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Eff It

June 5, 2012by bethterpening 5 Comments

Day 157 prompt: The Letter F if you eff it the air turns fair your act becomes fact the east gets to feast lower makes a flower the lame turns to […]

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What to Sow

June 4, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 156 prompt: Seeds For seeds of change to grow The seeds of doubt must go

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A New Order

June 3, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 155 prompt: Seven I’d like to alter calendars So we have a different view. Let’s place Friday until Sunday In the middle of the queue: W  Th  F  S  Su […]

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No Purple Rhymes

June 2, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 154 prompt: Purple The three-toothed carnie Said his name was b… Bartholomew Her amethyst drapes Were the color of g… Garlic blossoms The subjects’ loyalty Belongs to their r… Ranking […]

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Family Portrait

June 1, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 153 prompt: Portrait (a haiku)  ancestor faces … staring into distant eyes fearing resemblance

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Hands Off

May 31, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 152 prompt: Cement (a haiku) silver-gray cement still glossy after repair resist urge to touch

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Pipes

May 30, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 151 prompt: Pipes (a haiku)  Comfort, irritant Depending on the Sunday Organ pipes move me

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Rules of the Ode

May 29, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 150 prompt: Rule of Thirds A well-composed photo Complies with the rule of thirds A well-composed poem Just needs the right words

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Car Shopping

May 28, 2012by bethterpening 1 Comment

Day 149 prompt: Vehicle Today I went Car shopping. Or shall we say Dealer hopping? VW, Hyundai, Mini, Toyota … And a lunchtime break For brisket and soda. The test drives […]

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Little Lady

May 27, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 148 prompt: Itsy-Bitsy Teeny Weeny She wore delicate cotton dresses And played with tiny Tinkertoys Then began reading short words And locking her diary with a wee key She moved […]

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Sweetness to Savor

May 26, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 147 prompt: Edible She skips in From the yard Arms behind her back Wide eyes dance up Gleaming with surprises She can barely contain Our noses nearly touching Her springtime […]

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Earth Tones

May 25, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 146: Earth Tones  earth tones our muscles as we stride across her surface wherever we may go she supports and accompanies us if only we will meet her

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A Monument to Me

May 24, 2012by bethterpening 1 Comment

Day 145 prompt: Statue Suppose an artist Moved by my greatness Chisels a large stone Into my likeness A passionate sculptor With a spirit for verity Might carve out my features […]

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Bread Broken

May 23, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 144 prompt: Broken Bread broken Wine poured In the quiet Pastor lifts Sacred diet Precious gifts Silence broken Dad snored

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Fear the Gray

May 22, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 143 prompt: Fear the dark conceals what you’d rather not see in fear you stay in the gray where nothing is fully concealed even your shortcomings the light reveals what […]

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