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marychristinedelea
Dec 11 min read
Winter Mountains: Prompt
One of Anthony Hecht's image in his poem, Despair, is winter mountain. Where I live, I can see Mount Hood when I drive around town. On...
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marychristinedelea
Nov 241 min read
Choices: Prompt
Based on Carl Sandburg's poem, Window, which is posted on my blog today, you have a few choices for today's prompt. 1.) Create a piece in...
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marychristinedelea
Nov 171 min read
I Wanna Hold Your Hand: Prompt
Please read today's poem on my blog: "Holding Vigil" by Alison Luterman (published on the Rattle website on November 3, 2024). Then go...
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marychristinedelea
Nov 101 min read
Another Name Game: Prompt
Think of fairly common names that are also words that are things other than names. I am thinking of--and these will show my age--Art,...
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marychristinedelea
Nov 31 min read
So Many Emotions!: Prompt
Although I am creating this post with photos of 3 pieces of art, this is not an ekphrastic exercise. Rather, I want you to consider how...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 271 min read
Letting Go: Prompt
We all need to let go of something or someone. (Hey, "The Raven" speaker! Let go of Lenore!). It is easy to talk about, even plan, but...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 201 min read
Green with Envy: Prompt
First, you should really read today's poem on my blog. If you are not a "nana" person, you may be jealous of how those folks get through...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 132 min read
What's Your Sign?: Prompt
As a Capricorn, I am ambitious, loyal, responsible, honest, determined, pessimistic, sensitive, practical, and suspicious. Part of my...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 61 min read
Love and Death: Prompt
Use today's wonderful poem posted here on my blog, During an Enchantment in the Life by Brenda Hillman, for your inspiration today. She...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 291 min read
Flophouse?: Prompt
Does anyone use the term "flophouse" anymore? If you aren't familiar, it is a synonym for a sleazy motel. These places are everywhere and...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 221 min read
How to Open Doors: Prompt
I have had 16 cats throughout my life. Their back stories have been as different as their personalities. They were/are, of course, all...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 151 min read
See You in September: Prompt
"See You in September" by The Happenings is just one of the many great songs written about September. See also: September by The Shins...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 81 min read
A Family Affair: Prompt
Be inspired by Ruth Stone’s poem, posted on my blog today. Her portrait of Aunt Maud is detailed, fresh, and thorough. One of the major...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 11 min read
The Sound of Silence: Prompt
Today's poem on this very blog features some silence, as well as cows and birds making some noise. And although the speaker is out...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 251 min read
Awkward Much?: Prompt
You should really read today's poem on this blog, in which the speaker is waaaaaay beyond feeling awkward--she feels as if her soul has...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 181 min read
Phoenix Rising: Prompt
Today's poem on my blog starts with destruction but ends in a very different place. From today's creative endeavor, start your...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 111 min read
Death Be Not: Prompt
Today I was in a group of 5 and the subject of what we believe happens after we die. (Other topics of conversation included pistachio ice...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 44 min read
You Can Quote Me on This: Prompt
I have collected quotations since I can remember. I have them in wonderful books, some with specific quotes (women, writers, women...
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marychristinedelea
Jul 281 min read
Metaphor? I'd Never Even SEEN Her Afore!: Prompt
Many of the poems I have posted on my blog use metaphor (as do many poems in general). Today's poem makes the noon heat a mystic dog....
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marychristinedelea
Jul 211 min read
Pen Pals: Prompt
There is something magical about getting an actual card or letter in the mail; it was wonderful when that was the only way to get mail,...
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