Tag: poetry
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I miss you, All is well
Here is a poem I repurposed for my husband’s obituary. They had put a general poem in there that I ain’t like, and I was like gimme me a minute. I went through years of half finished, written but unedited, completed but unpublished l, published but not quite right poems until I came to this…
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Stardust: (Sunday Whirl 584)
My take on the “Sunday Whirl” for this week, is called “Stardust.” The whirl looked like this: No idea what happened with the form. I think I started out considering a Sonnet but it went awry. Still works tho I think. Enjoy. “Stardust”She gathers stardust in her wake each nightThe moonshine glistening clear against black…
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Advice to Dorothy as She Elopes with the Tin Man
This clever poem hit home… whew!😮💨 enjoy this poem by Mrs. Judy. LifeLessons Advice to Dorothy as She Elopes with the Tin Man I can’t fathom your reasons. Why would you settle for an older lover who’s made out of metal? It’s … Advice to Dorothy as She Elopes with the Tin Man
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Fine Lines of Sorrow
Grief has no timeline. Just time and linesOf memoriesStalking me.While I seem fine,Fine lines defineWhat’s missing.And quite insidiously,Grief creeps, a vineThat takes time to windUp in meAnd surprise meEvery time.It has no point. Just lines And linesOf the tears I tendTo weep.Kisha GreatJoy Spencer
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Never More – A Whirlback on a Monday
Decided to take the whirl since I’ve been skimping on writing poetry! This once is my take on an interlocking or interconnecting ruba’i. Basically it’s an AABA BBCB CCAC. No graphic today because I’m procrastinating and am about to go write a paper on systems thinking. Enjoy.😀 Never MoreA mute shadow now casted foreThe moon…
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I am looking for love: Wordle 569
Hello! I’m a week late and oh well! My life… the turmoil has been endless. And when there is an attack on my peace, my writing suffers. And yet! Here I am. A day late and a dollar short. But here. This is last week’s Wordle, and I will work on today’s for tomorrow. Meanwhile,…
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Avian, #275
I chose to use loop poetry (Shout out to dVerse for always having descriptions and examples) for this one since the word and syllable count were open. A bit more abstract than my usual. But! I like it. Enjoy. Avian When she flies clouds partPart of it the forceForce not all the reasonReason is they…
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Here’s to new challenges: Sunday Whirls
I love challenges. This one is a new one I found reading someone else’s work. Excited even though I know myself all too well! The first one will be a bust in the obedience department; the second one will hit the mark but maybe not the movement of the first. I can say to you…
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Wander
“Wandering” Instead of making it okay for youI’m trying to make it all right for me.Your comfort had become my kryptonite.Now I have broken free, put the cape down, And have wandered off into the world To be myself.
Kisha Creates 