By shelley kaye
Author Note: | fanstory haiku contest |
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the first contest i won on fanstory!! :)
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By shelley kaye
Author Note: | CONTEST ENTRY (tanka: 57577) |
twas a simpler time
of basic survival needs
prehistoric life
with diverse organisms
inhabiting earth in peace
By shelley kaye
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | FS Horror/Thriller Poetry Contest *Best If Read Aloud repitition intentional. |
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I'll get you, my readers.... muwha-hahahaha ;-)
*the rules of the contest are: "Write a horror or thriller poem for our Halloween poetry writing contest. We are looking for horror or thriller poetry. Put your readers on edge or terrorize them with your words for this contest." ....hopefully i have succeeded.... |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | a 'she says, he says' dialogue story ;-) |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | note to readers: MUST read notes below BEFORE reading post* |
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okay like ya all remember we didn't start the fire by billy joel right? will this contest asked ya to like "continue" with the song for 1990 to present
like here is the original lyrics: we didn't start the fire Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye" Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye CHORUS We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser aand Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc Roy Con, Juan Peron, Toscanini, dacron Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock" Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez CHORUS Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai" [ Joel Billy Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ] Lebanon, Charlse de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide Buddy Holly, "Ben Hur", space monkey, Mafia Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo CHORUS Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land" Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion "Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say CHORUS Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan "Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore CHORUS We didn't start the fire But when we are gone Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on... |
By shelley kaye
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like i was going to make it easy for you lol
ya wanna read "my secret"? .... to find it .... xxxxhighlightthepoemxxxx if ya don't know how to "find it" left click on the fifth star and hold while moving your mouse to the sixth star ('highlighting' the secret) hehe ;-) *innocent sarcastic grin* ;-) |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | please see contest announcement.... |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | FanStory Site-sponsored Naani Poetry Contest ~ SECOND PLACE WINNER!!!! |
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For this contest you are challenged to write a Naani poem. Naani means an expression of one and all. It consists of 4 lines, the total lines consists of 20 to 25 syllables. SECOND PLACE WINNER! :-D |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | *Disclaimer: This writing has been freed from the learned prisons of capitalization & punctuation |
Author Notes | *contest entry 'what is your purpose' please see announcement for details.... |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | an entry for josipher's cinquain writing prompt contest cinquain & reversed cinquain = 2-4-6-8-2-2-8-6-4-2 ALL lowercase and NO punctuation |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | 'the question' writing prompt: if god called you today and asked this question: 'why should i allow you to come into Heaven' ~ what would you say? |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | free verse all lowercase no punctuation |
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*important note - please read* *LUNA CHALLENGED ME TO ENTER HER DREAMMASTER CONTEST* the following was copy&pasted direct from the announcement: In Honor of Fictionwriter (Joy). Joy has been requesting me to send my muse, Luna and her muse (my grand-muse) The Dream Master, on one of their fantastic adventures. The purpose of this contest is for YOU to send JOY, together with my two muses, on the adventure of her life. Luna has been my muse for years. She loves to play on the moon and swing on stars, fly with fairies and dance in the meadow at night with the noctural creatures. She can be very mischievous and loves a good trick. The Dream Master is very powerful. He lives in a glorious castle in the sky and is the Giver of Dreams. Beings from far and wide come to him to ask him to grant them good dreams. Usually (if he is not irritated with Luna), he grants all requests. He and Luna have a long history together. They have taken many grand adventures, to other galaxies, to King Arthur's Court, to the bottom of the sea to visit the Sea God, to the land of the ten foot high talking flowers, the list is endless. They travel via magic carpet, by flight (the Dream Master can fly and Luna holds his hand) and by teleportation. They have an on again, off again, romantic relationship. At one time they were engaged to be married. All of this is documented in my portfolio if you are interested. Your poem should be at least 24 lines, and remember, Joy will be accompanying the two on this adventure. IMPORTANT: The last stanza of the poem should not only wind up the trip but should indicate to me where they plan to go next, and will be the subject of my next poem about the pair. Rhyming or free verse, it matters not. Just make sure Joy has a great time! Use any art you like. if you read the profile of "fictionwriter" (all lowercase) you will find she loves to ride horses - i took that fact and ran with it.... or should i say flew with it hehe ;-) thanx for reading ~ do please leave your two cents and fanstory will leave you theirs.... laters! shelley :) ![]() |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | free verse all lowercase no punctuation |
