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67Cracks in the Sidewalk
This poem was inspired by a walk I took yesterday with my camera. A drawing workbook suggested using the cracks in the sidewalk as inspiration for a drawing. So on the walk home I remembered to take photos of cracks. Once I downloaded them, I...
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65Poetry: Fog
On the morn of wispy fog I stood in the chill dawn I watched it feather it's way up the sign posts Curling like bony fingers around trees and busses and traffic lights I watched it pouring over the foothills like dry ice pours from a beaker in...
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64Poetic Formats
Some people think poetic formats are a burden and they feel free verse will let them be more spontaneous. I don't see formats as a burden at all. I see them as a hat rack. You know, those wooden things that...
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65Write a poem about this photo
I wanted to try a new slant. I will post a photo, and then I'll write a poem to go with it. And if you are inspired, go ahead and write a poem as well, and post it in the comments window or a link to wherever you parked it. Maybe we can get a whole...
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65Poetry: Tweener Summer in Albuquerque
Here is an exercise in writing a poem using a word list. You can generate a room list and then let everyone in the class write a poem incorporating some or all of the words. It is educational to see what...
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64Poetry: Balloons
Last night I laid down to go to sleep when I got the idea for this balloon poem. So I hopped out of bed and grabbed a notebook and wrote it down. By morning I had forgotten all about it, but when I logged on I saw the notebook sitting there. So I...
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64Poetry: Spices
I had a friend that worked at a spice factory. She used to tell people she was one of the Spice Girls. I think she would have liked this poem. SPICES Poems are like spices What appeals to one person's senses may not appeal to...
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63A Tribute to Francesca Woodman
Being a woman photographer who was born the same year as Francesca Woodman, I know how frustrating it is to try to get any kind of recognition in the arts. I can understand how she got fed up with the elite world of art galleries. Right before she...
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64Poetry: Come Home
I just finished this one. Thoughtful comments are always welcome. Come Home As sure as the sun comes rising up into the sky so blue That's how long my love will last that I have for you When autumn...
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63Poetry: Dragons
DRAGONS There are some dragons we should slay I think about them every day But they are deadly, tough and strong So we keep fighting all night long Sometimes we bonk them on the head Sometimes we...
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