Tag Archives: poetry

Guard Up

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Maggie C

I saw your magnificent bloomssprawling as only magnolias can do,soaking in the sun’s warmth under a balmy blue sky.Caught by a sudden springtime squall,your drooping petals skittered to the ground,blown away like loose debris across a windy beach.Growing up on … Continue reading →

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first sighting

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Maggie C

forest’s sodden duff cedes to fragile trillium spring will not be stayed

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The Ocean

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Maggie C

Day Zero of NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month). Or is it NaPoWriMo eve? I shall endeavor once again to meld with my muse and meet the challenge of writing a poem a day for the entire month of April. Our … Continue reading →

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dry run

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Maggie C

It’s been a dry summer, no word play to spare. What little comes forth dissipates in the air. Pen poised above paper, ink eagerly flows. A doodle emerges; no poems or prose. A rhyme – ‘haps a reason – to … Continue reading →

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List

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Maggie C

Day seven of National Poetry Writing Month. NaPoWriMo.net prompt: “…write a poem that plays with the idea of a list.”

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April Showers Bring…

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Maggie C

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 →

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Magnet Poem #4

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Maggie C

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.

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The Big Reveal: Blogging from A to Z April Challenge

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Maggie C

April is always a challenging month on this blog. I am of course referring to the blogging/poetry challenges that take place this time of year. For 2021, I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, where one commits … Continue reading →

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2020 hindsight

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Maggie C

sights – set high – blown off cours(ing) through air – a virus strain(s) humanity

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Poetic Injustice

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Maggie C

Justice is blind, though inherently judgmental. My verdict awaits. COVID culls with dispassion guilty and guileless alike. dVerse MTB: Jisei (Japanese Death Poems)