Category Archives: Poetry

Photo Challenge #66, The Waiting, June 23, 2015 – The Ruse

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Michael

Image: Zemotion Images flood by me Nothing is lasting You came and went I stayed and wondered. Dark haired and mysterious A living cliché almost You played with me Left me bereft of feeling. You descended on me Swept me … Continue reading →

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Poetry 101 Rehab: Found

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: Found Shutting my eyes was so easy I thought: Why not. Block out any ambition You have lost so often That pain you can do without. So I did and wandered in my own wilderness Removed from … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #112 “Personification Car” – Blossom

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Michael

I was the model of 53, Swish and just the ant’s pants As modern as you get back then. I’ve carried a family From one end of the state to the other. Blossom was what they called me Reliable and … Continue reading →

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Literary Saturday Prompt #11 – Final Act

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: To sleep! perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come. —Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare. It was about your escape From pain and memory From associations … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt Wednesday #11 – Gathering

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Michael

Today’s prompt write a “gathering” poem. It was a gathering of the minds Of the tall and the short The black white and brindle. We gathered as one Shoulder to shoulder Arm in arm. What asked one are you here … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #65, Sadness, June 16, 2015 – A Boy Wanting to Love a Girl

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Michael

Photo Credit: Zwobel What will it take to reach you? I cry for you daily As I watch from afar Your struggles in an abyss With demons Who covet you maliciously. There’s one who stole your childhood Who destroyed all … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #111 “Men” – Its Not Easy Being Male

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Michael

It’s not easy being male We are on any one-day Loathedhateddspisedlovedneededdesired We are capable of the most heinous of actions We have trouble understanding our masculinity We have trouble relating to others We fear being different, We strive to be … Continue reading →

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Literary Saturday Prompt #10 – A Chaste Woman

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Michael

“I thought her As chaste as unsunned snow.” —Cymbeline by William Shakespeare Bitch brazen hussy. I still hear the words ring out. I walk in the street to stares and sideways glances I am the product of a smear campaign … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #64, Pathway, June 09, 201 – Going

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Michael

Image: – Oer Wout It had been about roads not taken And stopping by woods on snowy evenings. Now he had chosen the path And there was only one way Through the avenue of trees That pressed in on him. … Continue reading →

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Poetry 101 Rehab: Away

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt:  Away Once a year Post Christmas We pack the car Head to the coast. It’s our getaway Our time to refresh ourselves Let go of the daily grind The get away. A few weeks of rejuvenation Where … Continue reading →

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