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Poetry Challenge – Day 14

April 14, 2018 / / 14 Comments

Welcome to Day 14 of my 30-Day Poetry Challenge!

Comment on today’s poem to win a copy of my poetry book, “(After) Confession… I’m giving away a copy every day. Scroll down below the poem for more details about this Poetry Challenge.

But first, congratulations, Rita, for winning a free copy of my poetry book! (I do a raffle from those who commented on yesterday’s post.) Rita, please email me your address so I can send your prize: theresa.sapphire@gmail.com

Now onto today’s poem. Don’t forget to comment, and check back tomorrow to see if you’ve won!

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Somedays, this is just the way things go…

Lost in April Blizzard Continue reading

Poetry Challenge – Day 13

April 13, 2018 / / 16 Comments

Welcome to Day 13 of my 30-Day Poetry Challenge!

Comment on today’s poem to win a copy of my poetry book, “(After) Confession… I’m giving away a copy every day. Scroll down below the poem for more details about this Poetry Challenge.

But first, congratulations, Ann H, for winning a free copy of my poetry book! (I do a raffle from those who commented on yesterday’s post.) Ann, please email me your address so I can send your prize: theresa.sapphire@gmail.com

Now onto today’s poem. Don’t forget to comment, and check back tomorrow to see if you’ve won!

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sometimes… Continue reading

Poetry Challenge – Day 12

April 12, 2018 / / 7 Comments

Welcome to Day 12 of my 30-Day Poetry Challenge!

Well DRAT, no comments yesterday, so no winner!  Dear Reader, I hope you are not feeling shy about commenting… the stakes are very low, no-pressure to be anything in particular, you can just say “hi” from wherever you are, honest. I’d love-love-love to hear from you, and I hope to give away another poetry book tomorrow! (It’s so fun!)

Now onto today’s poem. Don’t forget to comment, and check back tomorrow to see if you’ve won!

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Today’s prompt is to write a haibun that takes in the natural landscape of the place you live.

I’d never heard of form before! A Writer’s Digest article says, “The haibun is the combination of two poems: a prose poem and haiku. The form was popularized by the 17th century Japanese poet Matsuo Basho. Both the prose poem and haiku typically communicate with each other, though poets employ different strategies for this…” 

Okay then… here’s mine:

Minneapolis Haibun Continue reading

The Gifts in Lacking Power

June 27, 2013 / / 4 Comments

It was not the weekend we’d planned.  Husband Bob got off work early, and we decided to take on the project of rearranging our living room, which hadn’t been done in more than a decade.  It involved moving the entertainment center, with the multiple electronics/devices/computer and all the many wires in our complicated setup.  The living room was soon a mess of stuff piled on the floor, the couch upended.  In the midst of this, a wicked windy storm blew in.  And our power went out.

The chaos of the weekend went on to include our sump pump not working and half of our basement flooding (an unfinished storage room, ankle deep in water), a wedding to attend, hauling all the stuff in the storage room into the back yard to dry everything out and throw some away, mopping up water, putting the living room back together, and one of our cats peeing on the couch and pooping in a laundry basket, upset by all this upheaval.

Yeah, it wasn’t great.  It was exhausting.  But even in the midst Continue reading

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