April 30, 2021 What Is a Paint Chip Poem? Once again, I am offering a kind of free write this week. We are in the P section of the poetry dictionary and I decided to go with an easy one. I might stay in the P section again next week and go with something... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 22
April 23, 2021 Object Poems with Paint Chips It’s Friday once again and time for another paint chip poetry prompt. This week we are in the O section of the poetry dictionary. I was torn between two of the entries, until I actually pulled the paint chips and found one that I could... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 13
April 16, 2021 Narrative Poetry and Paint Chips Hey there, poetry friends. Sorry for the missed prompt last week. A family issue was taking up all of my thoughts and energy and I just couldn’t get it done. But I’m back and I don’t plan to make a habit of missing Friday prompts.... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 15
April 2, 2021 Metonymy and Paint Chip Poetry Spring is in full swing. Perhaps new life will make its way into some of our poems for this prompt. We are in the M section of the poetry journal and there were quite a few options, but many of them we way too long... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 21
March 26, 2021 Paint Chips and a Line of Verse This week we are in the L section of the poetry dictionary and there were a few fun options to choose from. I did consider limerick, but my cousin Ron already wrote limericks last week. The lai and the lai nouveau were viable options. I’ve... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 11
March 19, 2021 Paint Chip Poetry Free Write My apologies to those of you waiting for today’s Paint Chip Poetry Prompt. I’m in the middle of coordinating the Oregon Christian Writers Cascade Writing Contest and it is taking much more time and energy than I thought it would. There is none left over... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 11
March 12, 2021 Kyrielle and Paint Chip Poetry If I had to pick a favorite poetry form, it would probably be the kyrielle. I’ve penned a few, here and on Anchored Voices. It’s an easy form to master or to at least have some fun with. To be honest, even if there had... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 10
March 11, 2021 Droplets Falling Silver Falls State Park in Oregon is a lovely place for hiking. Miles of trails and many falls make for a great outing. My husband and I visited there a few years ago. I took this video from behind one of the falls where the... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 0
March 7, 2021 All I Have Left: A Poem for Peggy Today marks eight years since the day my sister Peggy died of breast cancer. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss her in some small way, sometimes in a big way. Last year I wrote this poem to submit to a publication that... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Memoir/Poetry Comments: 0
March 5, 2021 Juxtaposition and Paint Chips My choices were limited this week. I mean really limited. There is a single entry in the J section of the poetry dictionary. I don’t know what I’m going to do the next time we get to J. Other letters will have to provide more... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 17