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Passionate Interlude Tanka

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Daylight receded, conversation diminished, distractions vanished, then fervent kissing ushered one passionate interlude. —— This tanka was written in response to Experiments in Fiction Poetry Challenge #14: Tanka. I attempted to embrace the traditional use of the form as a note between lovers, and I even delivered a hand-written version to my lover be read […]

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Just Another Day

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Just Another Day The shuttle returns from destinations unknown with new tales to tell as another day unfolds aboard the Starship Zephyr. —— My poem in response to Linda Kruschke’s Paint Chip Poetry Challenge Prompt #46. This week’s theme comes from A Treasury of Christian Poetry. It’s a poem called “Obedience.” The paint chip words and

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