At dVerse Frank is hosting the Haibun with an invitation to write about the death of someone (a loved one or someone close), to memorialise them (in the US it was Memorial Day yesterday). dVerse Poets – Haibun – Momento Mori Image by NoName_13 from Pixabay “Let’s go for a walk and touch the trees that survived like us” KB Brookins Re-membered My father never wore a military uniform, he wore…
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Photo: found at leadingwithtrust.com “A hole torn in the fabric of the world …” Nathaniel Tarn We Don't KnowThese linesmean nothingthere is nothingonly hidden intentionsof secret desires,that strange landscapeof internal confusionprojectedmasqueradingas certainty while ever doubting,because old, hackneyedhalf truths spreadliberally across thecollective mindshow how propagandaactually works…
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Djane Ki, Allow me to Insist, from Vagari E.P., LBA-KI-CD7, La Bande Adhésive, (Digital album), 2023
Written, produced and mixed by Vanessa Jeantrelle aka Dj Ki Artwork & mastering by Nicolaiev Boutovitch at LBA studio
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Image: unsplash.com “… the agony of denial the power of unshared secrets” Audre Lorde That BirdThe irony of a confessionis that it always contains a liethat hints a truth which isa ghost of itself but is the very core of self,if only it could be saidmight it not bring down the whole deck -then againit might just be bestto set that bird free. Copyright 2024 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights…
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At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem using some form of the word hoot. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – A Poetic Hootenanny Photo: ukurbanest.com “When she says margarita she means daiquiri” David Lehman Check The PlumageWhen in the foresttake careto listen closely,one sound can bewarning,the othergood will,check the plumagenote the…
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Image by Victoria from Pixabay “The hours and seasons are sometimes a flowering, sometimes a disappearance” David Whyte On Second ThoughtsBeware the the time gobblerwho stalks in recommendationsjudgementsloaded advicesweet expertise -said the dentist, flosssaid the hygienist, twominutes of brush,said the doctor, walkingsaid the dietician, some prepsaid the food guru, this methodsaid the guide,…
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(via A Quibble Full - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon)
At dVerse Kim is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a pome including the word engrave. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Engrave Your Name Across My Heart Image by Pexels from Pixabay “You have offered them to me I am only giving them back” Craig Arnold MysteriesI dig into the yawning yearning hole within,your graven image behind my heavy eyes,your pulse a beat…
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At dVerse Punam is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write a poem about regret – for more detail follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Poetics – Regrets and more … Photo: metapress.com “We will be what we could be. Do not say, “It might have been, had not or that, or this.”” Ella Wheeler Wilcox As Yet UnclearIn hindsightany attempt at regret, that bastard child of grief,is euthanised by…
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At dVerse Punam is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) with an invitation to write a poem inclusing the word Bang. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Going Out With A Bang Photo: jfwonline.com “Now as the train bears west, its rhythm rocks the earth” Theodore Roethke Bang OnClickety clackleather seatsswaying carriagetrees a blur,we sat oppositeall stops,untilthe darkening outer suburbs,furtive…
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