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This poem came out of the April 2013 Muse Fusion. It was inspired by a prompt from ![[livejournal.com profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
vaerys and continuing discussion about touch aversion. It also fills the #11 Sheer slot in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list. It has been sponsored by Stephen Laird.
This poem belongs to the Torn World project. It is a sequel to "Stinging Like Nettles." I'll be submitting it to the Canon Board, but it hasn't been approved yet.
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This is the freebie for the April 2013 Muse Fusion. It was inspired by a prompt from ellenmillion, along with some requests I've gotten for showing touch aversion as an everyday challenge rather than something that has to be "cured." This poem also fills the #17 "Onslaught" line in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list.
This poem came out of the April 16, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from and wyld_dandelyon. It has been sponsored by technoshaman. This poem belongs to the series Path of the Paladins.
janetmiles and the_vulture. It belongs to the series Path of the Paladins. This poem was selected in an audience poll to be opened for microfunding. This is the freebie for the April 2013 Crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from ellenmillion. This poem belongs to the series An Army of One: The Autistic Secession in Space.Coda of Honor
The Lacuna came out of a space between,
came into existence in a space between.
It was about the lull after a conflict,
and the hidden tension that grows
when the guns are no longer firing
and harsh words go unspoken.
It was about the pauses within a conflict,
the cease fires and the armistices
that were never the kind of peace
which is more than an absence of war.
It was about the causes behind a conflict,
the differences between people
that made them focus on where they disagreed
instead of concentrating on where they agreed.
The people of the Lacuna respected this.
It was their history, in them and of them,
and so much larger than any of them.
They thought about it, code and coda,
honor and errantry, all of the things
that had come to pass.
They appreciated those gaps in battle,
hitched pauses between painful words,
heated space between hand and skin.
The fact that they honored this, instead of
hurrying through it, set them further apart.
This poem came out of the April 16, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from siliconshaman. It also fills the #12 Manifest slot in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list. It has been sponsored by zianuray. This poem belongs to the series Path of the Paladins.Manifest Concern
Caprina has seen Syvera
running with the horses,
although she did not know
what she really saw.
Einar has seen Barzay
working in a forge,
heard the steady beat
of the hammer in the god's hand.
Matin has seen Talaton
playing the part of a fool
in a crowded marketplace
with no one the wiser.
Shahana has seen Gailah
quell a riot with one word,
her lightest touch bringing peace --
but that was decades ago.
Ari has seen none of this,
young to the work of a paladin,
knowing the gods by reputation
and not yet by their manifest concern.
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Notes:
The title comes from this quote:
We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.
-- Peter Singer
This poem came out of the April 16, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from rowyn, laffingkat, and kelkyag. It also fills the #16 Enlighten slot in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the series Path of the Paladins.
This poem is from the April 16, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from siege and DW user Finch. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the series Path of the Paladins.
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This poem came out of the April 16, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from whuffle. It also fills the #5 Epicurean slot in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. This poem belongs to the series Path of the Paladins.
This poem came out of the April 16, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by rix_scaedu. It also fills the #8 Mortal slot in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list. This poem belongs to the series Path of the Paladins, and is a direct sequel to "This Beaten Drum."
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kestrels_nest. It also fills the #13 Consummate slot in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list. This poem belongs to the series Path of the Paladins.kestrels_nest, janetmiles, general fund, mdlbear the_vulture and siege. It also fills the #10 Impetuous slot in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list. This poem belongs to the series Path of the Paladins. If you're not already familiar with Johan's adventures, back up to read "Stained," "Will Not," "The Garden of Shards," "Storm Wrack," "Uneasy Things," and "Fraying Bonds" first. Otherwise this episode won't make nearly as much sense.the_vulture, rix_scaedu, janetmiles, general fund This is the freebie for today's Poetry Fishbowl, prompted by technogeekslass. It also fills the #19 Divergent slot in the Rainbowfic Sunlight list.
This poem came from the February 5, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from moonwolf1988, wyld_dandelyon, and siege. It contains excerpts from Smithsonian February 2013, the article "Last Words" by Ariel Sabar pp. 31-34, with linguist Geoffrey Khan. (Those lines are not counted for purposes of pricing.) This poem was selected in an audience poll to be opened for microfunding.
This microfunded poem is being posted one verse at a time, as donations come in to cover them. The rate is $.50/line, so $5 will reveal 10 new lines, and so forth. There is a permanent donation button on my profile page, or you can contact me for other arrangements. You can also ask me about the number of lines per verse, if you want to fund a certain number of verses. So far sponsors include: general fund
102 lines, Buy It Now = $59
Amount donated = $41.50
Verses posted = 28 of 35
Amount remaining to fund fully = $17.50
Amount needed to fund next verse = $.50
Amount needed to fund the verse after that = $.50
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This poem was inspired by some wretched Valentine's Day cultural stuff, more crummy urban fantasy, and some considerably better conversations with readers about Brenda and the guys in her life. It has been selected in an audience poll as the free epic for the April 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl reaching the $200 threshold. This poem belongs to the series P.I.E, which you can explore further via the Serial Poetry page.
Warning: This poem contains examples of ableism, sexism, and crude language. There's also a fairly wild sequence of wilderness adventure and some awkward cultural issues. Consider your tastes and sensitivities before clicking through.
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This poem came out of the April 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by Dreamwidth user Finch and wyld_dandelyon. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. This poem belongs to The Steamsmith series. It will make more sense if you have read "An Amazing Carriage of Amber and Jade" and "One Man's Renaissance."
This poem came out of the April 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from DW user Primeideal and wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the #14 Gloss slot in the Vellum list for the Rainbowfic fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to The Steamsmith series. This will make more sense if you have first read "A Keen Eye for Alchemy."
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This poem came out of the April 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by technogeekslass. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.
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This poem came out of the April 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from meeksp and aoife. It also fills the #9 Palimpsest slot in the Vellum list for the Rainbowfic fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the series A Conflagration of Dragons.
( Watch the world burn ... )
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