Tag Archives: writing

April 1st

Posted on April 1, 2021 by 1sojournal

It’s April 1st. And I am a fool. Trying to write words. Pretending I know what I’m doing. Trying to make a poemwhen I haven’t done soin ages. Where to begin? At the beginning. Used to do this thingwith seeming … Continue reading →

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Stray Thought 2

Posted on November 2, 2017 by 1sojournal

No. To even consider sainthood as a path would eliminate the possibility. Elizabeth Crawford 11/2/2017 Posted to Micropoetry Month: 2017 https://thotpurge.wordpress.com/2017/11/02/micropoetry-month-nov-2017-2/ Save Save Save

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April PAD Challenge: Day 15

Posted on April 15, 2017 by 1sojournal

Paper Life How else to be our own best friend? ___1sojournal My life is a piece of paper. Find breath between lines of a far from empty notebook. Define contours of my story with writing pens or colored pencils, scattered … Continue reading →

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April PAD Challenge: Day 5

Posted on April 5, 2017 by 1sojournal

April is national poetry month, and is celebrated by a Poem A Day challenge to anyone who loves poetry. I am busy teaching an online class, but will attempt to offer something each day, through the month. Simple short verses, … Continue reading →

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One Big Mistake

Posted on December 15, 2016 by 1sojournal

For Creativity Challenge Day 25: Mistakes http://1sojournal.wordpress.com One Big Mistake The personal is political and The political is personal Long ago, when I first started writing, that was a new and even popular statement. Knew of it, but didn’t … Continue reading →

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To Find Meaning

Posted on November 25, 2016 by 1sojournal

For Creativity Challenge: Day 5, meaning http://1sojournal.wordpress.com To Find Meaning Words, random letters marching across page, yet giving definition to thought/feeling for both reader and writer. Colors, stroked over canvas of choice, yet speaking to heart and soul of their … Continue reading →

Posted in To Find Meaning | Tagged color, creativity challenge, definition, healing, Joseph Campbell, meaning, story, value, writing | 5 Comments

Creative Healing

Posted on June 12, 2016 by 1sojournal

The Sunday Whirl: Wordle #255 https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ whirring, smirk, churn, splatter, chat, tin, trim, lemon, scar, left, chisel, dig Sunday’s Whirligig: Wordle #63 http://sundayswhirligig.blogspot.com/ flashes, moments, uneasy, recall, week, writing, altered, distorted, three, sister, years, came Poets United: Poetry Pantry #306 … Continue reading →

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Mythopoesis 11 – Dreaming A Poem

Posted on April 11, 2015 by 1sojournal

For NaPoWriMo Day 11 Dreaming A Poem Mama, I had a dream last night. A good one, I think. Do you want to tell me about it? A woman, Lizbeth came and showed me how to write a poem. And … Continue reading →

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When Wordle Words Won’t Work

Posted on June 8, 2014 by 1sojournal

For The Sunday Whirl: Wordle #164 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ muffled, sizzle, back, language, numbers, single, right, power, existence, stomping, hello, place When Wordle Words Won’t Work List of words was singularly simple. Said hello and sat back to wait for sizzle of power … Continue reading →

Posted in When Wordle Words Won't Work | Tagged far horizon, herd of buffalo, Poetry prompt, prayer, silence, The Sunday Whirl, word list, wordle, writing | 16 Comments

At Mid Point

Posted on April 29, 2014 by 1sojournal

For 1sojournal NaPoWriMo Poetry Prompt #29: Day 29 http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ tiger, pain, healthy, drifted, tomes, drug, cheated, baths, voracious, space, seek, boulder, skin, breeze, scent, swaying, mesmerized, admiration, habitat, grace, epitome, haunches, bidding, stunned, sent, secret At Mid-Point A secret untold … Continue reading →

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