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Questions About The Quest

Posted on April 16, 2021 by 1sojournal

You might ask why? Why all this searching, and seeking?What is it we are looking to find as we travel this endless climb into an unknown future? And why would we, should we, nurture such a quest?If it’s all just … Continue reading →

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Yet

Posted on May 4, 2020 by 1sojournal

Knows her days are numbered, whirling fast. Sometimes laughs to think she has become one of the fragile and vulnerable. Yet something deep inside continues to call her to task. In a grating, sometimes angry voice. Wakes her in middle … Continue reading →

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Stray Thought 9

Posted on November 9, 2017 by 1sojournal

“You are very good with metaphors, but I want to know what the butterfly sucked up, in all that fluttering around, and did the fiercely focused hawk find the prize that would satisfy her hunger?” Elizabeth Crawford 11/9/2017 Posted to … Continue reading →

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Love With A Capital L

Posted on December 22, 2016 by 1sojournal

For Creativity Challenge Day 32: prayer http://1sojournal.wordpress.com Love With A Capital L Okay, I’ll admit it, I’m afraid of the darkness that swirls around me. That seemingly is overtaking the people of this country. Tearing it apart, creating divisions that … Continue reading →

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Mythopoesis 4 – Beginning To Learn

Posted on April 4, 2015 by 1sojournal

For NaPoWriMo Day 4 Beginning To Learn Thank you, Mama, for the warm cereal with brown sugar sprinkled on it. That made my tummy warm and I’m not scared anymore, but maybe we shouldn’t talk about dreams, okay? Are you … Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on March 14, 2015 by 1sojournal

For The Sunday Whirl prompt: Wordle 203 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com rustling, dry, sweet, deck, tear, monkeys, blasphemy, whole, born, plague, will, keep Questions How does one speak of blasphemy? Of a church dealing from double, plague-ridden deck of definitions. One for itself, another … Continue reading →

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Poem Starting With a Line by Anne Sexton

Posted on April 25, 2013 by 1sojournal

For Miz Quickly’s Impromptu Poetry Day 25: “Poem Starting with a Line by _______” is your title. http://imprompt.wordpress.com/ Poem Starting With a Line by Anne Sexton Kind Sir: This is an old game. One darts ahead leaving whispered trail of … Continue reading →

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Definitives

Posted on October 4, 2012 by 1sojournal

For Musical Notes Poetry Prompt #9 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayxbY9mImKo Definitives Know who, what, I am, but still have questions. Which means I’m alive and fine. Elizabeth Crawford 10/4/12 Today’s inspiration is Closer To Fine by The Indigo Girls Notes: Took a ride … Continue reading →

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Who Woulda Thought

Posted on November 5, 2011 by 1sojournal

November PAD Challenge Day 5: For today’s prompt, write a broken poem http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts/2011-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-5 Who Woulda Thought? That laying down broken lines might mend ragged edges of a soul, filling holes carefully mined by fluttering fingers, stepping as lightly as butterfly … Continue reading →

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Right or Wrong Song

Posted on November 20, 2010 by 1sojournal

PAD Challenge #20 for Poetic Asides For today’s prompt, write a “what’s wrong or right” poem. Right or Wrong Song What is right for me might be wrong for you. Would be wrong for me to make you do … Continue reading →

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