Tag Archives: humor

Dogs Make Me Laugh

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Maggie C

Bloganuary prompt: What makes you laugh?

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Tattle Tail

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Maggie C
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Droplets

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Maggie C

Rain drops, water falls. Sometimes it gets sloshed and spills. Clumsy H2O.

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What Just Happened?

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Maggie C

Day Two of NaPoWriMo. Today’s prompt: Write a poem that resists closure by ending on a question, inviting the reader to continue the process of reading (and, in some ways, writing) the poem even after the poem ends. End with … Continue reading →

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How to

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Maggie C

Day One of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: [W]rite poems that provide the reader with instructions on how to do something. Herewith, How To There’s so many things I’ve yet to learn, like where and why and what and who. So who said … Continue reading →

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Rodent Robbers

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Maggie C

Snap! smacks the mouse trap, as the spring is spryly sprung. The trap slaps shut with a jolt abrupt. Now the deadly deed is done. Wheeze! breathes the brave mouse, as she gasps to grasp some air. That’s how it … Continue reading →

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Let Sleepy Towns Lie

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Maggie C

The sands of time had ground to dust. The wheels of justice left the bus. My day in court long overdue, due process – it seemed – had stood me up. This sleepy town gave me arrest for stealing nest … Continue reading →

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World Within Bivalves

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Maggie C

For you, I would move heaven and earth. But where in the world would I put them? The world is your oyster. I shall place heaven and earth in an oyster. Universal themes, these. Pearls of wisdom. Heaven and earth … Continue reading →

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Street Names

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Maggie C

From the dVerse blog for Tuesday Poetics: May 29, 2018: “Here’s what I want you to use tonight as inspiration for your poem. I’ve listed some street names for you, and I want you to imagine what the street is … Continue reading →

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Bookends (Slaking the Muse)

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Maggie C

I began April’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) with a poem about “Waking the Muse.” Now thirty days later (and 30 poems, though not all were posted), I will bookend the month with a sequel to the first poem. Hence: … Continue reading →

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