Dark Hearts Love Too

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Hoarfrost (Tanka)

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when we are obsessed

demanding knowledge of all

we lose the beauty

the hoarfrost in its glory

does not need explanation

~cie~

https://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2020/11/carpe-diem-1840-hoarfrost.html

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2020-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-23

Write an explanation poem

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Food Bank feast

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eighteen-pound turkey

courtesy of the food bank

leftovers for days

~cie~

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2020-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-22

Write a bird poem

https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2020/11/writers-pantry-47-breathe-in-words.html

note time

If all you wanted was the poem, you're done. See ya! Because now it’s time for the Power Haibun portion of the post. Buckle up, Bitches, ‘cause it’s gonna get wordy!

Every third Sunday, there is a food bank at the church in the little town where I live. There are two households in my house. My son and I make up one household and our unrelated housemate makes up the other. As Thanksgiving is coming up, each household got a turkey.

A giant turkey.

An eighteen-pound turkey.

I will be slow-roasting one of the turkeys all day and overnight starting at about noon tomorrow. Then early Thursday morning, my son and I will make the approximately 125-mile drive to my mother’s house. We will have a Thanksgiving lunch, and then my son and I will head home with a butt-ton of leftover turkey.

The food bank is a wonderful resource. I’ve heard people tell bad stories about food bank volunteers. One of my neighbors in the mobile home park where I used to live said that when she went to the food bank, one of the volunteers said to her: “why do you need to come here when you drive a car like that?”

She had a new car because her mother had given it to her.

The food bank where I live does not ask for proof of income. The food is surplus donated by grocery stores. It would be thrown out if it wasn’t given to people.

Today is Tuesday.

I went to the psychological evaluation part of my disability determination process.

I’ve been accused of being a space cadet, but it’s pretty certain that I don’t have dementia.

I do have depression and anxiety. I’ve had those pretty much my entire life. However, the reason I applied for disability is more because of my physical malfunctions than my psychological aberrations.

I have a lawyer, so I hope that will work in my favor. Because I’ve spent almost everything and am now worried about paying next month’s bills.

That’s 369 words

What follows is the CYA and promotional material that appears on every post.

Thanks for reading.

Have a happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate such.

If you don’t, have a good day either way.

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Saturday, November 21, 2020

Tell Me

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tell me just what you think I have to do

to be worthy of being treated well

to receive at least common decency

rather than disdainful, insulting slurs

tell me how perfect you think I must be

before I am immune to hateful words

what I would have to become isn't real

what gives you the right to spew such venom?

tell me where you learned to hate so deep

was it from society or parents?

you think you're cool whenever you're cruel

cut out your own heart with each hateful word

~cie~

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2020-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-21

Write a "tell" poem

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Moving Target (Hybronnet)

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it's hard to ever save enough

when the target keeps on moving

rising bills less income makes rough

each month more spending, more losing

some folk are really shallow

they think others really like

their fields dead, not even fallow

so deep in debt, they can't get right

the rich get rich, the poor stay poor

driven down till they can't get up

some only love the golden lure

laughing at those down on their luck

some people have only money

their lack of kindness unfunny

~cie~

"some people are so poor all they have is money"

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/saturday-mix-opposing-forces-21-november-2020/

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2020-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-20

Write a "target" poem

Poetry style: Hybronnet

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Friday, November 20, 2020

Pareidolia - Hazel Ceej

Pareidolia - Hazel Ceej: family of puffs bunnies and cotton candies visions from childhood ~ Haiku my Heart ~ Skywatch

A fun poem! I always enjoyed looking for shapes in clouds.

A Bit of the Blarney: Hope Is Paramount

A Bit of the Blarney: Hope Is Paramount: The end is unknown When the future is clouded Hope is paramount ~~~^j^~~~ Thanks be to God!!! Cathy Please visit recuerda mi corazon fo...

Hope is a precious commodity and, for some, it seems always out of reach.

A Confession in Three Brief Reverse Haibuns for my Father

Image copyright Bill Dodd

college professor

he overthought everything

scrutinizing all

His thought process was on so many levels that he gave himself a phobia of heights.

dithering daughter

mind off in all directions

embarrassing girl

Random words in front of other random words create a random sentence.

despite his sharp mind

he thought himself a failure

he could not fix her

I come from a tribe of head-hunters, so I will never need a shrink.

https://corazon.typepad.com/recuerda_mi_corazon/2020/11/haiku-my-heart-3.html

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2020-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-19

Write a "confession" poem.

https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/11/19/reenas-exploration-challenge-162/

https://myjustsostory.blogspot.com/2020/11/words-for-wednesday_18.html

I was also inspired by the D'Verse Poets Jisei prompt. However, I won't include this poem in the blog hop because these are not actually Jisei, and because I have 12 lines total rather than 10.

https://dversepoets.com/2020/11/19/mtb-jisei-japanese-death-poems/

My father will be 10 years departed from the world on the 28th of this month. I had a strained relationship with him. On one hand, he loved me. On the other hand, I was a great source of disappointment and distress for him. The only way our relationship would not have been strained is if I had been someone else. He did not know how to deal with a girl who was not meek and compliant and who was terribly troubled--as it turns out, mostly because of trauma inflicted on me by other people rather than because of an organic anomaly in my brain, which is what I believed for many years.

For many years, I thought that I had type 2 bipolar disorder and "borderline personality disorder." It is my strong opinion at this point that I do not. I stopped taking Lithium last year and have experienced no extreme mood swings. I do have a tendency to depression and anxiety. I have ADHD. But the thing that led to my extreme mood expressions when I was younger was not bipolar disorder, it was complex PTSD.

I have come to the opinion that "borderline personality disorder" is a bullshit sexist diagnosis. This diagnosis is overwhelmingly applied to girls and women. Looking at the histories of women with this diagnosis, they have all been traumatized, often sexually, and their trauma has been belittled and minimized.

I was not only bullied on a daily basis when I was growing up, but I was also sexually assaulted on more than one occasion. I came to realize that one event in particular that happened when I was 15 years old affected me much more than I allowed myself to believe it did. Looking back, I realize that I started acting out a lot following this event. If anyone cares to read my thoughts regarding this matter, they can be found here.

https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/28/submissions/8426/

My father came from a different time with a different set of values, and he did not understand me, which is not to say that he didn't value me. He always helped me monetarily, but I always wished that he would actually hear me. As I got older, I tried to accept him as he was. I miss him and I hope he has found peace.

~cie~

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Seagull Limerick

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the seagull is a baffling bird

that should not be taken at its word

it does not need to be

anywhere near the sea

even inland its squawks can be heard

~cie~

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2020-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-18

Today's prompt was to write a sea creature poem, so I got cheeky with it.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Colors of a Life in Shadow (Choka/Senryu)

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I used to be nice

when all things were possible

bright colors of life

in the blue hotel

porcelain skin fades to gray

shades block out the light

I am seen as mean

when I refuse advances

predatory men

my heart draws the shade

against games that lead to naught

I protect myself

~cie~

https://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2020/11/carpe-diem-1839-colors-of-life.html

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2020-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-17

write a nice and/or mean poem

https://godoggocafe.com/2020/11/17/tuesday-writing-prompt-challenge-tuesday-november-17-2020/

I used the Quadrille prompt from D'verse Poets, which was "Possibility." However, Quadrille poems are supposed to be 44 words. This poem is 53 words, and I didn't want to remove any of them because it would ruin the flow.

I'll give credit because I used the prompt.

https://dversepoets.com/2020/11/16/quadrille-116-poem-those-possibles/

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