Poem: "Shining Beads"

This poem came out of the January 5, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from jtthomas. It has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth.  This poem belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.


"Shining Beads"
-- a séadna


Beads on wire shine in sunlight;
Let them slip through hands like seeds,
Sprouting flowers on a two-strand.
Art needs craft and beauty, beads.

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Notes:

The séadna is an Irish quatrain with complex features.

Poem: "finding the rack"

This poem came out of the January 5, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from kelkyag. It has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. This poem belongs to the Monster House series.


"finding the rack"
-- a bredlik


my name is drake
and in the nite
wen only starrs
are shinen brite
and all the folk
loud snorrs do make --
i find the rack.

i lik the cake.

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Notes:

The radiator dragon is introduced in "Restoration."

Read about the bredlik form.

Poem: "Every Unfamiliar Trail Is an Invitation"

This poem came out of the January 5, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Anonymous on Dreamwidth. It also fills the "Unfamiliar" square in my 1-3-21 card for the Fresh Starts Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.

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New Year's Resolutions Check In

We made it through the first week of January. This is enough to get an early glimpse of progress with New Year's resolutions. It's also malleable enough to make changes.

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Offworld Designs

 ... is going out of business.  :'''(  I has a sad.  They have produced many fannish T-shirts and other items over the years.

Catch their closing sale.  We have placed our farewell order.

Poem: Bitters, Twisted"

This poem came out of the January 5, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by ng_moonmoth. It also fills the "Surprise" square in my 1-3-21 card for the Fresh Starts Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis.

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Poem: "Rich Dyes Flow from a Cottage Garden"

This poem came out of the January 5, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from alatefeline. It has been sponsored by janetmiles. This poem belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.

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