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Prompt: (verb) to move to action Promptly: (adverb) : very quickly or immediately Poetry: a form of writing that no one ever reads |
| Oh, dragonfly! I stare into your big blue eyes. They stare back and I wonder why it’s so hard to get to know you. You flick a wing. I know you see everything in ultraviolet shimmering. How quietly you take in the view. Your history an evolutionary mystery. It's quite an unfair trickery - a giant once, now look at you! Nonetheless, to your usefulness I will confess, to your presence I acquiesce, but I can’t stand to watch you chew. Written for "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2025-2026)" Week 21 Prompt : use these words in your poem - dragonfly, mystery, blue |
| When she was five the fog swallowed the world. All that remained were the step she on which she stood and her mother’s hand. There was no retreat all that was behind engulfed in an impenetrable cloud. Ahead, a thick wall of doubt. Her mother’s voice urged her, take a step of faith courage is measured by the inch. The path of life, she said is not found by looking ahead but by looking within. Prompt/Week # 20 (12/29) Title: Looking Ahead Use the title stated and write a poem inspired by it. A minimum of 12 lines is required. |
| There are cookies fresh from Mama’s oven Or stacked in a bakery box, by the dozen Or in a bag, from the grocery store I knew them all once, but not any more. My favorite cookie, in these strange days Is not made in any conventional way. It's a dollop of sunbutter and some whey In powdered form and may I say - I like to add some pancake syrup Sugar free to sweeten it up. Some baking powder for the rise Chocolate chips further entice. (It’s a cookie of sorts and fairly tasty ten minutes to bake if you're feeling hasty) Written for Promptly Poetry Prompt/Week # 18 Favorite Cookie! Write a poem about your favorite cookie. The title of your poem should be the name of the cookie. |
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