Today's poetry form is called Cinquain. From Brewer, "A nifty five-line poetic form from Adelaide Crapsey. Inspired by tanka, the cinquain is comprised of two syllables in the first line, four in the second line, six in the third, eight in the fourth, and two in the fifth." Other considerations include the freedom of adding … Continue reading Alive, By Donna Matthews
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Live Like You Were Dying, By Donna Matthews
Recently, I started a personal challenge to explore and write in 100+ different poetic forms. To assist me in this journey is Robert Lee Brewer's The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms where he gives the form and an example. Where Will Our Story End is #7 in this collection I'm calling, very simply, 100+ Poetic … Continue reading Live Like You Were Dying, By Donna Matthews
Throwback Friday “Pages in history” Eugenia
a year of oddities and surprises yet, the sun still sets and rises the population grows as do our woes do we suppose, propose or oppose there's chaos, famines, and disease mother earth has skinned her knees life's show-and-tell the same old song dunno who's right nor who's wrong hey, hey, what's that sound best … Continue reading Throwback Friday “Pages in history” Eugenia
Where Will Our Story End? By Donna Matthews
Recently, I started a personal challenge to explore and write in 100+ different poetic forms. To assist me in this journey is Robert Lee Brewer's The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms where he gives the form and an example. Where Will Our Story End is #6 in this collection I'm calling, very simply, 100+ Poetic … Continue reading Where Will Our Story End? By Donna Matthews
You Got Some Chalk? By Donna Matthews
Last month I started a personal challenge to explore and write in 100+ different poetic forms. To assist me in this journey is Robert Lee Brewer's The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms where he gives the form and an example. You Got Some Chalk #4 is this collection I'm calling, very simply, 100+ Poetic Forms. Today's … Continue reading You Got Some Chalk? By Donna Matthews
Throwback Friday “And so it goes…” Eugenia
Let’s hitch a ride on falling leaves while citing poems of show and tell, and dance and twirl in whistling air. § While witless bullies hide and stare so proficient in their wicked ways. Indeed, ruthless and mindless thieves. § Clearly, it’s an evil mind that deceives determined to ruin a lifelong dream … Continue reading Throwback Friday “And so it goes…” Eugenia
Blissful days
trees laughing birds sing sounds of music drift timely a spring concerto sunrises to show the way sunsets to renew purpose © Franci Eugenia Hoffman A gander at me – I enjoyed a dedicated career in the insurance industry for over 20 years being rewarded both professionally and personally. Now it’s time for … Continue reading Blissful days
Writing Workshop II – The One Where Stephen Packs Something Unexpected When Sent to an Isolated Island to Make Hand Sanitizer… Join Us at the Cafe this Saturday for Week TWO!
When social distancing and stay home orders did not flatten the curve enough, they sent us all to separate islands based on our antigen contents. Dr. F explained the reasoning, the conspiracy theorists plotted out the implications to the November elections, the President just peddled unproven drugs his son-in-law had stockpiled in January. I just … Continue reading Writing Workshop II – The One Where Stephen Packs Something Unexpected When Sent to an Isolated Island to Make Hand Sanitizer… Join Us at the Cafe this Saturday for Week TWO!
Throwback Friday – The Sixties – Eugenia
we’re fine as wine, living on Cloud 9 man, having a blast, life’s a gas no flakes or finks, just cats, and chicks wearing our shades, hanging loose at flicks we’ll spend our bread get all decked out undeniably bitchin’ and so far-out in our hopped up ride, we’re cruising a four on the floor, … Continue reading Throwback Friday – The Sixties – Eugenia
The way we were – Eugenia
to overcome is to allow satisfaction we stand with courage dog-eared pages share woeful stories from the past we stand with courage raw minds see life not the same as it ever was we stand with courage © Franci Eugenia Hoffman A gander at me – I enjoyed a dedicated career in … Continue reading The way we were – Eugenia
