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The Dragon
Little One, yezterday you zaid that you had a partner in crime? Doez that mean that you have been doing zsomezing illegal? I know that it haz been zome amountof time zinse we have zpoken, zshould I be worried? “Oh … Continue reading
Marananthaheth
NaPoWriMo 2020: Day 25 There is a fiery red dragon who lives and breathes within my imagination. A mentor of immeasurable wisdom, she calls me “Little One”, with deepest affection. And yes, she breathes fire, making words sometimes leap to … Continue reading
Posted in Marananthaheth
Tagged devotion, dragon, fiery heart, laughter, mentor, path, wisdom
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Half Way
NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day 15 Szooo, little one, you are half way through your journey of making poemz? Yes, have to laugh at how frightened I was to begin. But, you have done thisz szo many timez. I am, how … Continue reading
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Tagged chat, dragon, fear, figure of speech, making poems, skills, writing poetry
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My Secret Garden
NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day 12 My Secret Garden Own a secret garden where no one may come without my permission. Flourished on seeds of ideas, nurtured by waters of inspiration. Some grow to fruition in moments, while others take years … Continue reading
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Tagged dragon, friends, ideas, nurture, secret garden, seeds, tulip
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To Begin…
NaPoWriMo 2019 Day 1 Feeling scared. Back clamped to cold hard stone, arms stretched out to either side, while toes dangle over edge of narrow ledge on which I stand. Cold wind rises pulling at toes demanding movement from muscles … Continue reading
Snippet
Marananthaheth? “Yez, little one…” Do Dragons dance? “Ummm, why yezz we do. When we fly. We flip, we frolic, how do you zzay? We loopdaloop. Iz that not danzing?” Yes, I guess so… But do you hear music, when you … Continue reading
13 Ways I See My Dragon
For Poets United: Mid-Week Motif – finding the extraordinary in the ordinary http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/ 13 Ways I See My Dragon Call her Heth, short for Marananthaheth which, in her language, means nurturer. She tells me that all Dragon names end in … Continue reading
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Tagged dragon, extraordinary, galaxies, imagination, Little One, Mid-Week Motif, old woman, ordinary, Poets United
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April PAD Challenge: Day 29
Lost Poem Wrote it down several days ago. It had been blooming, in what I call ‘the back forty’ of my mind, for a long time. Thirteen ways to look at Marananthaheth, my dragon. Most often call her Heth. Says … Continue reading
Posted in April PAD Challenge: Day 29
Tagged dragon, inspiration, lost poem, Marananthaheth, PAD Challenge, Thirteen Ways, Wallace Stevens
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Inside The Dragon’s Lair
For NaPoWriMo: Day 29 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ friends, time, mistakes, fighting, through, end Inside The Dragon’s Lair It iz almozt done, little one? Yup, tomorrow is the last day. How do you feel about zat? Tired, a bit sad that it’s going … Continue reading
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Tagged diologue, dragon, Marananthaheth, NaPoWriMo, poem a day, poetry prompts, Queen, reclaiming, We Are The Champions
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Dialogue With My Dragon
For 1sojournal NaPoWriMo Poetry Prompt #26: Day 26 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ dragons, course, become, compass, sail, soul padded, lock, hides, deepening, conquer, definitions Dialogue With My Dragon Zzo, little one, you have come to my lair bearing questionz? Not exactly…more for inspiration. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1sojournal, dialogue, dragon, making poems, Marananthaheth, NaPoWriMo, poem a day, Poetry prompt, sibilant hiss
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