dVerse Poets Pub

  • Fascination

    Fascination

    It’s that time again: Quadrille Monday over at the dVerse Poets Pub. De Jackson is our host today, and the prompt is curiosity. And then I saw you and had to know: What’s behind that smile, those heart-stopping baby-blues, that sudden, lopsided grin. Is there some- One in your life? What’s her name? No matter!

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  • Quitter

    Quitter

    It’s Poetics Tuesday over at the dVerse Poets Pub. Our host, Mish has given us the task of selecting one of the movie quotes listed above and incorporate it into a poem of any style. I’ve chosen, “I wish I knew how to quit you” – Brokeback Mountain, 2005 – I wish I knew how to quit you.

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  • St. Xerox

    St. Xerox

    It’s Blue Tuesday over at the dVerse Poets Pub, hosted by Sarahsouthwest. “So tonight, let’s write blue. A splash of blue, an ocean of blue, a shimmer of blue. Gaze into the distance, or look down at the sapphire on your finger. Take us to the Blue Ridge Mountains or the Blue Lagoon. Hand me

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  • For Some

    For Some

    It’s Poetics Tuesday over at the dVerse Poets Pub. The challenge is to write a poem in the first person that compares some trait of ours with something animal. It should not be a whale, but another creature (mammal, fish, bird, insect, etc.) with which we have something in common. The title should be the animal thing, in

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  • The Road Fork

    The Road Fork

    It’s Poetics Tuesday over at the dVerse Poets Pub. MsJadeLi of the Tao Talk blog is our host. Today our mission is to explore diverging connections between things in poetry. Of the three options, I’ve decided to take a crack at the Diamante poetry form. Friend Faithful, Honest Sharing, Trusting, Caring Ally, Confidante, Liar, Backstabber

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