Poem: "Knitting into Community"

This is the linkback perk for the March 1, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl which was originally hosted by DW user Dialecticdreamer.  It came out of the February 2016 Creative Jam.  It was inspired by a prompt from DW user Chanter_greenie and fills the "unexpected friendship" square in my 10-1-15 card for the Trope Bingo fest.  This poem belongs to the Danso and Family thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

All 16 verses have been posted.  Linkers include: DW users Alexseanchai, Shiori_makiba, Capriuni, siliconshaman, technoshaman, rix_scaedu, kestrels_nest, eseme, ysabetwordsmith, wyld_dandelyon, my_partner_doug, and Norma on Facebook.

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Unsold Poems from the March 1, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl

The following poems from the March 1, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my LiveJournal profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods.

There are still verses left in the linkback poems "The Tornado Blew Away" and "Knitting into Community."  Linking to this page will reveal new verses in whichever poem you request.

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Deep Ocean Sounds

 Cool noises.

Poem: "Infinite Potential"

This poem came out of the March 1, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by Anthony Barrette.  It deals with renewable energy.


"Infinite Potential"


These are the things
that were given
with infinite potential:
the wind and the sun,
the water and the earth.

The power of the elements
is without measure, without end.

It is more than enough
to meet the needs and desires
of humanity, to light the cities
and irrigate the farms.

Only the foolish clutch to themselves
the dusty lumps of power left
by aeons long gone.

Poem: "Building Sandcastles in the Rain"

This poem came out of the March 1, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by Shirley Barrette.


"Building Sandcastles in the Rain"


Sometimes trying to make
the world a better place is like
building sandcastles in the rain.

You can spend your life
setting up a better future
for your children, only to see
the next generation wash it away.

But take heart:

there is no way
to build sandcastles
without water, and

no matter what happens

the sand and the water
will still be there for

the next generation of builders.

Poem: "Pinfeathers"

This poem is spillover from the March 1, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from chanter_greenie.  It has been sponsored by janetmiles. This poem belongs to the series Fledgling Grace.

Warning for references to child abandonment and discrimination.

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Poem: "Buoni Frutti"

This poem is spillover from the March 1, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from LJ user Rowyn. It also fills the "motivation" square in my 2-29-16 card for the Villain Bingo fest and the "celebratory kiss" square in my 10-1-15 card for the trope_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Fiorenza the Wisewoman.

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