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*writing prompt contest: "why do you believe there's a heaven"
anonymous comments from voting booth: ~ I like the concept conveyed in so few words, yet perfectly explained. ~ Seems likely. Was straightforwardly stated. ~ I like this poem, short, sharp and to the point |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | *member-created writing prompt ~ sedoka poem |
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*member-created writing prompt ~
*the following is copy&pasted from the announcement: Sedoka Poem Write a sedoka poem. A sedoka consists of two unrhymed three-line stanzas, each with a syllable count of 5 - 7 - 7. No obscenities or sexual themes, please. Often these stanzas go at the same subject from different perspectives, but that is not a requirement. |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | fanstory's site sponsored cinquain (2-4-6-8-2) poetry contest |
Author Notes | fanstory's site sponsored cinquain (2-4-6-8-2) poetry contest |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | FanStory Site-sponsored Tanka Contest ~ 3RD PLACE WINNER!!!! |
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*affect = emotion
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By shelley kaye
Author Note: | writing prompt 12.15.10 ~ tetractys (1-2-3-4-10) |
Author Notes | writing prompt 12.15.10 ~ tetractys (1-2-3-4-10) |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | haiku duel writing challenge |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | writing challenge - 'classic haiku 575' - 6.9.11 *note: checked in dictionary: 'tired' is 1 syllable |
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okay 575 is so not "classic haiku" BUT since I LOVE HAIKU so much i HAD to accept this challenge LOL
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By shelley kaye
Author Note: | daily writing prompt 6.16.11 nonet poetry |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | fanstory sitesponsored contest - haiku ~ 5.21.11 |
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SECOND PLACE WINNER! :-D |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | just having a little fun :-) member-created contest - what do you think - see announcement for details |
Author Notes | member-created contest - what do you think - see announcement for details |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | daily writing prompt 1.2.12 a house for rent |
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For Rent: PH apt fully furn.
lrg windows w/view of clr bl skies.
Free AC. Call Angel Michaels
@ 888-777-7777
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For Rent: BM apt. Coal stove in ktch.
Blk shag w2w carpet. Free Heat.
Call Luci Fer @ 666-666-6666
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By shelley kaye
Author Note: | daily writing prompt 1.10.12 nature haiku 353 |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | PLEASE SEE CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT. warning: contains strong sexual content due to contest picture: The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife by Hokusai 1841 |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | a tanka acrostic thank you reviewers for helping! you're lifesavers! |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | daily writing prompt 10.23.12 six word poetry contest |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | daily writing prompt 3.13.13 senryu yourself |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | disclaimer: this writing has been freed from the learned prisons of capitalisation and punctuation |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | all lowercase - no puctuation |
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spirituality is choosing bits and pieces from ALL religions because there is not one religion that holds the whole truth, just the bits and pieces one must search through....
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By shelley kaye
Author Note: | a secret - member-created contest - fictional letter - please see announcement |
my dearest mikal....
i love you with all my soul. i will watch over you and i hope you find love again. i wanted to spend the rest of my life with you, i wish it could have been a longer life.
i do need to tell you something. a secret i held inside of me from the day we met. i always wanted to come clean.... i almost did twice. i'm sure you'll remember those two times when i tell you my secret.
before i begin, i must say i am your katrynna. now and forever. and i do love you. i was just always so scared how you would react if you knew the truth. the truth about who i was before.
i was not born katrynna. i am not an orphan as i led you to believe. my parents and brother and sisters did not die in a car accident. the truth is, my family disowned me. they kicked me out and told me to never come back.
they did this because they never knew me - the real me.
you see, my birth name was kevin. i was born a male. i always knew something was wrong. i hated being a boy. it was not right. god made a mistake and put me in the wrong body. when i was 17, i came out and told my family. they shunned me. when i was 18 i tried to kill myself. i went into the hospital and got help. at 19, i changed my name and started living as a woman. when i was 21 i finally completed my physical trans. surgery.
and then when i was 24, i met you. love at first sight. i wanted to tell you. but i was scared. i'm sorry. please forgive me. i love you. always have and always will.
