Found by Gretchen Robinson
A few words suggesting we need new ways of handling mentally ill, sick and scared people on the streets.
Read MoreFound by Gretchen RobinsonCategory 2021 Poetry Prompt 6: Found
Poetry Prompt 6: Found
Deadline: 23 June April 2021
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Can You See Me? by Chloe Edwards
Lost and found, Seen yet unseen, Invisible but available, Lost between the lines, If only you had the vision to see me. I’m not in you clique, Or yours. Does no one see me? People rushing down busy halls, Bumping…...
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Rome by Tom Mullane
ROME Shuffling through the backstreets taunted by the thought of being late. I must not be late. Italians are so laid back. They stroll at a ridiculous pace, shuffling along nonchalantly I furtively make my way through But I must…...
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RETIREMENT MUSINGS by Wanda L. Lovan
Bird watching and dreaming
Read MoreRETIREMENT MUSINGS by Wanda L. LovanA surprising finding by Sharon J Clark
I found an earwig in a chrysanthemum And a snail beneath a planted pot I found two woodlice chatting by a log And black ants breeding under the backdoor mat I found white-bottomed bees living in the wall And glistening…...
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Confidence – A Quiet Place on My Radar by Susanne Bennett
A 'found poem', using only headlines on a specific date in the Guardian. This Surrealist technique allows shortening and rearranging but not adding.
Read MoreConfidence – A Quiet Place on My Radar by Susanne BennettThe Lucky Stone by Glen Benison
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Playing Faces by Limor Kay
According to the Wikipedia, Found Poetry is: a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as poetry by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, thus imparting new meaning.
Read MorePlaying Faces by Limor KayWhat I Found by Maria Delaney
found my guilty conscience resting on the water’s edge Conscience inquired my reasons for being tardy told my shame, “I’m not yet available for change” “I won’t wait forever to forgive,” It responded. ~*~ found my battered soul upon a…...
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If Tomorrow Comes by Amana
Sometimes realities don’t live up to expectations. Days slowly build to tomorrows, and little did we know, time has led us nowhere.
Read MoreIf Tomorrow Comes by AmanaComfort there is none by Francis Gerd
Went looking for promise went looking for gold took umbrage at truth-tell the day he was told and could not acknowledge what everyone knew that water is wet, sir as wet as the dew. Spent years in the mountains…...
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