Tag: write the next line
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Write The Next Line! – Bad Similes
—–The Resulting Poem from Today’s Round: Bad Similes— His eyes were like slick oil spills, oozing dark desire like a goth chick’s emoticons. He smelled much like the acrimonious sins of fathers waking beneath the apathy of mankind. And when he spoke, his voice was like the song of a cicada in a sweet Georgia…
Julie Israel
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Write The Next Line! – using the word “part”
—–The Resulting Poem from today’s round—– The hours erased the stars and day peeled apart from night a dawning appeared from the aftermath of apartheid. The fleeting memory of times shared, now a part of me erased save ghosts and their imparting, which leave my thoughts defaced. Woo hoo! Great work Joel and Jennifer, and…
Julie Israel
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Write The Next Line! – Linked Freeverse III
—–The Resulting Poem from Friday’s Round of Linked Freeverse—- Awaking to the owl and the moon An inflatable monk slit his throat – the air poured out and soon was a lifeless coat. Tony Espino, you’re a star! Thanks for contributing not just today but all week. Give it up lads, and check out this…
Julie Israel
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Write The Next Line! – Return & Repeat
—–The Resulting Poem from today’s prompt, Return & Repeat—– The crash of ivory into a thousand pieces Was the result of minds crashing at right angles Minds that jangled with a cacophony of thought Thought in nails, sirens, screeching brakes Nails our Fathers purchased for our deeds A hearty thank you to Tony Espino, Lilith…
Julie Israel
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Write The Next Line! – Linked Freeverse II
——–The Resulting Poem from Wednesday’s Round of Linked Freeverse—— The white rabbit hidden inside of the hat Smoked a zombie corpse down at the laundromat For this was not your average bunny In fact he was quite funny He had a twitch in his knee and a bee in his tea, He was as mad…
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Write The Next Line! – Couplet Rhyme
——-The resulting poem from Tuesday’s round of Couplet Rhyme—– On the side of the road was a leathery shoe Tattered, worn, held together by glue So I sang and I waltzed and picked up my cobbling tool. I placed it upon my svelte foot Wishing, oh wishing for a elegant boot Or even a Blahnik…
Julie Israel
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Write The Next Line! – Linked Freeverse
——-The resulting poem from Monday’s round of Linked Freeverse—– A raindrop struck my cheek then slipped and fell away my head exploded cake Thank you Laura Hogan and Tony Espino for playing! This round was only a few lines, but my, what a turn! Laura, your line was lyrical and elegant, and Tony, yours…
Julie Israel
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