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Tag: brevity of life

Posted on February 15, 2021February 12, 2021

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A Dribble is a 4-line poem with exactly 100 characters (spaces and punctuation not included).

Posted on January 30, 2021

Incremental Poetry ~ 68 Lines

"Figures in the Snow", written as an Ocarina (Sestina-like form)

Posted on January 20, 2020January 7, 2020

Incremental Poetry ~ 55 Lines

"So Leaf Subsides" written as a Rhaiku, a 3-stanza poem consisting of a haiku, a rhymed stanza, and a free verse stanza

Posted on December 24, 2018December 22, 2018

Incremental Poetry ~ 24 Lines

Couplet Chain ~ a series of open and closed rhyming couplets

Posted on December 12, 2018November 21, 2018

The Last Leaf

The last leaf must fall....

Posted on October 8, 2018October 1, 2018

Incremental Poetry ~ 13 Lines

Chaucerian Roundel ~ a tercet, quatrain, and sestet with a refrain

Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

Counting

...and we strain our eyes to see some more,
always looking—and counting, counting...

Posted on August 29, 2018August 29, 2018

On This Earth

And of some, have compassion, making a difference.

Posted on August 7, 2018

He Knows Not How to Wait

But he left me standing there alone, for he knows not how to wait.

Posted on March 29, 2018March 30, 2018

Starry Night

Another Ravenfly to whet your appetite and get you ready to write your own....

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Your daily prompts to spur on your writing

talesfromthemadhouse

mind-bending stories, and poetry

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Author, Poet, Blogger, Father, Reader And More

Simply Chronically Ill

thoughts from someone who lives it

Astra Poetica

Exploring a Universe of Poetry: a 52-Week Poetic Form Challenge

Poems for Warriors

"Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love." 1 Cor. 16:13-14

flashlight batteries - Ali Grimshaw

writing circles & poetry to keep your light on

Zoolon Audio

Guitarist / Songwriter / Blogger

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Natalie. Writer. Photographer. Etc.

Sorting Life's Issues with Jess