A night of poetry and friends last night at Salem Poetry Continue reading “Dec 14 prompts & poem”
Monday was a 30th anniversary of sorts – I keep circling around it coming closer to being able to give it a voice, Continue reading “Dec 13 prompts & poem”
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Yesterday, Dec 12th ended up biding a “no-device” Day; I took an early morning art webinar which, apparently, ended up eating all of Pixy’s battery Continue reading “Dec 11 & 12 prompts & poem”
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Don’t just defend your Human Rights; put yourself out there for defending others’ rights as well, As the saying goes “Together we stand; Continue reading “Dec 10 prompt & poem”
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Wet wintery rain today- but looking forward to this cozy afternoon of friends come and poetry next to the wood Continue reading “Dec 9 prompt & poem”
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So poems interpreting another art form, AKA Art or music, is termed as being ekphrasis and – yep – we are doing ekphrastic poem all this holiday month as the days get colder Continue reading “Dec 7 prompt & poem”
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Today is National Apple Day. We say apples are very American – there is apple pie, apple crumble, apple cider, legendary Johnny Appleseed – and one of my favorite love tokens, apple cider donuts. I spent Saturday evening sipping hot apple tea in front of a talkative wood fire.
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Nothing to me is a scary & spooky as a spider. And many stories use them to up the fear factor. Tolkein inserts the Spiders of Mirkwood in Hobbit & Shelob in Return of the King. Aragog & his children in Harry Potter. In Doctor Who, itis the arachnoids, (Think I geek much?) Arachnophobia. The early myths of Arachne. Etcetera, etcetera etcetera.
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Today’s prompt comes from one of my favorite Halloween movies, and – no – It’s not horror or suspense. But family-friendly “Hocus Pocus”.
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Let’s do two prompts for today. Continue reading “Oct 6 prompt and poem”
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Following on the theme of spooky Halloween prompts … Continue reading “Oct 5 prompt and poem”
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Today’s prompt is for those who like to cook … Continue reading “Oct 4 prompt and poem”
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Today, I want to note that it is International Day of Non-Violence. As an advocate of peace, I just can’t let a day like this go Continue reading “Oct 2 prompt and poem”
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October has now started AND I do plan on playing with spooky monstrous prompts this month. I love Halloween almost as much as Americans love their coffee. Almost, but not quite as much. For coffee is not a yearly indulgence nor a monthly one – not even a daily one – but an hourly indulgence.
Given what today is, I am waiting until tomorrow for the supernatural, freaky prompts. Today is International Coffee Day – Celebrate as you Continue reading “Oct 1 prompt and poem”
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Sunday morning and I’m baking bread. Which is a minor miracle around this house Continue reading “Sept 30 prompt and poem”
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Wednesday – which means #1linewed writing game on Twitter. Today’s theme is “dare”. Continue reading “Sept 26 prompt and poem”
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Today’s post is going to be short & sweet, as Monday has used up all my metaphorical spoons.
But it is a prompt that is Continue reading “Sept 25 prompt and poem”
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Sept 8th’s prompt is “your dreams follow you” Continue reading “Sept 8 prompt & poem”
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Aug 22nd’s prompt is “this was perplexing; he never had someone fail to die before” Continue reading “Aug 22 prompt”
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Aug 21st’s prompt was “the cost of not following your heart is spending the rest of your life wishing you had” Continue reading “Aug 21 prompts”
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Aug 20th’s prompt is “a hitman did not kill you because you were to “change the world”; they’re back to check your progress “ Continue reading “Aug 20 prompt”
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I’ve been dealing with a painful ankle, a tiny MHE hook that is literately chewing up muscles and nerves. …
So when I realize how far behind I am Continue reading “Aug 19 prompt”
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Happy Tuesday. Let’s have a little fun with today, shall we?
Tuesday’s July 24 prompt is “the world’s only hope is Jerry (the comic book cashier)”
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Okay … let’s do this. I think of have my stuff prepped.
Wednesday, July 17th’s prompt is from the list … “mystery of pebbles”. … Continue reading “July 18 prompt & poem”
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In Salem, we are getting a reminder of how precious clean water is. And how easy it is to screw up communications.
The past week we have had cyanotoxins in our tap water. Of course – our City did not notify us until late Tuesday Continue reading “June 1 prompt”
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Ariel, Pacific NW poet 