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D’Verse Poets Pub Quadrille #47 – leap
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A Lover Leaps
My heart said,
“Go ahead, take a leap.”
But my brain said,
“No, no, no – you might
Get hurt.”
You smiled
A tender smile
Your blue eyes sparkled
With joy
My heart took a deep breath
My brain closed it’s eyes
I leapt
2017 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 11
Write an ‘unlucky’ poem
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Worn Out Luck
my heart took off her lucky socks
rolled them up into a ball
tossed them in the refuse box
my heart took off her lucky socks
they had become a paradox
there was no luck in them at all
my heart took off her lucky socks
rolled them up into a ball
Straight From the Heart
for your information
this poem speaks from
the heart
no part has been analyzed or
organized or otherwise
compromised
it says what it means even
if that means it must stay up
all night to consult with the moon
learning how to make you swoon
this poem holds out its hand
to offer its love
no secondhand moonbeam or
tarnished star trinket to
place on a shelf
this poem offers itself
unpolished, unvarnished
not garnished with roses
false glittery poses
this poem tells the truth
for your information
this poem is in love
with you
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Wednesday Poetry Prompt #411 at Poetic Asides – write an ‘information’ poem
Another Double Elevenie for NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-three
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Peace Once More
carapace
hard, brittle
surrounds my heart
protection from his lies
lonely
chisel
finding cracks
letting in love
learning to trust again
peace
d’verse Poets Pub – Poetics : The River
Paul Dear is the guest bartender at the Pub tonight and he’s got things flowing with the prompt ‘The River’
Silence
I wrote a river of words
In rhyme, free verse, sonnet
Then I built a little boat
And sailed from one end
Of your heart to the other
Avoiding rapids of heartbeats
And ripples of emotions
Listening for the echo of love
And hear only silence
Out of Standard: Multiple Choice
It’s time for some Multiple Choice in the Garden
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Choices
You brought me a star
Shall I wish upon it
Or fling it back into the night
You brought me a song
Shall I sing it back to you
Or muffle the melody
You brought me a poem
Shall I recite it aloud
Or let it sit on the shelf
You brought me your heart
I will hold it tenderly
Next to mine
It’s all about WALLS in the Garden today
Wide Open
some might build walls
for protection
for isolation
for immunity
after their hearts have
been broken
keeping other hearts out
fearing more damage
but I will keep my heart open
to life as it comes
each bruise or tear
making it smater, stronger –
bolder
Over at d’Verse Poets Pub, Mish has us taking a closer look at the art of Ally Saunders for some inspiration.
I chose her work titled Crossing the River. You can see more of her art here
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Crossing the River – Ally Saunders
Your Heart
Bring me your heart
Unadorned
Unburdened
With past lives and
Worn out feelings
Bring me your true heart
Your joyful heart
Your mournful heart
Your trusting heart
Bring me your fragile heart
Let me tenderly
Lovingly
Stow it away
Throw away the key
Bring me your heart
And I will
Give you mine
This week in the Garden, Kim from writinginnorthnorfolk has asked us to condense a poem by Pablo Neruda by at least half, using our own voice. I chose to really condense the poem Sweetness, always, into a Shadorma.
Weekend Mini Challenge: Condense a Poem
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Write poems
Filled only with words
From your soul
Simple words
Words that sing and soar before
Landing in my heart
Quadrille # 22 – scar
The Phrenologist
The charlatan claimed to
Be able to read the bumps
And dents on my scull
He massaged, prodded
Poked, stroked
Then told me I was kind,
stubborn
A little sensitive
What would he tell me
If he could read the scars
On my heart
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De has us scar(ffing) up words to fill a Quadrille over at d’Verse Poets Pub
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