From shoddiness to understanding

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it's so easy to sign up for somethingsomeone's teaching tribal art, andI think I'm creative-understandingart formstakes morethan wielding penschoosing from ink and paint-the artist explains the backgroundin a language I barely understandbut the vibrancy of chosen colorstakes me to nature inspiringher imaginationworlds she lives innot sameas mineYes, I'll take timeto attain perfectiondecipher lines, motifs, colorsto … Continue reading From shoddiness to understanding

Sorrow

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black linescircumventingdreams in color, now flowunevenly down rosy cheeks-Sorrowalters boundaries of visiona dark line moves where hopepainted pictureson life https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/05/30/what-do-you-see-136-may-30-2022/

Acknowledgement

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intertwined are all that stand in opposition to one another seeking relevance from what is real, but you dislike it's not a shadow you want to see it reduced, insignificant -it obstructs your chosen path yet gives you a direction acknowledge those in the orbits what's not yours it shapes your destiny, and you return … Continue reading Acknowledgement

Credibility

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Blame Game

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Unexpected

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life is expecting the unexpected - to tear you out of comfort zones, propel action in new directions; unseen paths beckon with promise - it just might be good for me https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/05/10/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-273-specificform/

April Lyrids

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Incompatible

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The form used is EP Johnson Quintet The form is stanzaic, consisting of two or more quintets. It is of Canadian origin. The rhyme scheme is abbba accca…etc.  (Indicating that the ending words of L1 and L5 are repeated in each stanza.) It is syllabic: 8/9/9/9/8 Can this ever be home for me? I look at teal and … Continue reading Incompatible

Dew Drops

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