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Cold

July 12, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 194 prompt: Cold Cardboard conversation Obviously I’ve offended Long, lifeless lulls Divulge your dismal detachment

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Choice Words

July 11, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 193 prompt: Amazing amazing phrase a tweet I found the words of which weren’t clean when I am cross I’ll say it loud this fine pro-fan- i-tee

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Symmetry

July 10, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 192 prompt: Symmetrical Symmetry is not my taste I prefer stuff motley placed Angled rugs and mismatched seats Unique socks for different feet Crooked hat on side-swept hair Things off […]

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Warmth

July 9, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 191 prompt: Warm (an acrostic poem) Writing Always Restores My Troubled Heart

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The Pay Gap

July 8, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 190 prompt: The Letter V Women work hard Just like the guys But averages tell us Men get the prize The ones with a penis Bring home more treasure We […]

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Rough Day

July 7, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 189 prompt: Rough looks like it was a rough day a tough day a really had enough day your shirt is stained your face is drained you’re moving like your […]

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In Your House

July 6, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 188 prompt: In Your House What are you keeping in your house? Are you storing rubbish like a mouse? That pile of papers over there … if it disintegrated, would […]

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Gosh

July 5, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 187 prompt: The Letter G we guess the guest who gave these gifts got Walgreen’s goods on the graveyard shift a gray garbage can graced by Oscar the Grouch and […]

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Blue

July 4, 2012by bethterpening 2 Comments

Day 186 prompt: Blue (a haiku)  periwinkle crepe swishes whiffs of White Linen as grandma dances  

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Fairytale Wedding

July 3, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 185 prompt: Fairytale all she wanted was a fairytale wedding the groom’s pants ripped the pastor’s wife stripped the organist was drunk the flowers smelled like skunk the flower girl […]

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So Hot

July 2, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 184 prompt: Landscape (a haiku)  rusty blades of grass grate ankles as pores bleed sweat murderous summer

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Words Take Hold

July 1, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 183 prompt: Athletic (With this poem, I am halfway through a year of writing one poem a day!) People have used many words to describe me Some objective Short Freckled […]

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Furniture Arrangement

June 30, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 182 prompt: Comfy & Cozy Comfy and cozy Sat on a couch Comfy walked away The sofa got hot And crowded and cranky A no-good place to stay

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Fashion with Staying Power

June 29, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 181 prompt: Fashion We ridiculed Pajama Jeans My family and I Then for laughs They bought me some At Walgreen’s, on the sly On Christmas day They stopped to look […]

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Balance is a Myth

June 28, 2012by bethterpening 1 Comment

Day 180 prompt: Asymmetrical why do we seek balance? some mythical symmetry between work and play public and private activity and rest? even the lopsided human heart is cradled by lungs […]

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