The Wordsmith's Forge

The sunshine_challenge customarily runs in July.  Watch for that to open up at the beginning of the month.
 

Here are the notes for "Everything Is Temporary."

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This poem was written for Prompt 5: Goldenrod / Bonus Prompt Orange Rose in the sunshine_challenge. It also fills the "dragon smoke" square of my 7-1-23 card for the Fireworks Bingo fest. It belongs to the series Eloquent Souls.

Warning: This poem contains intense and controversial topics. Highlight to read the more detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. It features a mass-casualty incident with cars piled up on a bridge, an off-duty first responder rushing to the rescue, messy medical details, risk of falling, emotional mayhem, minor interpersonal violence, prior soulmate loss, arguing, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.

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This poem was written for Prompt 3: Bluebell / Lavender Rose in the sunshine_challenge. It also fills the "copper" square of my 7-1-23 card for the Fireworks Bingo fest. It belongs to the series Eloquent Souls.

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One of the sunshine_challenge fills is a posting of "Perhaps the World Ends Here" by Joy Harjo.  Despite the title, it's an extremely beautiful and uplifting poem. 

I'm doing the sunshine_challenge this year.



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veryroundbird has made a gorgeous banner for the sunshine_challenge  coming up in July. 

This poem was inspired by the sunshine_challenge and Prompt 7 bonus: Opal. It also fills the "savory" square in my 7-1-22 card for the Body Parts Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.



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This poem is for the sunshine_challenge and Prompt 4 Bonus: Hematite. It also fills the "punch" square in my 7-1-22 card for the Body Parts Bingo fest. It belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.



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This poem is for the sunshine_challenge and Prompt 3 Bonus: Garnet. It also fills the "hold" square in my 7-1-22 card for the Body Parts Bingo fest. It belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.



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