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Alphabet Haiku Challenge — Q

image link queenly quakerfish quickly quiveringly quell quibbling questions

Poetry Day 25 — Bride’s Revenge

image link Today’s prompt is “door swings both ways” and the suggested form is triquain . Swinging door made me think saloon. The following is a “triquain chain”. swinging door midnight, Rosie’s Saloon sauntering in, looking for trouble chorus of chairs screech back, bartender grabs shotgun even the girls pause to look, then run…

Poetry –manifestation

https://gph.is/2udQdvv gif link A thumping, a glumping, a bumping is heard I turn and there’s nothing, I swear. It’s darkening, fear’s hearkening. Then suddenly, a dank chill fills the air. Shawl pulled closer, mood grows moroser, Sparks prickle the ends of my hair. Mood’s getting intense, I light the incense. Oh dear, what’s…

Poetry Day 24 — kedi

“Dogs think people are God, but cats don’t. Cats are aware of God’s existence. Cats know that people act as middlemen to God’s will. They’re not ungrateful, they just know better.” – unnamed Instanbul resident in the film, kedi “kedi” (2016) is a documentary by Ceyda Torun. The blurb at imdb describes it as, “A…

Poetry Day 23 — See Me

For OctWriPoMo, “today’s prompt is See Me. I love the simplicity and strength of this statement. What is it that you wish others knew about you? What would you want those in your closest relationships to acknowledge? What is your truth?” The suggested form is haibun which is a combination of prose, then haiku…

Poetry Day 22 — Betrayal

image link The prompt today is betrayal. It seems to happen so much, the question must be asked if betrayal is not an immutable part of human nature. There are levels of betrayal, all painful, but some more harmful than others. I chose to free form it but split it into 2 halves. …

Word of the day challenge — magnetism

image link you depend upon the ratio of positive to negative, where enough positive draws me towards your center. i’m stuck to you in a physical, unbreakable bond – unless your elements shift. Word of the Day Challenge — magnetism