Tag: Poem A Day
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17 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
A Poem for Still Life … Moon. Trees. River. Fallen leaves.One plain brown bird whose heartRings like trinkets. Winged chorister. Each star. A far beacon breaksA new day for an old world. EveryDawn writes new poems for thee. I would not teach a nightingale to Sing sweetly, nor snout this nightFor truffles under a halo…
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16 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
Nameless … He knew the measure of itwhen he ran along the fence,knew the measureof cold heavens shining. Four bones, thinner than night –on limbs to carry him tirelessly.And his fur was the colourof salt-edged sand or windscattered across frost. And I hummed him a tune of5 twilight notes, an ancientsummoning lest we forget,a tune…
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15 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
A House Built By Wind … There’s a house built in the corner of the sky,Where stars rain down like snow and leaf.A short broad candle’s a welcoming lightAnd set on the sill’s a white heart-shaped stone.It’s a house in the midst of northern wind,Standing upright-firm on old oak tree roots, It grows deep as…
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14 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
Luck … Luck … is the personwho tosses a stonein the welland makes a wishwhen they hear a splash Unlucky … is the personwho fills their wellwith stones Written for PAD Day 13 Poem-a-Day Challenge “Luck/Unlucky”. Some artwork is created using Midjourney AI, and is identified as such in the ALT text or captioned. Images are copyright…
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13 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
Feeling Poorly … should draw loved-ones together,like what a bowl of Doritos does sitting there on the table. He’s back in hospital, our Mike, his failing immune systemthat makes him susceptibleto sneezes in the next county,but the doc says, No worries. He’s okay. Written for PAD (Poem-a-Day) Challenge, Day 12 Two-for-Tuesday (feeling better and/or feeling worse) and dVerse Poets…
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12 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
Lost and … set back off the old roadthere’s a house that waitsquiet and dreaming,hushed and peacefulin winter’s early twilight. I am sure ghosts of timeroam in the empty rooms,that they walk softlyon the stairs, and I expectto see a face watching me, a woman perhaps, her eyeslost to dreams but I only seemy own…
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11 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
Lost … many a young soldier’s nameto song or story, who gave their lifefor someone’s glory. A banner of warthat the centuries sigh for –A banner over fieldsthat their spirits still cry for –It’s some other’s dream thatthey were called to died for. Let our hearts not forget what filledtheir own hearts with hope. Note:…
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11 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
Three Poems of 10 or Less Words … I.Honey Bee Beesin bee-loud glades,peace dropping fromveils of morning. II.Light Sanity Salt-air and starstwittering in my lungs,like nested birds. III.Armistice Day Peace.A soul’s perception Of space. Written for Day 10 of the Writers’ Digest Poam-a-Day Challenge: prompt word: 10 words or less. Some artwork is created using Midjourney…
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10 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
Armistice … Peace.A soul’s disregardOf space. Today is Remembrance Sunday in the UK. Written for Day 10 of the Writers’ Digest Poam-a-Day Challenge: prompt word: 10 words or less Some artwork is created using Midjourney AI, and is identified as such in the ALT text or captioned. Images are copyright and not to used without permission,…
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10 Nov: Poem-a-Day Challenge
Weird … And there she is. My grandmother.Those unmistakable eyes and a mutely stare. … and she says,“How strange the wind that blows ashesthrough the sea as if on its breath. Wind sucking at windowpanes,soft as butterfly wings or an echo. What a strange thing, wind –it can blow down your houseor smell sweet as…
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