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Category Archives: poetry
Shadow Twins
Just as Spike and I were leaving our poetry group, Noble Poets, last night, I caught this image on the wall. The sunset was shining in through large windows on the far side of the room, giving the wall lamp a great shadow. Loved the juxtaposition and had to write poem. Continue reading
Redacted Love Poetry
My first attempt at redacted poetry. In this form, you take any existing written page and select words from it to create a new poem. You can decorate around it. Spike and I created this while preparing to host a both at Nickel Plate Arts last Valentine’s Day. Something I love about this form is … Continue reading
The Scientific Principle of Lint Brush
Today’s poem: Pet owners, you know it’s true! Continue reading
Space
Today’s poem is several years old, written about my husband waaaaaay before he was my husband. I had already played around with the concept of visual space through indentation, but this gave me the opportunity to play with the placement of individual stanzas around the image. Continue reading
Why I’m a Morning Person
Being a morning person is like being a Hufflepuff. No one want to raise their hand and claim to be one. But there are advantages… Continue reading
Speed Bump
Today’s poem was inspired by the theme “writer’s block.” Continue reading