forever,
your katrynna
Author Notes | a secret - member-created contest - fictional letter - please see announcement |
By shelley kaye
By shelley kaye
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | clarity pyramid poem - seven lines in three stanzas - syllable count of 1-2-3 / 5-6-7 / 8 - title is first line in caps; the last line in quotes |
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By shelley kaye
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | contest entry: 'Stacked Reverse Haiku Poem' |
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caterpillar sleeps
within warm cozy cocoon
butterfly wakes
butterfly wakes
within warm cozy cocoon
caterpillar sleeps
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | *contest entry - please see announcement for details free-flowing free verse stream of consciousness (what i 'saw' in the picture), all lowercase, very little punctuation |
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*CONTEST ENTRY*
see announcement for details * free-flowing free verse stream of consciousness (what i 'saw' in the picture) all lowercase very little punctuation * ![]() |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | quinzainne poem 7-5-3; first line makes a statement; next two lines ask a question relating to that statement |
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A quinzaine is a poem with three lines that has fifteen syllables. No rhymes. There should be seven syllables in the first line, five in the second line and three in the third line (7/5/3). The first line makes a statement. The next two lines ask a question relating to that statement.
WOOHOO!! A SECOND PLACE WIN!! :-D |
By shelley kaye
By shelley kaye
.............wired....
..........................no energy acquired.
.....tired!
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | SECOND PLACE!!!! :-D |
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an essay? a diary entry? just writing to the prompt? i don't know.... but thank you for reading :-)
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By shelley kaye
Author Note: | 3rd place finish!! :-D |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | 'write a lune' writing prompt entry |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | site contest entry - nonet 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | two stanza poem writing prompt entry all lowercase - no punctuation |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | a blitz poem written for the hippocampus contest - see notes for details.... |
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![]() notes.... the contest:"Can Hippo Campus be Controlled?" Who dares to delve into their own train of thought to write whatever they wish, in whatever form they desire, keeping under three hundred words? *blitz poem with some modified lines* The Blitz Poem, a poetry form created by Robert Keim. This form of poetry is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow. Begin with one short phrase, it can be a cliche. Begin the next line with another phrase that begins with the same first word as line 1. The first 48 lines should be short, but at least two words. The third and fourth lines are phrases that begin with the last word of the 2nd phrase, the 5th and 6th lines begin with the last word of the 4th line, and so on, continuing, with each subsequent pair beginning with the last word of the line above them, which establishes a pattern of repetition. Continue for 48 total lines with this pattern, And then the last two lines repeat the last word of line 48, then the last word of line 47. The title must be only three words, with some sort of preposition or conjunction joining the first word from the third line to the first word from the 47th line, in that order. There should be no punctuation. When reading a BLITZ, it is read very quickly, pausing only to breathe. |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | haiku site contest entry haiku 4-5-4, all lowercase, no punctuation *haiku are 1-4 lines of 17 or less syllables with reference word/s (kigo) and a satori ('to know')* |
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![]() haiku site contest entry haiku 4-5-4, all lowercase, no punctuation *haiku are 1-4 lines of 17 or less syllables with reference word/s (kigo) and a satori ('to know')* thank you for breezing by! shelley :) |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | writing prompt contest: a 3-5-3 poem on passion |
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writing prompt contest: a 3-5-3 poem on passion
just wanted to say thank you to all who voted!! shelley :-D |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | entry for fanstory's 575 site contest... SECOND PLACE WINNER!! :-D |
. .within the darkness
. .crickets are heard yet not seen -. . . .
. . . . . . . .night-owl's alarm clock
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entry for fanstory's 575 site contest...
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By shelley kaye
Author Note: | free verse for the 34-syllable contest |
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*entry for the "34 syllables" prompt:
rules: "Write a poem on any topic and in any format. But it must have 34 syllables total. No more, no less." 18 votes!! 25 reviews! ![]() 50th contest!!!!! :-D thank you fanstory members!! |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | *an entry into the ABC poem contest prompt - please see notes for contest rules - and thank you for reading :-) |
. . . . . across the page, words fall. . .
. . . . . between the lines
. . . . . c o n n e c t i o n s
. . . . . delve deep into secrets hidden-
. . . . . . . . . . . . .in the shadows of the unspoken
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*an entry into the ABC poem contest prompt...
