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PaintChip Poetry: On the Road

PaintChip Poetry: On the Road

Week 4 Prompt:   ON THE ROAD Paint Chips:  in the dark bone terra-cotta sun rays penny For our fourth (and final?) week of PaintChip poetry, our prompt has us On the Road. I'm sharing two of our poems below. One reflects on a literal journey, a familiar drive; the...

Haiku Saturday – Earth Day

Haiku Saturday – Earth Day

Haiku (or hokku) I love this poetic form! The restricted syllables and lines (typically three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables) challenge me to be essential in my words, while still conveying a specific moment in time. Enjoy!   Earth Day Canyon...

#Poetry Friday: Casa Grande

#Poetry Friday: Casa Grande

 Casa Grande   wherein life holds death and death holds life   she sits in stillness on a sandstone shelf of ruins, longing for a moment to rest her eyes snatch sleep from the scars of crumbling walls, a wary mother ignores her babies’ cries waiting for...

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