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Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

at fifty (MLMM Monday Wordle)

Tina Stewart Brakebill

at fifty, I believed a precious chapter had begun

I lit sparklers and filled my cup

toasting

my voice ringing clear and loud

 

but by sixty

the message felt muted

too many tick tocks watched

my hope wiped by ceaseless drama

 

by seventy I hope

my cup will fill once more  

toasting

a new chapter begun again

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Today’s Monday Wordle asked us to use the following words: chapter, clear, cup, drama, felt, fifty, message, muted, precious, sparkler, watched, & wiped.

Not sure what I’ve created here. Free verse? Sad screed?

MLMM Monday Wordle #458

 

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

“she had it coming”

Tina Stewart Brakebill

donning my own unique style

 BUT

why so sad

you’d be pretty if you smiled

 

throw a punch

shake a hand   

your smile is the spark

 

rough words

polite talk

your smile is the spark

 

amusing tale

grim reaping

your smile is the spark

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Don’t blame the prompts for my 44-word dark take. I’m just feeling cynical today. Check out both MLMM and dVerse for the rules and some great writing.

MLMM Monday Wordle #446
Quadrille #234: A Sparkler of a Day

 

 

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

Ballad of an Early Voter

Tina Stewart Brakebill

nervous, feeling fear

touch the screen, colour the box

still the noise bangs on    

“I don’t care, do you”? “Trust me!”

comfort your fear, use your spark   

photography of barrel wave
Photo by Emiliano Arano on Pexels.com

 

For this week’s Wordle Challenge, I managed to create a clumsy tanka that touched on my fear and use all the words: fear, noise, bang, colour, spark, use, touch, care, comfort, trust, feeling, nervous.

MLMM Monday Wordle #397