Category: Free Verse Friday
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Free Verse Friday: The Way It’s Drawn
For this Friday, write about something you find beautiful or inspiring. The Way It’s Drawn Something so beautifulsteals your breath. Gives you peaceand lets your mind linger,providing an anchor of hope. A flowerthat you rush to draw. Expandingon making the beauty last. Examining every detailthat makes it beautifully unique. The photo never matchesthe beauty of…
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Free Verse Friday: Who Knew She Would Bloom
Unexpected Free Verse Friday This Free Verse Friday was unexpected. While about to write my response to my Prompt Friday, this poem said no I need to be written now. It came fast and was emotionally heavy. It didn’t ask for permission; it just showed up. I really love this poem. Who Knew She Would…
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Free Verse Friday: Mentally Tapped
This Week’s Free Verse Friday Write how you feel without filters. Write fast and unapologetically. Mentally Tapped My mental capacity is blocked.Too much complaining.Too many things that can’t be changed.Too much self-destruction.Too many empty words lingering in the air.They suffocate with a high-pitched frequency.Exhausted from seeing your faces.Sleep is a distant memory.This toxicity must be…
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Free Verse Friday: How Beautifully You Fly
Welcome to Another Free Verse Friday I wrote this poem in just a few minutes. How fast can you write a free verse poem? The clock starts now. How Beautifully You Fly Butterfly, Butterfly, how beautifully you fly.With elegance and purity, you glide.You make spring and summer bright.Your multicolored wings bring light and peace.Each flap…
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Free Verse Friday: Words of Agency
Welcome to Another Free Verse Friday. For today’s Free Verse Friday, challenge yourself. Set a timer for five minutes and see what comes out. Words of Agency As I get older, I think about all the dreams I want to come true.Living out my dreams inside my head. Hoping they gain agency. Envisioning all the…
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Free Verse Friday: 40
Welcome to Another Free Verse Friday. This week’s poem reflects on one of life’s major milestones. Turning forty often brings a mix of reflection, uncertainty, acceptance, and hope. “40” explores the realization that while some dreams may have been delayed and some expectations left unmet, there is still time to embrace change, pursue new beginnings,…
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Free Verse Friday – The Author of Murder
We slay with sayings.Words cutting like knives.Blood spatter.Someone lying on the floor.A pool of blood.The plot thickens.Whodunit?Was it Jack, Bobby, or Johnny?Too many to choose—A red herring shows its face.Yet nothing falls into place. Join the Conversation Drop your verse in the comments. If you enjoyed this poem, follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest…
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Free Verse Friday – Show Up
Show up when it’s tough.Show up when you have nothing to say.Show up when life gets too busy.Show up when doubt creeps in. Show up when only three words come out.Show up when everyone is telling you you’ll never make it.Show up when social media interaction is low.Show up when your family is driving you…