These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Sounds of Words: Euphony. OctPoWriMo Fear of Success Each mile reachedonly rolls out anotherlevels climbed reveala higher plateau stars do not shine brightertwinkling echoes of lightsnuffed out long agoThe only way to break the circleto loose the tail from the fangis to never aimor learn toContinue reading “Successful Avoidance”
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Staying Autumn
Today’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub is to write an Autumn poem that includes colors or leaves. Since today couldn’t be less Autumnal here in Western Washington, my poem is about enjoying the moments before Autumn inevitably arrives. Staying Autumn Emerald-aqua hummingbirds pause by the wine-leaved plum tree.They frolic as if they can dartContinue reading “Staying Autumn”
What We Find in the Dark
Today is Memorial Day, but the weather isn’t cooperating: it’s too cold to enjoy the lake. I had planned to take the day off and post tomorrow instead, but it feels like any other Monday, so here I am. However, it’s not just any other Monday. It’s a special Monday because my niece came toContinue reading “What We Find in the Dark”
The Final Week or Only the Beginning
Today I’m beginning the final week of my portable MFA in poetry. As I read the instructions, she says that after this week I can go back to the beginning and start again. I have to admit, that hadn’t crossed my mind, but sitting here looking at the final week of this two month experience,Continue reading “The Final Week or Only the Beginning”
Diving In or a Step at a Time
This week jumped from a cold and rainy Spring, to a hot and sunny Summer. I took my first dive into the lake, was greeted with an icy bite, and got right back out. Saturday, I took the slow walk down the ramp, but didn’t get all the way in. Which was better? Each hadContinue reading “Diving In or a Step at a Time”
Setting Off On My Road Trip
After looking at everyone’s Reflections posts, I realized that even though I tried to visit everyone’s A to Z posts as much as I could, I missed out on a lot. Now that the rush to get my posts written every day is over, I can spend some time enjoying all the posts written inContinue reading “Setting Off On My Road Trip”
Reflections
Usually for the A to Z Challenge, since I also participate in NaPoWriMo, I choose a type or classification of words. I started with learning new words, then I branched out to musical terms, Janus words, abstract nouns, and contradictory abstract nouns. But this year, I tried something very different. I let my physical collectionContinue reading “Reflections”
Music Lover Poetry
This week I couldn’t resist the Music Lover(assoc. link) magnetic poetry kit. Here’s a poem I wrote with it. The Prompts NaPoWriMo: write a poem that focuses on a single color PAD Challenge: write a trope poem Today’s Poem Bad Guys Who Can’t Aim How do you know whothe bad guy is when they’re allContinue reading “Music Lover Poetry”
A Poem Ponders a Question
The word “question” comes up often in the Nov/Dec 2019 Poets&Writers Magazine. The editor’s note starts with a question, “What is the future of independent publishing?” He writes, “That was the question I asked the eight industry leaders whose answer-essays are featured in this issue’s special section. It was, of course, a rhetorical question. .Continue reading “A Poem Ponders a Question”
Poetry as Ordinary Observations of Opposites
After yesterday’s discussion of novelty, the word “ordinary” stood out to me in the Sept/Oct 2019 Poets&Writers Magazine. In The Literary Life section article “Historical Fiction: The Pleasures and Perils of Writing About Other Eras” by Christina Baker Kline and Lisa Gornick. Kline mentions a New Yorker piece in which Jill Lepore writes, “Fiction canContinue reading “Poetry as Ordinary Observations of Opposites”
Experience Writing 