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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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About That First Poem
For Poets United: Poetry Pantry #309 http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/ About That First Poem I think that we’re beginning to remember that the first poets didn’t come out of a classroom, that poetry began when somebody walked off of a savanna or out … Continue reading
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Tagged first time, poem, Poetry Pantry, poets, Poets United, quotes, shooting star, soul, writing poetry
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Finding Self Again
For The Sunday Whirl poetry prompt: Wordle # 162 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ pigeons, mate, flutter, stuck, laugh, smile, face report, survey, need, meeting, north, treat, squeak Finding Self Again Heartbeat flutters in chest like pigeon stuck in coop kept from doing one thing … Continue reading
Percival?
For Musical Notes Prompt #4: Final Tuesday Free For All http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ Percival?* If I had been born a man I might have been that one who ran around tilting at windmills. Instead, I’m a woman who stands in the gap … Continue reading
Standing In The Gap
Standing In The Gap Canyon is a gap between two earthen faces. Would take a scientist to explain how time’s erosion and liquid life flowing, separated common ground once held by two stone faces. There is a gap between … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, between faces, canyon, daughter, desire, experience, father, feelings, free-form, friend, gaps, god, mother, physical faces, poem, son, spaces, Standing In The Gap, theory, tilting at windmills, wish, writing poetry
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Intro and Title Poem
There is usually some kind of story behind the writing of each poem. The writing of each piece is a new experience each time, at least that has been my experience. Inspiration comes from such diverse sources, sometimes directly connected to ones … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, blog, blue with knowledge, challenge, changing landscape, curiosity, diverse sources, enlightenment, expansion, explanations, feathers, forgiven rage, fresh and new, frustration, images, Marsha K. Nelson, Monday, music, open doors, patience, questions, quiet contemplation, shy words, someone else's poetry, soul songs, Soul's Music, SpiderInk, story, theme, tickle, Title Poem, water line, winds of soul, writing poetry
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Soul's Music 