Day Whose parking lot? I have no clue. She probably lives in Timbuktu; Security cams all turned on me, She’ll see each car I’m prowling through. Your big ‘ol mutt is onto me, … Continue reading
NaPoWriMo 2023: Day Two ~ Surreal
Day Two of NaPoWriMo. Today’s prompt is inspired by poet Paul Celan, and asks us to: “begin by picking 5-10 words from [a specified] list. Next, write out a question for each word that you’ve selected (e.g., what is [fog]?) … Continue reading
April Showers Bring…
It’s April, and we all know what that means: NaPoWriMo! It’s National Poetry Writing Month, and the well-versed souls at NaPoWriMo.net are once again supplying us with inspiration, motivation and creative prompts to help us in the challenge of writing … Continue reading
Posted in daily prompt, humanity, poetry, serious stuff
Tagged dailyprompt, evolution, moon, NaPoWriMo 2023, poetry
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Wordless Wednesday ~ snow white
Posted in Animalia, Photography, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged American Eskimo, Chules, eskie, snow, white
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Half Life
We likely all know the trope of whether a half-filled glass of water is half full or half empty. In truth, the glass is completely full: half water and half air. Both are vital to our survival. Like the cycles … Continue reading
Posted in humanity, poetry, prose, spirituality
Tagged dVerse Poetics, haibun, half moon, life cycle
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Magnet Poem #4
a lazy rain-beat symphony, luscious and raw through shadowy mist. a forest sings of dreams and time, and I recall how sweet spring moonlight smells.
Murmur Murmur
Well, it’s been awhile, hasn’t it? But here I am, back in Stanza-land, and what better way to come back than a writing prompt from the folks at dVerse? Today, Sarah challenges us to choose from a number of paintings … Continue reading