Poem: "What You Choose to Build With"
Mar. 19th, 2025 08:49 pmThis poem is spillover from the September 3, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
see_also_friend. It also fills the "Addiction" square in my 9-1-24 card for the People with Disabilities Drabble Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. It follows "Not Until We Are Lost" and "Come to a New Point of View" so read those first, or this won't make much sense.
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see_also_friend. It also fills the "Addiction" square in my 9-1-24 card for the People with Disabilities Drabble Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. It follows "Not Until We Are Lost" and "Come to a New Point of View" so read those first, or this won't make much sense.( Read more... )
This poem is spillover from the March 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from fuzzyred, readera, see_also_friend, and janetmiles. It also fills the "fight" square in my 3-1-25 card for the Tolkien Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the college arc of the Shiv thread in the Polychrome Heroics series.
Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes girls being anxious about safety at college, past educational trauma, minor disrespect of a nontraditional student, sexual harassment, rude language, attempted assault, appropriate use of superpowers in a fight, minor bloodshed, ignominious retreat, plans for graffiti, talking about sexual harassment, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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fuzzyred, readera, see_also_friend, and janetmiles. It also fills the "fight" square in my 3-1-25 card for the Tolkien Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the college arc of the Shiv thread in the Polychrome Heroics series.Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes girls being anxious about safety at college, past educational trauma, minor disrespect of a nontraditional student, sexual harassment, rude language, attempted assault, appropriate use of superpowers in a fight, minor bloodshed, ignominious retreat, plans for graffiti, talking about sexual harassment, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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Poem: "Never Been Blue"
Jan. 11th, 2025 10:11 pmThis poem is spillover from the January 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by janetmiles. It also fills the "Then You've Never Been Blue" square in my 1-1-25 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest.
"Never Been Blue"
-- a limerick
a There was a young girl from Purdue
a Who struggled with classes, it's true.
b As her roommate coped,
b She grumped and she moped
a And said, "Then you've never been blue."
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Notes:
A limerick is a 5-line poem usually with a funny or wry tone.
janetmiles. It also fills the "Then You've Never Been Blue" square in my 1-1-25 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest."Never Been Blue"
-- a limerick
a There was a young girl from Purdue
a Who struggled with classes, it's true.
b As her roommate coped,
b She grumped and she moped
a And said, "Then you've never been blue."
* * *
Notes:
A limerick is a 5-line poem usually with a funny or wry tone.
6 states expand library protections amid surging book bans: 'The freedom to read... is supported and protected'
New Jersey joined at least five other states — California, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington — that have passed legislation within the past two years that aims to preserve access to reading materials that deal with racial and sexual themes, including those about the LGBTQ+ community.
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New Jersey joined at least five other states — California, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington — that have passed legislation within the past two years that aims to preserve access to reading materials that deal with racial and sexual themes, including those about the LGBTQ+ community.
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Poem: "A Marvel of Mechanical Skill"
Jan. 6th, 2025 11:45 pmThis poem is spillover from the March 19, 2024 Bonus Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from zianuray. It also fills the "blacksmithing" square in my 3-1-24 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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zianuray. It also fills the "blacksmithing" square in my 3-1-24 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
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This poem is spillover from the October 1,, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from siberian_skys, chanter1944, dannydevidaloca, and fuzzyred. It also fills the "shapeshifter" square in my 10-1-24 card for the Fall Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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siberian_skys, chanter1944, dannydevidaloca, and fuzzyred. It also fills the "shapeshifter" square in my 10-1-24 card for the Fall Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Poem: "Acceptable Humans"
Dec. 29th, 2024 10:41 pmThis poem is spillover from the September 3, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from siberian_skys,librarygeek, and siliconshaman. It also fills the "Disabled Characters Talk To Each Other" square in my 9-1-24 card for the People with Disabilities Drabble Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Kraken thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes youth violence, minor injuries, rejection, despondency, self-recrimination, rude language, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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siberian_skys,librarygeek, and siliconshaman. It also fills the "Disabled Characters Talk To Each Other" square in my 9-1-24 card for the People with Disabilities Drabble Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Kraken thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It includes youth violence, minor injuries, rejection, despondency, self-recrimination, rude language, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
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