The Wordsmith's Forge

This is the freebie for the March 19, 2024 Bonus Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from rix_scaedu. It also fills the "Music" square in my 8-1-23 card for the New Adventures Bingo fest.

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This is today's freebie. It was inspired by prompts from rix_scaedu, see_also_friend, and mama_kestrel. It also fills the "high pain tolerance" square in my 8-1-23 card for the New Adventures Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

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Today's freebie was inspired by new prompter batiferrite. It also fills the "charcoal" square in my 7-1-23 card for the Fireworks Bingo fest. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics. Shane first appears in the poems "A Heartbeat at My Feet" and "Basking in the Light."

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This is today's freebie, inspired by a prompt from fuzzyred. It also fills the "Ageplay" square in my 6-1-23 card for the Kinky and Unusual Situations Bingo fest.  This poem belongs to the series Love Is For Children.  It follows "And You Became Like Coffee," so read that first.

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And for my fans: if you donate to the point project by yourlibrarian, I'm willing to reveal verses from previous linkback poems for you.  Talk to me and we'll figure out how to work that.

This is today's freebie, inspired by a prompt from my partner Doug. It also fills the "Kites" square in my 3-1-23 card for the March Is... Bingo fest.


"Paper into Cranes"


origami turns
paper into cranes, rabbits,
flowers, bowties, hats

paper kites rise on
the wings of the spring wind and
dance in the blue sky

carefully folded,
colorful gift boxes hold
treasures of candy

modular units
chain together to create
geometric shapes

this transformation
can turn a piece of paper
into anything

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Notes

Origami is the art of folding paper into things. Patterns can make just about anything, including a kite that actually flies.

This is the freebie for the January crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from nsfwords. It also fills the "Historical Fiction" square in my 11-1-22 card for the Drabble Fest Bingo.

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This popped into my head today, pretty much whole. It's the opening of a new series, and since this is after the Holiday Poetry Sale and outside the regular prompt calls, there isn't much opportunity to get it out there. So here it is, and happy holidays.

This poem fills the "sun" square in my 12-1-22 card for the Wonders of Nature Bingo fest.

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drawesome is hosting a community card exchange.  If you want to make and receive cards, sign up over there.  You can send out as many cards as you want.  This is a fun activity for artists.