Tag: poetry
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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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And You Thought You Couldn’t Finish
Are you a writer who has never finished a poem, story, or novel? It’s okay. It’s not a bad thing, because you can finish. Don’t let that overwhelming feeling rob you of completing your goal. You are going to learn how to finish writing projects faster. Once you learn how to finish smaller projects, you…
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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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An Old Poetry Style – Does It Still Exist?
I came across a poem I wrote in my early twenties. It plays with the idea of an acrostic, and it made me wonder… do people still enjoy this kind of poetry? Here it is: Below the riverbankElegant sunset ariseHigh above the riverbank the sun shinesInside the river swarm a school of fishNever before have…
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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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3 Years to Publish My Poetry Book – What I Learned
The Journey to Self-Publishing For years, I dreamed of getting my work published. I decided to start with poetry, thinking it would be faster. I was wrong. Poetry books take just as much time—if not more. Finding the right poems for a cohesive collection is challenging. I wanted my poetry book to build my readership…
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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…
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Experimentation with Limerick Poetry
As a lover of poetry, I’ve always enjoyed trying different poetic forms. A few years back, I experimented with limerick poetry and wrote two limericks. Recently, I returned to them to do some editing and rereading—and while revisiting them, I ended up writing a new one. I like them well enough. They may not be…