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Ellipsis
Student. Poet. Explorer. Environmentalist.
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Prose Challenge of the Week #32: Write a piece of micropoetry about regret. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
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325 reads

Changes; Life Lines

Grey drenches memories.

It comes in waves,

in floods.

It swallows the color,

the life,

drains the pictures one holds dear.

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Challenge
Write using the word 'sin' in any manner using any genre.
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Hair; The Sin of the Wise

Silver clippings

of auburn hair

cover the table

in a way 

only her smile

could,

and does.

The scissors hold

a grace unlike that of

a widow,

yet unlike that of

virgin lust.

She who cuts

not only cuts that of the

physical.

She who shapes

is a widower of

god.

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every bottle
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264 reads

Every Bottle; Wilting Crowns of Ivy and Lace

Every bottle holds a story,

a single tear of

past

future

now.

Galaxies upon galaxies are 

dreamt into feathers of

tomorrow,

birthed by the bygone bottles

of the moon.

Every child grows (and knows) 

the tale,

every man weaves his

thread.

Sisters and cousins

learn to be by the bottle,

the cocoon of life,

to be wary,

to grow in a

religion only the bottle 

holds.

Every bottle

holds a story,

a tear,

a feather,

a thread,

a religion.

Every bottle holds the dead.

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Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #31: Write a piece of poetry or prose based on this question: Your walls have ears, what do they hear? The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
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390 reads

Green Wallpaper; Of the Sparrow

Songs of hope

of red roses and white

from years to come and to years past;

of smiles

and trees

turned to tears

worn by cycles of the moon;

of sorrow

and green gables 

covered by masks

of gold;

of love

and feathers

painted as tasks 

essential.

Songs.

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Challenge
How do you tell someone you don't love them, in 50 words or less
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Ellipsis in Poetry & Free Verse
279 reads

The Radiance of Fireflies; Amaurotic Vision

A year ago you smiled

and more than just your eyes

glowed.

This brilliance,

this light,

was not noticed by many;

it was noticed by me.

Today you smiled

and more than just your eyes

glowed.

But I failed to

notice.

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Challenge
Write about your muse, real or imaginary. No boundaries, but make sure you tag me! I would love to hear about your personified inspiration. I'll do one, too!
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Shades of Life; To Live is to Inspire

Cotton hair

of wispy white

floats around her azure eyes.

Her fertile skin

of brown, green, and tan

is covered, 

and exposed, 

by a dazzling dress of magnificent blue.

An obsidian crown

embedded with thousands of diamonds

lies upon her head.

She is a nurturer of the sick,

supplying everything her children need.

She is a tyrant

with an anger stronger than the gods'.

She is an inventor,

creating beyond imagination.

She is a demon.

She is an angel.

She is a god.

She is the most beautiful,

inspiring,

intimidating thing to exist.

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Ellipsis
267 reads

Wicked Beasts of the Night; Storm Clouds

Blonde hair,

evening prayer,

Our Father, Who art in heaven

Hallowed be Thy Name.

Golden rings,

violin strings,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done.

Pressed cotton,

faith forgotten,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

Labored sleep,

lovers weep,

forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Leaving soon,

eclipsed moon,

lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil. 

Amen.

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Morning Dew; Nature’s Promise Ring

White waves

and copper clouds,

raven feathers

and peony petals.

A small bit,

a piece.

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Challenge
Create a poem using a 'mash up' of different song lyrics. And ONLY song lyrics ;) Good luck!
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Ellipsis in Poetry & Free Verse
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Thunder; The Act of Announcing One’s Faith

Every now and then the stars align, and

everyone told me love was blind.

Baby, heaven's in your arms. 

I bless the rains down in Africa, I

baptize my soul with the help of your waters.

Take me to church.

In a land of Gods and Monsters I was an angel,

I s[aw] fire burning the trees.

Good God, let me give you my life.

Every time I close my eyes it's like a dark paradise,

no one compares to you.

Heaven help a fool who falls in love.

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Challenge
Death impersonated pays you a visit. How do you greet him/her? Poetry or prose, 100 words max. Tag me.
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Ellipsis in Poetry & Free Verse
285 reads

The Sarcastic Nature of Time; Green Lemons

When I was seven

and fell down the stairs 

I wanted to die.

You were 13,

you told me to wait.

When I was 13

and hit by a car

I wanted to die.

You were 18,

you told me to wait.

When I was 18,

depressed with split wrists,

I wanted to die.

You were 26,

you told me to wait.

When I was 26

and slipped off the roof

I wanted to live.

You were 26,

the spitting image of me,

like looking in a mirror.

It took me until our fourth encounter to cry.

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