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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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literal
metaphors be damned alone in the faceless crowd, we weep behind our masks
To Play or Not to Play
Bloganuary daily prompt: What was your favorite toy as a child? Long story longer. Art therapy for adults. Sometimes I hated it. Sometimes I loved it. Well, okay, love is a strong word, but sometimes it was insightful. A little … Continue reading
Posted in daily prompt, humanity, serious stuff
Tagged art therapy, Bloganuary, childhood memories, depression, play
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spitting on the fire
With July’s record-breaking high temperatures here, it’s been frustrating and – truth be told – rather depressing to watch flowers in my native plant garden wilt before reaching full bloom and then turn end-of-summer brown without setting seeds. What happens, … Continue reading
Posted in 5-7-5, Animalia, Haiku, nature, poetry, prose, serious stuff
Tagged August, climate change, dVerse poets, haibun
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inaugural
First fire, then calm hues. Look to the sunrise this day. Hope dawns for us all.
Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, Photography, poetry, serious stuff
Tagged dawn, hope, inauguration, sunrise
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Revolt – ing
Don’t turn your head and dab your eyes. Face square the scene, then raise your cries. Such treachery we must defy, prosecute and rectify. The People’s House they desecrate. Within its halls they defecate. Seditious cowards’ acts of hate true … Continue reading
Posted in humanity, poetry, serious stuff
Tagged dVerse poets, January 6, patriot, quadrille, sedition
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capitol
tear gas, shattered glass; bloodshed, no shred of honor. Winter in my soul.
Poetic Injustice
Justice is blind, though inherently judgmental. My verdict awaits. COVID culls with dispassion guilty and guileless alike. dVerse MTB: Jisei (Japanese Death Poems)
Sweet Bella
Bella went to heaven today. Now her worry wrinkles will unfold. She will take well-earned peaceful naps and wake the angels with her snoring. She will bow down and wiggle her butt in the universal “let’s play” gesture, And other … Continue reading
Are You Registered to Vote?
Today is National Voter Registration Day in the US. Are you registered? To check your voter registration, go to https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote . There you can “learn if you’re eligible to vote, how to register, check, or change your information,” and find … Continue reading
Posted in humanity, serious stuff
Tagged elections, National Voter Registration Day, voter registration
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