http://slow.writerscafe.org/Peggy%20Paris The original writings of author Sharon Miller Bolander en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775986515 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Tinnitis, but only in one ear http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/2960628/ Metaphor for change a new year brings http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/2837575/ A poem who those who find themselves listening, perhaps less than willingly, to an older relative who seems stuck in the past. It's purposely a short message. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/2143392/ An Acrostic http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/1910756/ 1. barrel 2. roll 3. cross 4. cloaked 5. foggy 6. stars 7. vents 8. dam 9. freedom 10. friends the classic 10/40: use all 10 words in a poem no more and no less than 40 words. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/1902829/ Oh, the ticking of the clockSeconds left behindMinutes, hours, days and yearsNever shall returnWhat remains from time that's gone?What is left behind?Questions more than answers cryTo my asking of just whyWhy what's lost may count for naughtTo the ticking of the clockListening to the tick and tockOf.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/1898675/ Grey days always lend me darker leanings in my poetry. This one is muse but tinged by thoughts of missing loved ones. Those who typically expect rhyme from me may be surprised by this one. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/1767461/ Please write a VILLANELLE! six stanzas: first five stanzas are three lines long, final stanza is four lines aba rhyme scheme except for last stanza's slight variation http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/1753603/ Contest poem Ok, here we go again with the 10 words. -DESTINATION -SPRIT -WINDOWPANE -SEEKER -CIRCLE -READING -ARRANGEMENT -WAVES -FAITH -SPRING http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/1752897/ Contest poem containing 10 required words: -mango – -ridge – -harp – -necessary – -fruit– -army – -residual – -gypsy – -relations – -kindness – http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/1746645/ Just some thoughts on the illusive nature of inspiration http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/1515891/ If this poem seems somewhat hazy and confusing yet makes you think, I've accomplished my goal. Looking forward is often not a clear view when life's past seems hazy. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/801657/ For just a moment caught in time, a lovely Monarch butterfly, a perfect rose and I were one. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/780016/ Have you ever judged someone based on what others have said? This poem reflects on just such a circumstance. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/689705/         .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/459044/ Advance 10/40 entry for Tovli's challenge http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/427092/ Compression poem - six lines with 4-5-6-6-5-4 syllables rhyme pattern is a/b/a/c/d/a http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/423766/ Auden Tanka http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/398738/ a Tankanelle http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/395366/       .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/395212/ Written for Tovli's challenge: Write a prose poem USING ALL TEN WORDS WRITE A PROSE POEM THAT ACKNOWLEDGES LOSS. TITLES DON'T COUNT. CORPORATE, MAD, ARRIVED, PIECE, MONEY, SMILED, MOON, TUNE, FIGURED, LIVING http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/393461/ written for Sal's Poet Craft: The Dorsimbra challenge http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/388116/       .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/388002/ written using the Urenga parameters for Poeticpiers challenge http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/384231/ English Sonnet http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/383978/ Written for: Tovli�s challenge -The Story/Poem Ten Write a story using all ten words, with no less and no more than ten sentences. Or, write a poem using all ten words with no more and no less than ten lines using: opened, bankrupt, future, saw, nav http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/381366/ written for Tovli�s challenge -The Story/Poem Ten Write a story using all ten words, with no less and no more than ten sentences. Or, write a poem using all ten words with no more and no less than ten lines using: opened, bankrupt, future, saw, n http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/378935/ Acrostic for Keeping the Dream Alive challenge using the given phrase http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/378821/       .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/376867/ Cinquain http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/373910/ Traditional Cinquain: Line 1 - 2 syllables Line 2 - 4 syllables Line 3 - 6 syllables Line 4 - 8 syllables Line 5 - 2 syllables http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/373887/ Written for Tovli's Advanced 10/40�write a poem that is no more, or less than 40 words using the following ten words, in the following order. lightly layered darkness flashes branches wet stirring shiver remains woman http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/373092/ DIMINISHED HEXAVERSE A poem containing stanzas of 5 lines, then 4 lines, then 3 lines, then 2 lines, ending with one word. The syllables in each stanza correspond to the number of lines, i.e. 5 in each line in the first stanza, 4 in the second stanza an http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/372123/ Cornish Sonnet http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/370870/         .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/369968/ My first attempt at a haibun using Tovli's Ten Words: SKIN SKY PAGEANT BOUND ODDS DWELL LEAKED FLOATING WATERS TUMULT http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/357996/ written for Albert's Poetry Cafe ~ " When the trees sing, what really matters is knowing that the trees are singing at all." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/355929/ Minute poem: rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables written in strict iambic meter. The poem is formatted into 3 stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/354787/ 10/40 using Tovli's Ten Words: BURST, WOUND, TATTERS, ROOTS, FLASH, APPEAL, SEARING, EARS, CONCEIVED, FLOWER http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/354519/       .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/348688/ Pantoum form http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/347107/ Cameo poem: Purely syllabic form with six Lines. Syllables: 2,5,8,3,8,7,2. No rhyme pattern at all. Analogous to a snapshot in poetic language That one takes on a walk through life. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/346407/       .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/346107/ Written using the Retourne form http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/345362/ Written for Tovli's 10/40 challenge. ( USING ALL TEN WORDS, WRITE A POEM THAT IS NO MORE, OR LESS THAN 40 WORDS: Pitch, Throat, Scraped, Landed, Lamentations, Breaking, Fat, Sorrow, Alphabet, Unpolished) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/342817/ A Coin Poem---has two couplets to make four lines. The first couplet presents a thought and the second couplet shows the other side of that thought. Line 1 has 7 syllables; line 2, 5 syllables; line 3, 7 syllables; line 4, 5 syllables. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/342512/ A Coin Poem (two couplets to make four lines). The first couplet presents a thought and the second couplet shows the other side of that thought. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/342498/       .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/331151/       .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/330392/ Written for Tovli's Ten Word Challenge http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Peggy-Paris/330097/