Poetry Month
Poetry Month – April 29
When I created this prompt, I’d had a conversation with a dear friend about aging, about coming to the end of our lives. She called it going home. I remember thinking how we are always headed home. Hence, the prompt.…Poetry Month – April 28
I went to the prison last night. We had a beautiful class. Our leader asked us to imagine “A day in the life of…” It could be anyone or anything and then we had to guess who or what they…Poetry Month – April 27
The actual prompt was ‘an opportunity,’ but I got distracted by the length of the word, my cat Otis walking in the room and the fact that an opportunity may turn to shit. Fun with poetry. OPPORTUNITY Opportunitytakes up…
Poetry Month – April 26
When I first saw this prompt, I thought of words that set particular fates in motion. Yes, I could have turned a happier ending. Could have. Didn’t. THE THING THAT CAN NEVER BE SAID They danced around itWith rolled…
Poetry Month – April 25
The pandemic is over. Sheltering in place is done. We are gathering again. In great festive groups. While I love being amongst people I love again, I grew to love the simplest ways of being together. INVITATION ComeRest
Here…
Poetry Month – April 24
I stared at this prompt for quite a while. At first I wandered around trying to find some link between shoes and hats that fit. Nope. Then I thought about the Kentucky Derby for a while hoping for a hat…Poetry Month – April 23
It’s late. Hence, the haiku HEARTBREAK Swell, pinch, maybe clogThe thing that beats inside us
Never really breaks…
Poetry Month – April 22
I swear I have no memory of writing this prompt on the index card: “Tell us your name, your real name and all the names that were never truly yours” But it sure was fun to spin out. Each one…Poetry Month – April 21
So when I pulled the prompt this morning, nothing sparked. And then time collapsed into one thing after another. I noodled on it once or twice but really, I let myself drift in the flow of book writing friends from…L2-Writing Right Now
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