Linger

Misty moonlight,
drifting in trees
The weight of night,
asking to stay
Dawn marches on,
chasing the stars
Darkness fades out,
giving new light

Morning Mist in Bath, England
Photo by: c.b.w. 2005

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Special Note: This poem also marks the end of the  Writer’s Digest 2013 November Poem A Day Chapbook Challenge. I wrote these lines in response to the November 30th prompt, write a disappearing poem. They just happened to fit perfectly with the photograph I was planning to use for this week’s Sunday Abroad. I love it when that happens!

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c.b.w. 2013

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Poem A Day: November 26-29

Through Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the Writer’s Digest 2013 November Poem A Day Chapbook Challenge must continue. Only one more day to go!

November 26, 2013
Prompt: Two for Tuesday
 1. Take the phrase “Free (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.
2. Take the phrase “(blank) Free,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.

November 27, 2013
Prompt: Write a local poem. 

November 28, 2013
Prompt: Write a bird poem.

November 29, 2013
Prompt: Write a commercial poem.

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c.b.w. 2013

Poem A Day: November 23-25

The final week in the  Writer’s Digest 2013 November Poem A Day Chapbook Challenge is finally here!

November 23, 2013
Prompt: Write an “I shouldn’t be here” poem. You can decide where you shouldn’t be: maybe it’s a place, maybe it’s a time, or maybe (just maybe) it’s a state of mind.

November 24, 2013
Prompt: Write a poem that responds to a statement.

Freedom is a pretty strange thing. Once you’ve experienced it, it remains in your heart and no one can take it away.  – Ai Weiwei

November 25, 2013
Prompt: For today’s prompt, take a poem from earlier in the challenge (that you’ve written) and remix it.

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c.b.w. 2013

Poem A Day: November 21-22

Is it just me or are the prompts getting more challenging in the  Writer’s Digest 2013 November Poem A Day Chapbook Challenge? Only, one more week to go!!

November 21, 2013
Prompt: Write a secret message poem. Maybe it’s a coded message, a message in a bottle, sign language, foreign language, etc.

Can you figure it out? 😉

November 22, 2013
For today’s prompt, write a poem using at least three of the following six words:

• ideogram
• remora
• casket
• eclipse
• selfie
• wretch

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c.b.w. 2013

Poem A Day: November 14-15

November is half over, which means I’m halfway done with the Writer’s Digest 2013 November Poem A Day Chapbook Challenge! I’m proud to say I haven’t missed a day. Here are my latest submissions:

November 14, 2013
Prompt: Write an exploration poem.

This one turned out to be a great fit for a photograph I’m planning to use for Sunday Abroad, so I’m holding off on posting it until then. Stay tuned!

November 15, 2013
Prompt: Take the phrase “What (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.

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c.b.w. 2013