03 Sunday Oct 2021
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A reflection in the mirror where
Hollow looking eyes do stare
Back at me, creates a scare
Is this really what I’ve become?
11 Friday Oct 2019
Posted in Cinquain, Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, Poetry
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Colleen’s poetry challenge for this week is synonyms only! Her two words are Empty and Space. Check out Colleen’s blog to find which forms of poetry are acceptable for this challenge. Have fun!
Written as a Cinquain, my synonyms are Desolate and Expanse.
Defiled
This vast expanse
So desolate, barren
Lays in waste, Mother Earth cries
Abuse
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 148 #SynonymsOnly
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05 Friday Apr 2019
Posted in April Writing, Poems, Poetry
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It never happened before, no, not to her
She was always the one, who rejected
Now she sat alone, with life, just a blur
Not even the water, in the pool, reflected
How she was feeling, deep down inside
An emptiness, filled, the whole of her belly
Passing her by, heard remarks, rather snide
Her heart broken in two, legs feeling like jelly
She tried to ignore, but it was so hard to do
All she wanted was a little love, and affection
But karma has a way of turning back on you
Its number one rule, no such thing as perfection
April Writing Prompts – Rules of rejection – Day 5/30
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17 Sunday Mar 2019
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We polish our armor, in the hopes we look fine
But there’s a division, as to what’s yours and mine
How can we empty this hatred, from our hearts?
Let’s not bail on humanity, instead, do our part
Word of the Day – Empty
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Bail
FOWC with Fandango – Division
Daily Word Prompt – Armor
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05 Monday Mar 2018
Posted in Poems, Poetry, The Daily Post
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Something was missing inside this house
Sometimes noisy, it was quiet as a mouse
Perhaps they had left, gone out to play
Maybe they waited for, yet, another day
Still, the silence droned loudly in the tiny room
No one at the table, nor granny with her broom
Everything is tidy, but no one comes to see
This is where you’d always find, one big family
But times have changed, the kids all grown
Granny’s gone to a different home
The house lays still, collecting dust
The fireplace andirons, have started to rust
Where once, pure laughter filled the air
There’s no one home, there’s no one there
They’ve all gone away, and found their own place
Once a house full of love, is now one empty place
The Daily Post: Typical
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