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Leaping

June 11, 201822 Comments

Suited and booted I was. Top of my game and driving a fast car. Selling my soul for the price of making it. Big bucks and sadness on tap. It wasn't supposed to be like this at the top. The brochure looked much nicer than the reality. Slave to the machine. Walking away to follow … Continue reading Leaping

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Haiku set

January 30, 201811 Comments

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ who in the mirror reflecting upon the self~ winter is coming ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ice walled mirror  reflecting back no one now~ spring it seems has gone ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ this old wintered face mirrors time reflections … Continue reading Haiku set

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bite me

January 4, 2018January 5, 2018

this presented box that asks me not to write this i cannot tick it      

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sprinkle think

September 21, 2017September 24, 201774 Comments

I write the way I write because I have no choice in the matter other than to get out of the way of the words that wish to come dance this very day in this space. This very moment. Tomorrow will be different and yesterday may inform today but it will never dictate what should … Continue reading sprinkle think

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Book of Sword

September 7, 2017September 24, 201724 Comments

  Mama Zen tells us over in the garden that 'For a creative writing class, my offspring had to create a book of favorite words.   Knowing a good thing when I see it, I stole a few of them for this poetry prompt. The Words: mimicry testament rapture cool dachshund cherubim heretic infinitesimal convenient … Continue reading Book of Sword

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one boot miracle

August 29, 2017October 22, 201715 Comments

Welcome to the dVerse Poets bar hosted for today by Kim of Writing in North Norfolk. The challenge is to write a poem, of any length or form, about footwear: stilettos, Wellington boots, hobnail boots, sandals, slippers, ballet shoes – it’s up to you, just as long as the poem is new.   summer football match … Continue reading one boot miracle

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Haiku (series i)

July 18, 20179 Comments

Kerry is hosting in the garden: This is the perfect day for me to touch upon our theme for 2017: Being Human. Today is Mandela Day which is commemorated annually on the date of the late Nelson Mandela's birth. It is also coincidentally the anniversary of the Imaginary Garden With Real Toads. Yes! Unbelievably, this site … Continue reading Haiku (series i)

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Daff(t) Haiku

May 2, 2017May 3, 201721 Comments

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers ... Kim is prompting at Carpe Diem and you will also find a fabulous essay there by her on Haiku and Tanka. "I would like the theme to be 'the poet's craft', in which Carpe Diem's poets express what they think it is, reflecting on their own experiences as haiku … Continue reading Daff(t) Haiku

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dark haiku

April 26, 2017June 23, 20205 Comments

Today the napowrimo prompt is interesting. Have you ever heard someone wonder what future archaeologists, whether human or from alien civilization, will make of us? Today, I’d like to challenge you to answer that question in poetic form, exploring a particular object or place from the point of view of some far-off, future scientist? The … Continue reading dark haiku

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xhxaxixkxux

April 21, 2017June 23, 202015 Comments

  Today at the Imaginary Garden our prompt is as follows: “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” I’m not exactly sure how old I was the first time I read “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream”,  by Harlan Ellison. But I will never forget the way in which my hand reached … Continue reading xhxaxixkxux

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