RULES: Write a five line poem that creates a mood, picture, or feeling. The first word of lines 1-4 are in alphabetical order. Line 5 can begin with any letter. ![]() |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | contest entry - 575 lowku poem |
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*disclaimer: it's just for the contest. no deer were hurt in the writing of this lowku.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A Lowku is an unrhymed, three-line, 5-7-5 poem. The subject of Lowku is something gross, nasty, or disgusting we find in everyday life. Provide an accompanying picture that very closely correlates to the Lowku. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ![]() |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | contest entry - 10 word poem - thank you for reading :-) |
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*contest entry - 10 word poem -
*Write a poem of any type that has exactly ten words. ![]() |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | 12 word poetry contest entry - please see notes for details - and thank you for reading :-) |
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*12 word poetry contest second place winner*
![]() *written as a 12-word gogyohka. . . *A GOGYOHKA is a five-line free-style Japanese poetic form with no strict rules on syllables count but as brief as possible. Any theme. Lines are grammatically connected. Alliteration, personification, and metaphor are okay but never rhyme. Japanese poets have written gogyohka since the 1910s. However, they did not name the form until 1983 by poet Enta Kusakabe. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | 575 passion contest entry - thank you for reading :-) |
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![]() "there is nothing to writing. all you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." -ernest hemingway 575 passion contest entry - rules from announcement: "Write a poem on the topic of passion. Do it in only 17 syllables, using the 5-7-5 format. There are no restrictions or other rules. |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | *TRIGGER WARNING - sad poems contest entry - please keep yourself safe |
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![]() *trigger warning* - sad poems contest entry - - rules state: Sadness has overcome us all at one time or another. Either caused by a relative or close friend's death or from the girl or guy that broke our heart or just life in general. We all handle situations differently, some good, some bad. This contest gives us the ability to explore this. Your poem can also play into other emotions that are common to writing like this such as anger or depression. ![]() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | *love poem contest entry - please see notes for details - and thank you for reading :-) |
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![]() oh, and please do not forget something to drink and some dessert -- like. . . ring-dings & pepsi! :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *love poem contest entry - rules: Write a love poem in 15 words or less. Rhyming is optional. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | write a (575) senryu contest entry - please see notes for details - and thank you for reading :-) |
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*write a (575) senryu contest entry *contest rules: A senryu is a three line Japanese poem structurally similar to haiku. It is unrhymed and the subject is based human nature. Line 1 - 5 syllables - Line 2 - 7 syllables - Line 3 - 5 syllables. *yes, i did make the third line (satori) to have multiple meanings depending on which word you stress when reading aloud... ![]() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | *two-line poem contest entry - please see notes for rules **if the lines seem 'scrunched up' please use the 'print page' button below |
. . . . .from sunrise. . . life's beset
. . . . . . . a c r o s s skies . . .'til sunset
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![]() *two-line poem contest entry: - an essence poem is a poem of two lines of six syllables each with internal and end rhyme **if the lines seem 'scrunched up' please use the 'print page' button below ***beset: troubled ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
By shelley kaye
Author Note: | fanstory tanka contest entry - please see notes for details on the tanka form - and thank you for reading :-) |
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*fanstory tanka contest entry
![]() Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. The first English poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure resulting in Tanka poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. To approximate this, some poets use a short-long-short-long-long structure or even just a free form structure using five lines. The goal, as with most Japanese poetry, is to write as succinctly as possible. Tanka evokes vivid imagery and reflection for the reader. They are free verse without meter or rhyme. The beginning two lines are descriptive and image-focused; the third line serves as a transition to the bottom two lines, which are reflective using metaphor, simile, or personification. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. Tanka is usually written in the first-person narrator's point of view. Capitalization and punctuation should only be used when necessary. No end rhymes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
By shelley kaye
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is it. . . spring or autumn? it's BOTH!
thank you for reading this response to the SPRING PROMPT contest: "Write a poem about how spring affects you. It can be humorous, inspirational, romantic - whatever you feel as springtime returns." "spring is playful . . . autumn settles down" ![]() - free verse - all lowercase - a pinch of punctuation - some repetition *the triple goddess... plays, nurtures, reflects... - maiden (spring) - mother (summer-autumn) - crone (winter) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **if the lines seem "squished", for best viewing results, please click on the "print page" button below... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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