Poetry
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It’s time once again for Poetics at the dVerse Poets Pub. Today, our host Laura Bloomsbury has asked us to Choose ONE of the lines below and write your poem as continuation where the poet left off, thematically, in the same mood, rather than literally. Give special thought to your own final lines. I chose
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I drove past your house yesterday Pumpkins, bare twigs; a chilly breeze Quite an unsettling shade of gray. Paused before going on my way To watch an oak tree shed its leaves I drove past your house yesterday. Squirrels scampering, hard at play Leaping wildly from roof to tree Quite an unsettling shade of gray.
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It’s Prosery Day over at the dVerse Poets Pub! For those of you new to dVerse, here are the rules: Write a story of 144 words or less (not including the title). The story must have a beginning and an end, and should not be poetry. Sounds easy enough right? Here’s the twist: You must use the poetry
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It’s Poetics Tuesday over at the dVerse Poets Pub! Today our writing prompt is to: “Choose an object from your home or outdoors. Look past the obvious characteristics and uses of this object. Spare us the details. Instead, take us to the connection that it has made with you or what it represents. What does
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It’s Quadrille Monday over at the dVerse Poets Pub. This week our host is De Jackson of WhimsyGizmo fame and our writing prompt is some form of the word dab. Janelle dabbed a bit of Chantilly (It was Earl’s favorite) behind each ear and smiled at her reflection in the mirror. Two glasses of champagne,
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