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Seasons in Glass
NaPoWriMo, Day 22. The prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that engages with another art form – it might be about a friend of yours who paints or sculpts, your high school struggles with learning … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Art as Art, creativity, daily prompt, poetry
Tagged birds, creativity, NaPoWriMo 2019, stained glass panel, stained glass selection
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Jackals in the Key of C-Sharp Major
Day 21 of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: write a poem that incorporates wild, surreal images. Try to play around with writing that doesn’t make formal sense, but which engages all the senses and involves dream-logic. I’ve been told before that I … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, creativity, daily prompt, humor, poetry
Tagged dreams, jackals, NaPoWriMo 2019, poetry
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The Big Reveal
It is weeks in the making. First the design is conceived, drawn and copied for a pattern to attach to the worktable. Glass is selected by color, texture, opacity… or sometimes simply availability and affordability. The glass is cut, ground … Continue reading
Posted in creativity, Haiku, poetry, prose
Tagged dVerse, haibun, haiku, patience, poetry, stained glass construction, waiting
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Cruel Moon
“The moon is merciless,” she writes. Cruel and scathing, she tells us. Is this the same moon under which lovers swoon? The same moon toward which canids tilt sharp-muzzled heads and sing ballads torn from the depths of ancient heritage? … Continue reading
Posted in creativity, daily prompt, poetry
Tagged elm, moon, NaPoWriMo 2018, poetry challenge, Sylvia Plath
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Driving in Reverse
NaPoWriMo Challenge, Day 18. The prompt “sounds a bit more complicated than it is, so bear with me! First, find a poem in a book or magazine (ideally one you are not familiar with)… [C]over everything but the last line. … Continue reading