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Tag Archives: NaPoWriMo
A Tribute
A Tribute Sometimes get lost in the words. Can waste hours meandering through meanings. Smell the green of anticipation or feel the hardened crust of an idea gone stale from lack of simply breathing. Stepping stones creating an ever-curving path … Continue reading
Bonfire Lights
Bonfire Lights Sparks fly upward dance in darkness for one moment. Then drift downward on evening breeze becoming only ash to be swept aside. But in that one moment they burn with desire to be one with their distant sisters … Continue reading
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Tagged ash, bonfire, burn, dance, desire, NaPoWriMo, Poetry Pantry, Poets United, sparks
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“when she bedded her zinnias”
For NaPoWriMo: Day 30 – Final Poem http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ …when she bedded her zinnias… Stood off to one side clapping hands as she rooted memory in rich moist soil of fertile mind. Tapping roots of that other garden meant to trap, … Continue reading
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Tagged final poem, garden, NaPoWriMo, Paul Simon, poem a day, Poetry prompt, roots, stepping stones, Under African Skies
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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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Different Lives
For NaPoWriMo: Day 28 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ ride, lost, tide, broke, water, still, divide, drop, remain Different Lives A child lost in childish things, picking up language of music and words. Rebellious teenager learning how to lie. Young adult thinking marriage would … Continue reading
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Tagged Highwayman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristoferson, NaPoWriMo, poem a day, purple tree, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, woman
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Another Dream
For NaPoWriMow: Day 27 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com fireflies, lit, sleep, door, turns, fall Another Dream Left my door open just a crack, then turned over and fell asleep. Watched fireflies flit and flutter against the ceiling, then fly in kaleidoscopic formations, dazzling … Continue reading
Posted in Another Dream
Tagged dreams, Fireflies, kaleidoscopic formations, lines, machinations, NaPoWriMo, Owl City, poem a day, Poetry prompt, words
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Soul-Mates
For NaPoWriMo: Day 26 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com music, defenses, sensation, tender, truth, imagination, night, listen, Soul-Mates You want the truth? I think color and music share the same soul. Both been around forever, can be both tough and tender. Seep into senses, … Continue reading
Posted in Soul-Mates
Tagged color, music, Music of The Night, NaPoWriMo, Phantom of The Opera, poem a day, Poetry prompt, Soul-Mates, wholeness
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Hello Goodbye
For NaPoWriMo: Day 25 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com Hello, Goodbye Hey Brother stop trying to Wake Me Up. I know you are one of those Rainy Day People, Livin’ On A Prayer, trying to find that Stairway To Heaven. But don’t Lean On … Continue reading
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Tagged chance meeting, italicized song titles, NaPoWriMo, poem a day, Poetry prompt
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As Nightingales Sing
For NaPoWriMo: Day 24 Sunday Smorgasbord http://1sojournal.wordpress.com For Sunday’s Whirligig: Wordle #56 http://sundayswhirligig.blogspot.com/ cooling, ascend, flesh, wine, grapes, knock, burst, salt, nightingales, babes, prick, temples For The Sunday Whirl: Wordle # 248 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ scar, hide, fire, prophet, vision, unholy, naked, … Continue reading
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Tagged epiphany, NaPoWriMo, Paula, poem a day, Poets United, Sundays Whirligig, The Sunday Whirl, word lists, writing prompts
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Sometimes A Girl’s Just Gotta Have Fun
For NaPoWriMo: Day 23 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ rainbow, lemon, bloom, dare, fly, why Sometimes A Girl’s Just Gotta Have Fun When asked why, she told me in confidence, that someone dared her to fly up and over a rainbow. Then plummet back … Continue reading
Soul's Music 