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Rules
NaPoWriMo 2020: Day 13 Often wonder if men ever comprehend the long list of rules, we women are schooled in. How the “don’ts” far outweigh the few “do’s”, we are so reluctantly “given”. All wrapped in fairy-tale hopes that we … Continue reading
April PAD Challenge: Day 22
Stepping Stones Slowly wake from seemingly long sleep. Shake head trying to dislodge cobwebs from rafters of mind. Unintended hibernation. Hard work of remembering, trying to get back to where it began. Endless unraveling of blurred images. Trying to find … Continue reading
Mythopoesis 13 – Meanwhile In The Valley Interlude
For NaPoWriMo Day 13 Meanwhile, In The Valley Interlude Just as he always does, the man rises before dawn, dresses, and walks down to the river to greet the sunrise. Closes his eyes and listens for the music. Slowly it … Continue reading
Posted in In The Valley Interlude
Tagged alone, Blood of Eden, choices, fool, myth a day, myth-making, mythopoesis, NaPoWriMo, Peter Gabriel, place, sunrise, Valley Interlude
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Mythopoesis 6 – About Opposites
For NaPoWriMo Day 6 About Opposites Mama, was that one of the pies I helped you make when the apples were ready? I really liked it. Yes. We’ve spoken of them several times and it made me hungry, so I … Continue reading
In Regards To This Waiting
For The Sunday Whirl: Wordle #136 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ And Poets United: Poetry Pantry #177 http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/ In Regards To This Waiting Sometimes wonder if I’m just an old habit. A cycle she occasionally taps to fill up some gap, perhaps lessen her … Continue reading
Posted in In Regards To This Waiting
Tagged choices, patience, Poetry Pantry, Poets United, posterity, The Sunday Whirl, virtue, waiting, wordle
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Pushed Beyond Limits
For The Sunday Whirl: Wordle # 106 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ Pushed Beyond Limits Transparent grubs of memory marched across mind in blind oath not to be forgotten. What she saw in list was harrowing, narrowing choices to thin gruel disconnected from marrow … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, harrowing, marrow, narrowing, poem a day, Poetry prompt, pushed beyond limits, The Sunday Whirl, wordle
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Stepping Stones
For November PAD Challenge: Image #28 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ It would be nice if life began with an already established path of clearly set stepping stones curving off into the future. Instead, one must constantly choose between this or that, while each … Continue reading
Posted in Stepping Stones
Tagged choices, November PAD Challenge, photograph, poem a day, stepping stones, visual prompts
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Matters of Choice
For Musical Notes Prompt #1 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ Matters of Choice I am I exist become knowing my choices alone create whatever I am to become. Elizabeth Crawford 8/9/12 *Inspiration: Neil Diamond’s song I am… I said http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxDyXK93o6g Notes: Many individuals are … Continue reading
Which Will It Be?
November PAD Challenge Day 8: Today’s prompt is to write a ‘paranormal’ or ‘normal’ poem. http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts/2011-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-8 Which Will It Be? Used to dream of leaving Normal, so had lunch there one day, to launch two week road trip to Montana. … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, Leaving Normal, normal, November PAD Challenge, paranormal, poem a day
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Soul's Music 