Monday, April 6, 2015

Seize the Poem (January 2015 prompt - April 2015 prompt)


January 2 prompt: branches
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summer clouds
the taste of a moment
as it melts away


January 9 prompt: cloud watching
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February 3 prompt: moon
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healing after a good cry cloud break


February 5 prompt: one-liner/monostitch
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magenta lips the kiss of summer wind
pink moon the taste of our make-up kiss

summer clouds my dreams sailing away
apple blossoms blowing kisses in the wind
Kathy Uyen Nguyen's response:
falling myrtle your apology a kiss away
fishtailed sky another wish woven through bubble wands
koi pond I stir my hopes into the patchwork of clouds

February 5 prompt: one-liner/monostitch
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February 5 prompt: one-liner/monostich

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watching
a seagull glide against
the overcast sky . . .
I forgot to tell the driver
to turn right
February 6 prompt: road signs
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February 8: sky colors
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February 9 prompt: straight lines
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Kathy Uyen Nguyen's response:

opal blue skies
a robin pens its story
with a throaty flourish
February 10 prompt: grey
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scarlet sky
diluted with dreams
of having you near . . .
this winter I dwell on
the love, not the pain
February 17: winter palette
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February 23 prompt: petal
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barn door . . .
horse grunts slide out
into the sunshine
* Previously posted at NaHaiWriMo. Thanks to Kathy Uyen Nguyen. I love the way she revised the second line for me.
February 21 prompt:
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the frays of sadness
fading into the sunlight . . .
the yellow flowers
we planted together
now in full bloom
March 26 off prompt
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thunderstorm —
our pillows strewn
all over the floor
March 27 prompt: thunderstorm
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not knowing
the exact moment
I knew I loved you . . .
footsteps of a flamingo
at the edge of the lake
April 2 prompt: sneak, light walking
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the sparrow's last sip
from a birdbath . . .
on your birthday
how I didn't want to believe
in your goodbyes
*Thanks again to Kathy for helping me revise this.
April 3 prompt: drink, drought, birdbath
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