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SarahW commented on the post, The World Is Flat But Life A Wave Poem #6 by Ingrid Prompt #6 a year ago
A brilliant turn-around from the prompt — emphasizing what IS rather than what is NOT. I like the layering in both what you see ahead and what is right around you. Well done, thank you!
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SarahW commented on the post, Conundrums (Prompt 5) a year ago
‘Knowing nothing I can
only guess; research the
clues I can hardly find
always longing for more’
Sadly, so true for many of us. That parental reticence to speak of personal/emotional matters. Your phrasing in particular reminds me of Terry Tempest Williams’ “When Women were Birds.” Have you read it? if not, you really must!! She constructs an…Read more -
SarahW commented on the post, What is love? (Prompt 10) a year ago
Great twist on the prompt! Love both ‘What isn’t love’ and ‘love isn’t what you think.’ Each line, and the progression of lines, brings up a strong association. Again, I love how your writing loops back to and references other poems in the marathon. I guess that’s not unusual; but for some reason, I am struck by yours (the ‘Hope hope’ of first…Read more
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SarahW commented on the post, Tiniest stones (Prompt 11) a year ago
‘Summer days have lasted a lifetime’; and
most common/element on earth, most uncommon/
touchstones’ The universal in the personal! I love this for your obvious love of the beach; and also b/c I wrote about a beach stone for this prompt, so it felt especially resonant. Thank you. -
SarahW commented on the post, Closeted (Prompt 12) a year ago
So beautifully expressed, Mark. I love how you bring it around again to that single statement – the only time her clothes didn’t fit – and the poignancy of the hope (may I refer back to a later poem in the marathon??!) that she will remember. Very moving and resonant. As you say – increasingly universal themes as we age. Thank you.
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SarahW commented on the post, Morning Darkness #1 a year ago
Such a poignant reflection/memory evoked of those long-ago car rides with sleeping children in the back … beautifully captured in few words. Thank you.
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SarahW commented on the post, She Stabbed Him With Her Hat Pin #5 a year ago
This is a true work of art!!! I love the idea of weaving together a ‘found’ poem from an old newspaper story!! And given the age of the story, the whole premise has a unique flavor. Thank you!
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SarahW commented on the post, Two #4 a year ago
Love the simplicity of this poem; plus its echoes to the turtles to come later on, moving slowly. I actually the turtles first, otherwise might not have made that connection. Although I have just written a poem about needing to slow down and turning to Turtle for guidance… You just never know where a reader’s head will be!! Thank you, Kris, for this.
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SarahW commented on the post, Too Much of a Good Thing #3 a year ago
Marvelous, Kris! The 20-project prompt is in itself a challenge, and rarely is it possible to end up with anything even remotely cogent. Well done!!! Plus a captivating story in its own right.
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SarahW commented on the post, Forever a year ago
This prompt was like a tiny time-capsule, an invitation to a mini-autobiography. This one is so well done – short, to the point and yet so poignant and clear-eyed. I love that it didn’t get lost in over-done language. Thank you!!
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SarahW commented on the post, At 60, my list is shorter a year ago
Just reading your words brings calm and focus. Thank you.
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SarahW commented on the post, Difficult Times after Anna Swir a golden shovel a year ago
Love the contrast between ‘the noise/of hopelessness and gloom’ and ‘the deafening silence.’ A golden shovel is both fun and challenging. Here, your words/associations clearly flowed from one to another.
If you were to revisit it, perhaps you might consider shaping it in ways that allow the reader to catch their breath along the way. So many…Read more
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SarahW commented on the post, Midnight sky a year ago
Heather, one of the long-running participants runs a ‘quarter crazy marathon’ – check out Facebook; and/or contact Amanda Potter via this site. What’s lovely is that this is not a contest so much as a challenge. There are many MANY sites that offer prompts; but this is unique in its community-building aspect. I imagine Amanda does something…Read more
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SarahW commented on the post, reading dystopia in a time of dystopia a year ago
Sadly, all too true. I like the power of your ending with the word ‘enough.’ Says it al … Thank you for your words.
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SarahW commented on the post, As We Swing (Viator) – Hour 7, Prompt 7 a year ago
Rather darker than your others! But taken all in all, I admire your experimentation with a wide variety of forms, playing with them this way and that. And poeming does want to be a form of play, does it not? Thank you for your words.
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SarahW commented on the post, Kaleidoscope World (acrostic) – Hour 17, Prompt 17 a year ago
‘People, all blinged/Earth a prism, reimagined.’
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SarahW commented on the post, Ratatouille (a nonet) – Hour 16, prompt 16 a year ago
One of my favorite summer dishes, in a poem! Perfect ending word, to boot. Thank you.
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SarahW commented on the post, Running (double nonet) – Hour 21, Prompt 21 a year ago
Well done, Sandra. You turn it around and yet end up where you started, creating a circle that feels like writing sometimes. And yet you have moved forward. Having done the 12-hour, I didn’t get to this prompt. Guess I’ll head on over the check out the second half – looks like some good ones to play with!
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SarahW commented on the post, prompt #1: after diana khoi Nguyen a year ago
So inspiring! ‘somewhere, light is its own mantle,’ ‘light hope/each another kind of cape,’ ‘so that when this cloak threatens to smother/I stumble forward hands outstretched/singing’
Britt, I am just blown away by each every poem here. Your pain, your grief, your heart are in every word and spill into me. I want to carry some of it with…Read more
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SarahW commented on the post, prompt hour 6: the edge of the earth a year ago
Heart-stopping. Just. That.
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