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Rebirth – #TankaTuesday #Cinquain
Originally posted on Let Me Tell You the Story of…: Budding From withered shoots, New plants remember those Which died before and and take their Mantles. This was written for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday #171, write a cinquain. Today, as we sit in hushed houses and watch our gardens grow in the back, I chose…
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Looking Out the Window
Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings: Frederic Edwin Church, “Beacon off Mount Desert Island” ? Looking Out the Window ? Red sky dawns blush-tipped, a warning to sailors– yet I delight in night’s demise, day breaks. ? I’m combining prompts: a Crapsey Cinquain for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday prompt and a seeing red poem…
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10 Things Writers Should Say to Each Other More Often
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: 1. “I want to read one thing you’ve written recently. Send me something you’re super proud of.” 2. “What made you want to become a writer? I want to hear your story.” 3. “Can I buy your book/Pledge $1 to your Patreon/Tweet out a link to something you published…
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red meets dusky red
Originally posted on rivrvlogr: red meets dusky red cardinal feeding its mate new life beginning This haiku is my response to Seeing Red!, from Sarah in Poetics at dVerse Poets Pub. April is National/Global Poetry Writing Month, and this also meets the Early Bird prompt at napowrimo.net, which is to write a poem about your…
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All the Things You’ll Worry About | The Blank Page
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: The Blank Page is a new weekly series on Novelty Revisions dedicated to any writer who is just beginning their journey or starting again after a long pause. Check back every Monday for more tips and inspiration. Starting something new is hard. Sticking with it for the long-term is…
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A Limerick for Our Times ;)
Originally posted on Trent's World (the Blog): I often post poems and such in the comment section of other people’s blogs and very rarely repost them on my blog. Yeah, often it is awful poetry on Chelsea’s Terrible Poetry posts, so I guess I can be excused for not claiming them. Last week and again…
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In the Beginning ~ haibun
Originally posted on rivrvlogr: The prompt for Haibun Monday 30/03/2020: Snapshots of Our Lives, from Kim at dVerse Poets Pub, is to write a haibun that tells the story behind a poem from our personal archives. This is the story behind How I Knew I was a Poet, my video poem from 2017. In the…
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Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #298 Bay&Play
Originally posted on ronovanwrites: How to write Haiku in English. And how to do a Pingback. Remember to come back and visit the comments section during the week for your fellow poets entries! Haiku Poetry Prompt Writing Challenge Useful Links. Thesaurus: Bay, Play HowManySyllables.com Thesaurus.com Iso The Guidelines are simple. Take the two words and…