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Cicada’s Farewell
cicada’s voice – last song of summer loud across the brown pasture – he sings to the clear blue sky with newfound joy posted to Poetry Pantry #273...
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First Frost – Haibun
Today is Open Link Night at the d’Verse Poetics Pub. Gayle is acting as bartender. Open Link means any poem can be submitted. Stop by for a visit and read some of the poems linked. There is no prompt...
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three haiku
I. small chrysanthemums white and yellow gaze at clouds in blue autumn sky II. aki no kumo** Chase each other across fall Sky – children playing **autumn clouds III. Hawk flies between sky And pond –...
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Autumn is Fall(ing) to Sleep
We have a guest pubtender, De Jackson, at d’Verse today who is prompting us to write with the enjambment poetic device. Please come visit and read all the varied submissions for this interesting...
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akai aki – red autumn
leaves like fallen flags – tattered banners sodden by all day rain stick to the asphalt – shades of brown and dull gold – dreams of red still clinging to branches – a cold fire burning away gray...
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ko no ha no ame: falling leaves sounding like rain
Today at d’Verse, Victoria is doing our weekly poetics on the weather – Weather You Like it or Not! Drop by and visit Link your own poem and read those of other talented writers. We all may have...
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River of Heaven
Posted for Mid-Week Motif at Poet’s United – Midweek Motif, prompt: River. Excellent prompts are gifted each week here....
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dVerse Poets Pub – Open Link Night
Thursday is Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub. Any poet can submit any one poem of their choice today. I have submitted a tanka for my choice. Come join us and discover your new favorite poet!...
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Open Link Night #180
Today Bjorn is hosting at the Pub. It is OLN which means Open Link Night in which we can post one poem of our choosing on any subject, in any form. Come join us!...
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dVerse Poets Pub – Open Link #185
Grace is hosting our Open Link Night, #185!!!! Here is my submission for that. Enjoy. and please visit us at dVerse Poets Pub to read and/or submit your own poem....
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Gold Day
A haibun for Real Toads – http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/ Karin Gustafson is prompting us tonight at Real Toads with A glance at narrative. So, here’s your task for the prompt. Simply think of some...
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Real Toads: Flash 55
Today at Real Toads we have a prompt from Flash 55 Plus to write a poem in 55 words – our choice of subject or, the Optional Plus prompt using the artwork of Erte for inspiration. Follow this link to...
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The Season of Fireflies is Past
This is for Poetry Pantry at Poets United. Since my mother died in June, I have gone back to writing more. I restricted my posts this past year. And now here I am trying to get back in the swing of...
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Haibun Monday: Komorebi
I am doing the prompt for Haibun Monday over at dVerse Poets Pub. I have given the Japanese word komorebi to get people started. The word means light filtered through trees, specifically in spring or...
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dVerse Poetics: This one is for you.
I am allowed 15 minutes a day on the puter….bah!!! so I have bribed the 16 year old boy, Xien, boy across the street to type for me. And I am keeping this short. I love my birthstone – topaz – deep...
View ArticledVerse Poetics: The Smell of Chrysanthemums
Today Kim is prompting for dVerse Poetics: Autumn. I never get enough of autumn. Come join us and read. https://dversepoets.com/2017/10/17/poetics-the-smell-of-chrysanthemums/ This is also posted for...
View ArticleReal Toads: Artistic Impressions
Today at Real Toads, Margaret is prompting us with various pieces of art work from the Asheville, NC county fair, all done by Amateurs! Come join us to look at the delightful pics and read the poems....
View ArticleDreaming November
This is for Angie’s prompt over at Real Toads. She found a wonderful book with suggestions for and lists of words for inspiration: Sandford Lyne titled, “Writing Poetry from the Inside Out: Finding...
View ArticleQuadrille Monday: Kick
Monday it is Quadrille Monday. De is the pubtender. what is a quadrille? It is a poem of exactly 44 words, excluding the title. The quadrille must include a prompted word. today it is “kick” – kicked,...
View ArticleOde to Dying Autumn
An ode in the style of Neruda. Posted in Real Toads Tuesday Platform and dVerse Poets Pub: Meeting the Bar. ode to dying autumn here on this final day before the first heavy frost, the sun blazes...
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