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Tag Archives: poetry
New Year’s eve
New Year’s Eve You can mold clay into a vessel; yet, it is its emptiness that makes it useful. ~Lao Tzu, Tao De Ching Already, dawn breaks earlier day lengthens, quickening to light as sun pulls in her tether, … Continue reading
Quadrilles
The quadrille is a tiny poem of exactly forty-four words not counting the title. Today’s challenge from the d’Verse Poets Pub is hosted by De Jackson aka. whimsygizmo who wants us to incorporate the word ‘fix’ as in “Oh we’re … Continue reading
Posted in dVerse, Poetry, quadrille
Tagged d'Verse Poets Pub, De Jackson, fix, poetry, quadrille, relationship
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The Thirteenth Fairy
My heads been wrapped up in fairy tales the last few weeks while I explored their underlying implications for our lives with Stephanie Anderson Ladd and an amazing group of wise women. If this seems like escapism, trust me its … Continue reading
NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-five
Being prompted to write like James Schuyler, and in particular to his Hymn to Life, was incredibly daunting. The only way I managed was to read it several times, listen to the poet read his poem and then to write, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, NaPoWriMo, Nature, Poetry, Water
Tagged cardinals, Hoa Nguyen, James Schuyler, NaPoWriMo, poetry, Water
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Concrete?
NaPoWriMo, 9th Day Write a concrete poem in the shape of your subject…
April 8 NapoWriMo on Twitter
Today Maureen shared several twitter accounts on the NaPoWriMo site. These offer bits and pieces of poetry by sundry famous and less-well known artists. She suggested choosing a line from one of these tweets and using it as one’s own … Continue reading
NaPoWriPo and the Twenty Prompts
It’s day five of NaPoWriMo and if you are ever going to join in, this is the time to try. Try being he operative word here. The prompt is called the “Twenty Little Poetry Projects,” and was originally developed by … Continue reading
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Tagged haboob, Jim Simmerman, NaPoWriMo, Nonsense, poetry, tornado, Twenty Little Poetry Projects, wind
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