Archive for the ‘love story’ Category

The Box

This piece is offered in response to prompt Mag 29 at Magpie Tales,
and the August 25th prompt at Three Word Wednesday,
and prompt #18 at Writer’s Island.

The Box
…a short story of intrigue…

“What do you mean Taylor,” Gwen inquired, the strain obvious in her weary voice. “Who exactly is going to confront Dylan… and why?”
Her voice trailed [...]

Seven Red

NaPoMo poem-set #28
This is the twenty eighth day of poems I will write this April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This set of seven haiku were inspired by the read write poem NaPoWriMo prompt #28, “Seeing Red”.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so [...]

Being Now

NaPoMo poem #25
This is the twenty fifth of the poems I will write this April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This was inspired by a prompt at read write poem to write a “how to” about something difficult to do.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be [...]

Our Dreams

NaPoMo poem #21
This is twenty first of the poems I will write this April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This poem is a wedding prayer inspired by the read write poem NaMoWriMo prompt #21, “rite of passage”.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so [...]

Spellbound

NaPoMo poem #20
This is the twentieth of the poems I will write this April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
 
This poem was inspired by the image below entitled “The Bride [...]

Stir of Love

NaPoMo poem #18
This is the eighteenth of the poems I will write this April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This poem was inspired by a short story I wrote a few years ago, based on personal experience.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so [...]

Gone / A Leaf

NaPoMo poem #17 & #17-A
This is a pair of poems I offer for the seventeenth day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
These two works, though written separately, have revealed themselves to be joined as bookends of emotion — the piercing ache of separation, and [...]

Otherworldy

NaPoMo poem #15-A
This is fifteen-A of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This is a bit of sci-fi poetry, inspired by a flash fiction fantasy story I wrote a while ago.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially [...]

The Return

NaPoMo poem #14
This is the fourteenth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
 
The Return

Orchid

NaPoMo poem #13-A
This is the thirteen-A of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This poem is inspired by the most beautiful, most sensual, and my most favorite of all the flowers of our planet — the orchid.
• [...]

Rapt

NaPoMo poem #9
This is the ninth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
 
Rapt

My First

NaPoMo poem #8
This is the eighth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
 
My First

Still Life

NaPoMo poem #5
This is the fifth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
 

 
Still Life

Bleed-Through

NaPoMo poem #4
This is the fourth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
 
Bleed-Through

3rd Time - Love

NaPoMo poem #3
This is the third of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
 
3rd Time - Love