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June 18, 2021

Sixains and Paint Chips

It’s Friday again. This week has dragged and flown by at the same time. I don’t quite understand it, but that’s how it feels. Anyway, we are into the S section of the poetry dictionary and there were a lot of good choices. I was...

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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...

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March 9, 2021

Thoughts on “Have I Given Up?”

It’s C.S. Lewis time again. I am loving getting back to this journal that lay dormant in my blank journal bin for far too long. And today’s quote comes from a letter I’ve not read before. I hope you like it. The Quote I know...

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January 31, 2020

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #5

I can’t believe it’s week five of my Paint Chip Poetry Prompt. Only 47 more to go after this one. That’s assuming I can manage to stick with it all year long. Participation hasn’t been as robust as I had hoped, but there have been...

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April 3, 2019

Gone Home

“Death is not a period but a comma in the story of life.” — Amos J. Farver ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ She’s gone home and will be missed She jumped the comma and flew off to the second clause Her beautiful soprano voice and kind spirit graced this...

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April 26, 2016

Heaven

All things new, peace abounds Singing is an awesome sound The glory of our God is great Every need of mine He’ll sate River of life eternal flows Tree of life beside it grows No more sorrow, no more pain Calf beside the lion has...

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March 7, 2016

Choices

A forced grin a false I’m okay are all I’ve got It’s been three years, three years today since you left with me not knowing not for sure anyway where you have gone Heaven or hell those are the choices Which did you choose? ___________________________________ At...

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October 9, 2015

Ode to the Road

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions Philanthropy lauded in the news Love of the limelight for altruism Millions spent by famous ones who garner billions upon billions start foundations seeking donations from peasants in need of charity But the road...

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September 24, 2015

The End and the Beginning

Over at dVerse Poets Pub today Gayle is asking us to write Japanese death poems, preferably in the tanka or haiku form (though she said we didn’t have to adhere to strict syllable counts). I decided to write a tanka, which I’ve never done before....

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September 3, 2015

I’m Not Ready — Dual Dodoitsu

My first dodoitsu, a Japanese poetry form new to me that I learned earlier this week from Kanzen Sakura. I’m sharing it today for dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night #154. I’m Not Ready I am not ready for autumn at all, pumpkin spice everywhere,...

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