Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Trouble,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and write the poem. Possible titles include: … Continue reading toil and trouble – a poem
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the berlin wall – a poem
Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, look to the news and write about something recently reported. It doesn’t have to be something today, but something in the past week or month would be ideal. There’s … Continue reading the berlin wall – a poem
blind ambition – a poem
Side Note: This poem does not actually reflect any of my work. I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, write a blind poem. Three blind mice, blindfolded, “she blinded me with science,” “houston in the blind,” and so … Continue reading blind ambition – a poem
job interview – a poem
Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, write a compulsion poem. On Sundays in autumn, I often feel a compulsion to check how my fantasy football team is doing over and over again. When I was … Continue reading job interview – a poem
happy now – a poem
Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, write a happy now poem. There are a few ways to come at this prompt. For instance, I could think something along the lines of, “I am happy now.” … Continue reading happy now – a poem
keep this ring – a poem
Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Keep This (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible … Continue reading keep this ring – a poem
Hero and Heroine – poems
Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break from what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: Today is our first Tuesday of the challenge, and I like to do a Two-for-Tuesday prompt on Tuesdays. You can write to the first prompt, the second prompt, both prompts, or whatever tickles … Continue reading Hero and Heroine – poems
Enter the Metal Man – a poem
Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, write a blanket poem. In my part of the country, we’ve had a recent cold spell and folks have been cuddling up under their blankets. In other places, they’ve … Continue reading Enter the Metal Man – a poem
Together Again – a poem
Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, write a together again poem. It’s one thing to split up; it’s something else to come back together again. Sometimes getting back together is a good thing; sometimes it’s … Continue reading Together Again – a poem
Game Over – a poem
Side Note: I'm taking part in the 2014 PAD challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Today's Poem is to: For today’s prompt, write a game over poem. Our family spent a couple months putting together a haunted house in our garage for Halloween, and now that the holiday passed, I’ve got … Continue reading Game Over – a poem
picking up plums – a poem
picking up plums Curses form inwardly as I stare at the plums strewn across the floor. Do I attempt the five-second rule? Or do I throw them out? I review my irrational options ignoring the real reason I curse. With a widened stance l crouch down, slowly, carefully reaching over my growing belly. In a … Continue reading picking up plums – a poem
learning about loss: finding joy in sorrow
Side Note: I'm taking part in the Writing101 challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Day 13's challenge relates to Day 4's Post: On day 4, you wrote a post about losing something. Today, write about finding something. Today’s twist: if you wrote day four’s post as the first in a series, … Continue reading learning about loss: finding joy in sorrow
forgiveness in conversation
side note I’m taking part in the Writing101 challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Day 7′s challenge is to: Write a post based on the contrast between two things — whether people, objects, emotions, places, or something else. Today’s twist: write your post in the form of a dialogue. You … Continue reading forgiveness in conversation
the horses
side note: I'm taking part in the Writing101 challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Day 6's challenge is to: Today, write a post focusing on one — or more — of the people that have recently entered your life, and tell us how your narratives intersected. Today’s twist: Turn your … Continue reading the horses
your letter – a poem
Side Note: I'm taking part in the Writing101 challenge, which means this is a break in what I usually post. Day 5's challenge is to: You stumble upon a random letter on the path. You read it. It affects you deeply, and you wish it could be returned to the person to which it’s addressed. Write … Continue reading your letter – a poem
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